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Quiz about Samurai Culture and History
Quiz about Samurai Culture and History

Samurai Culture and History Trivia Quiz


Do you know your samurai trivia?

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
26,046
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1513
Last 3 plays: Kiwikaz (3/10), Guest 79 (3/10), Guest 169 (6/10).
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1. Samurai was a class of Japanese warriors in the service of what leader? Hint


2. In which period of Japanese history did the Samurai class begin to flourish? Hint


3. In times of war the 'Mon' or 'Paulownia' was used to determine sides of the warring-classes, then it became known as the rising-sun. Who was the first samurai that used this insignia? Hint


4. During the Mongolian invasion attempt of 1274 A.D. crash bombs (Zhien tian lei) from China were used by the samurai-warriors to expel the invaders. True or false?


5. In 1570, the daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, employed what weapon to attack samurai-warriors ? Hint


6. With heavy armor (Yoyoi) Japanese samurai-warriors swam across the moat with their horses into battle. How did they achieve this without drowning? Hint


7. When two samurai-warriors met on the battlefield what factor was the deciding element in the outcome? Hint


8. What was the name of the weapon introduced by the Sohei (priest-soldiers)? Hint


9. What was the Confucius element of faith that the samurai based their loyalty of service on? Hint


10. According to Bushido (Way of the Warrior) which act is the ultimate test of loyalty (Japanese term)?

Answer: (One Word)

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Most Recent Scores
Dec 27 2024 : Kiwikaz: 3/10
Dec 17 2024 : Guest 79: 3/10
Dec 10 2024 : Guest 169: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Samurai was a class of Japanese warriors in the service of what leader?

Answer: Shogun

2. In which period of Japanese history did the Samurai class begin to flourish?

Answer: Sengoku

The Sengoku period saw the loosening of samurai culture -- people born into other social strata began making a name for themselves as warriors.
3. In times of war the 'Mon' or 'Paulownia' was used to determine sides of the warring-classes, then it became known as the rising-sun. Who was the first samurai that used this insignia?

Answer: Ashikaga

4. During the Mongolian invasion attempt of 1274 A.D. crash bombs (Zhien tian lei) from China were used by the samurai-warriors to expel the invaders. True or false?

Answer: true

Samurai warriors also used gunpowder and iron balls. Thousands were flung towards the Japanese samurai-warriors and many were burnt alive.
5. In 1570, the daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, employed what weapon to attack samurai-warriors ?

Answer: arquebus

6. With heavy armor (Yoyoi) Japanese samurai-warriors swam across the moat with their horses into battle. How did they achieve this without drowning?

Answer: cork-belts

7. When two samurai-warriors met on the battlefield what factor was the deciding element in the outcome?

Answer: kenjutsu

8. What was the name of the weapon introduced by the Sohei (priest-soldiers)?

Answer: naginata

9. What was the Confucius element of faith that the samurai based their loyalty of service on?

Answer: ko

10. According to Bushido (Way of the Warrior) which act is the ultimate test of loyalty (Japanese term)?

Answer: harikiri

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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