80 Feudal Japan And The Samurai Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which 1701–1703 incident involved 47 masterless samurai avenging Lord Asano?
Answer
Forty-seven Rōnin incident
Which 1600 battle established Tokugawa Ieyasu as Japan’s dominant military leader?
Answer
Battle of Sekigahara
Which castle did Oda Nobunaga build in 1576 as a symbol of his power?
Answer
Azuchi Castle
Which 1573 event ended the Ashikaga shogunate’s effective control of Japan?
Answer
Oda Nobunaga’s expulsion of Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Which 1615 campaign ended Toyotomi rule after the fall of Osaka Castle?
Answer
Siege of Osaka
Which 1575 battle is famous for Oda Nobunaga’s coordinated use of matchlock firearms?
Answer
Battle of Nagashino
Which Japanese swordsman wrote The Book of Five Rings, a classic on strategy?
Answer
Miyamoto Musashi
Which 1185 naval battle ended the Genpei War between Japan’s Minamoto and Taira clans?
Answer
Battle of Dan-no-ura
Which 1582 incident at Honnō-ji ended Oda Nobunaga’s life?
Answer
Honnō-ji Incident
Which 1274 invasion brought Kublai Khan’s Mongol-led forces to Japan’s shores?
Answer
Mongol invasion of Japan
What was the hereditary military government ruled by Japan’s shoguns called from 1603 to 1868?
Answer
Tokugawa shogunate
Which warlord won the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara and became Japan’s dominant military leader?
Answer
Tokugawa Ieyasu