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Japanese Ts Trivia Quiz

A quiz on some of the icons, people, places and things in Japan starting with the letter T. I give you a brief description, you tell me the correct option. These questions get progressively harder ... Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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hews

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,271

Updated
Mar 18 22

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7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the capital and largest city of Japan?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the largest and most profitable Japanese company and the second largest auto maker in the world?

Answer: (Oh what a feeling!)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Japan has more of these than any other country? Hint

teachers

tigers in captivity

train stations

toothpick factories

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a famous Japanese cuisine and holds the dubious honour of a presence on the local McDonalds menus? Hint

Takoyaki

Teriyaki

Temmabashi

Tsukuba

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Question 5 of 10

5. Manufacturer of electrical equipment, this company has a worldwide presence and employs 200,000 people.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is formed when soymilk is separated into curds and whey? This food is a popular part of numerous Japanese meals. Hint

Takoyaki

Tacos

Tuku

Tofu

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a breed of dog native to Japan, developed in the late 19th century? Some of its ancestors were used for more than 900 years in traditional dog fights. Hint

Tofu

Tako

Tachiban

Tosa

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was most sucessful Japanese born Sumo wrestler in the 1990s, son of another prolific exponent of the sport? Hint

Takanowaka

Takanohana

Taiho

Terao

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the winner of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Women's Marathon and also the 2001 Berlin Marathon? Hint

Makiko Tanaka

Ryoko Tamura

Ando Tadao

Naoko Takahashi

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the old school Japanese actor, who co-starred with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia in the film 'Black Rain'? Hint

Toshiyuki Nishida

Takayuki Suzuki

Hidari Tonpei

Ken Takakura

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital and largest city of Japan?

Answer: Tokyo

The scope of Tokyo is staggering. Although the designated city limits boast a population of just seven million people, the urban sprawl of this city engulfs several neighbouring cities and spills over Prefectural borders. The true population of the urban agglomeration at which Tokyo lies in the center is over 30 million.

2. Who is the largest and most profitable Japanese company and the second largest auto maker in the world?

Answer: Toyota

Toyota recorded a profit of almost 1 trillion yen in 2001.

3. Japan has more of these than any other country?

Answer: train stations

30,000 and still counting.

4. What is a famous Japanese cuisine and holds the dubious honour of a presence on the local McDonalds menus?

Answer: Teriyaki

Takoyaki consists of octopus pieces fried in spherical balls of batter; Temmabashi is district in Osaka and Tsukuba is the name of a city.

5. Manufacturer of electrical equipment, this company has a worldwide presence and employs 200,000 people.

Answer: Toshiba

The seventh largest manufacturer of electrical equipment in the world in 2001.

6. What is formed when soymilk is separated into curds and whey? This food is a popular part of numerous Japanese meals.

Answer: Tofu

7. What is a breed of dog native to Japan, developed in the late 19th century? Some of its ancestors were used for more than 900 years in traditional dog fights.

Answer: Tosa

Tosa fighting still takes place on an organised basis on the island of Shikoku. Fights are not to the death and the dogs have a ranking system very similar to the one used in Japanese Sumo.

8. Who was most sucessful Japanese born Sumo wrestler in the 1990s, son of another prolific exponent of the sport?

Answer: Takanohana

Takanohana's brother Wakanohana competed as a Grand Champion. Takanohana's father, who wrestled under the same name, reached the rank of Ozeki, the second highest in Sumo.

9. Who was the winner of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Women's Marathon and also the 2001 Berlin Marathon?

Answer: Naoko Takahashi

Tamura won a Judo gold medal at the same Olympics, while Tanaka is a former foreign minister.

10. Who is the old school Japanese actor, who co-starred with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia in the film 'Black Rain'?

Answer: Ken Takakura

Nishida is a former comic turned dramatic actor; Tonpei Hidari is a comedian and Suzuki is a member of the Japanese soccer team.

Source: Author hews

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