Shizuoka Prefecture - Quiz
  • 1. What is the typical temperature range in Shizuoka Prefecture over the course of a year?
A) 10 °C (50 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F)
B) 1.1 °C (34 °F) to 30.5 °C (87 °F)
C) -5 °C (23 °F) to 28 °C (82 °F)
D) 0 °C (32 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F)
  • 2. How are the summers in Shizuoka described?
A) Cool, breezy, and sunny
B) Warm, oppressive, and mostly cloudy
C) Mild, humid, and rainy
D) Hot, dry, and clear
  • 3. What is the typical weather like during winter in Shizuoka?
A) Hot, humid, and sunny
B) Warm, calm, and foggy
C) Very cold, windy, and mostly clear
D) Mild, rainy, and cloudy
  • 4. When did Shizuoka Prefecture experience a magnitude 6.2 earthquake?
A) 15 March 2011
B) 20 March 2011
C) 25 March 2011
D) 11 March 2011
  • 5. How often does the Shizuoka area experience a large earthquake historically?
A) Every 200 to 250 years
B) Every 100 to 150 years
C) Every 50 to 75 years
D) Every decade
  • 6. What was the population of Shizuoka Prefecture according to the 2020 census?
A) 3,200,000 people
B) 3,800,000 people
C) 3,635,220 people
D) 4,000,000 people
  • 7. How many municipalities does Shizuoka consist of since 2010?
A) 50 municipalities: 30 cities and 20 towns
B) 35 municipalities: 23 cities and 12 towns
C) 40 municipalities: 25 cities and 15 towns
D) 30 municipalities: 18 cities and 12 towns
  • 8. What was the number of municipalities in Shizuoka after the Great Shōwa mergers?
A) 97 municipalities between 1953 and 1960
B) 150 municipalities by 1965
C) 200 municipalities by 1970
D) 75 municipalities by 1950
  • 9. How many municipalities were combined into the current number during the Great Heisei mergers?
A) 60 remaining municipalities into 30 by 2008
B) 100 remaining municipalities into 40 by 2012
C) 50 remaining municipalities into 20 by 2005
D) 74 remaining municipalities into 35 by 2010
  • 10. What is Shizuoka Prefecture known for producing?
A) Most of Japan's tea and maguro tuna
B) Most of Japan's rice and salmon
C) Most of Japan's wheat and beef
D) Most of Japan's sake and eel
  • 11. What percentage of Japanese motorcycle exports is accounted for by Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) 40%
B) 15%
C) 50%
D) 28%
  • 12. Which major companies have their roots in Shizuoka prefecture and are still manufacturing there?
A) Toyota, Nissan, and Subaru
B) Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Isuzu
C) Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki
D) Kawasaki, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson
  • 13. What is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Shizuoka
B) Fuji
C) Numazu
D) Hamamatsu
  • 14. Which city is the largest in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Fuji
B) Iwata
C) Shizuoka
D) Hamamatsu
  • 15. What body of water forms Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Mount Fuji
B) Suruga River
C) The Izu Peninsula
D) Lake Hamana
  • 16. Which lake is considered one of Japan's largest and is located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Lake Kawaguchi
B) Lake Hamana
C) Lake Ashi
D) Lake Biwa
  • 17. Which cultural icon of Japan is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Kinkaku-ji
B) Itsukushima Shrine
C) Mount Fuji
D) Himeji Castle
  • 18. What is the name of the international speedway located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Fuji International Speedway
B) Suzuka Circuit
C) Okayama International Circuit
D) Twin Ring Motegi
  • 19. Which national park is located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
B) Aso-Kuju National Park
C) Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
D) Bandai-Asahi National Park
  • 20. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the east?
A) Kanagawa Prefecture
B) Aichi Prefecture
C) Yamanashi Prefecture
D) Nagano Prefecture
  • 21. What is the total geographic area of Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) 10,000 km²
B) 8,500 km²
C) 7,777.42 km²
D) 5,000 km²
  • 22. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the northeast?
A) Aichi Prefecture
B) Nagano Prefecture
C) Yamanashi Prefecture
D) Kanagawa Prefecture
  • 23. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the north?
A) Yamanashi Prefecture
B) Nagano Prefecture
C) Kanagawa Prefecture
D) Aichi Prefecture
  • 24. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the west?
A) Aichi Prefecture
B) Yamanashi Prefecture
C) Nagano Prefecture
D) Kanagawa Prefecture
  • 25. Who was the first Tokugawa shōgun associated with Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Minamoto no Yoritomo
B) Oda Nobunaga
C) Tokugawa Ieyasu
D) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • 26. Which domain was created in 1868 and became the residence of the Tokugawa family?
A) Kanazawa Domain
B) Shizuoka han from the Sunpu Domain
C) Edo Domain
D) Matsue Domain
  • 27. What percentage of Shizuoka Prefecture's land area was designated as natural parks as of April 2012?
A) 15%
B) 5%
C) 20%
D) 11%
  • 28. Which railway line is operated by JR Central and connects Atami to Toyohashi?
A) Itō Line
B) Gotenba Line
C) Minobu Line
D) Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Toyohashi)
  • 29. Which expressway is not listed as a toll road in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) San-en Nanshin Expressway
B) Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
C) Izu-Jūkan Expressway
D) Shin-Tōmei Expressway
  • 30. Which national university in Shizuoka has a campus at Mishima?
A) Shizuoka University
B) Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
C) Graduate University for Advanced Studies
D) University of Shizuoka
  • 31. Which basketball team is based in Shizuoka?
A) Toray Arrows
B) San-en NeoPhoenix
C) Honda F.C.
D) Júbilo Iwata
  • 32. Which football team is known as Shimizu S-Pulse?
A) Azul Claro Numazu
B) Júbilo Iwata
C) Honda F.C.
D) Shimizu S-Pulse
  • 33. What festival is held annually in August at Shimizu?
A) Shimizu Port Festival
B) Shimoda Black Ship Festival
C) Numazu Festival
D) Mishima Festival
  • 34. Which notable biologist and geneticist died in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Motoo Kimura
B) Gregor Mendel
C) James Watson
D) Charles Darwin
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