Shōgun (2024 TV series) - Quiz
Shōgun TV series
  • 1. Which Japanese artist was significantly influenced by the first season of Shōgun for a 2024 exhibition?
A) Yoshitomo Nara
B) Yayoi Kusama
C) Takashi Murakami
D) Hiroshi Sugimoto
  • 2. Which publication named Shōgun the best TV show of 2024?
A) IGN
B) Rolling Stone
C) Variety
D) The New York Times
  • 3. In which Variety list was Anna Sawai's performance included?
A) Top 100 TV Stars of All Time
B) 100 Greatest TV Performances of the 21st Century
C) Most Influential Performers of 2024
D) 50 Best Actors of the Decade
  • 4. Shōgun was the second non-English language series nominated for an Outstanding Drama Series Emmy; which show was the first?
A) Squid Game
B) Alice in Borderland
C) Parasite
D) Dark
  • 5. What historic achievement did Anna Sawai accomplish at the Primetime Emmy Awards regarding her category?
A) She was the first actress to win for a period drama
B) She was the first person to win for a non-English show
C) She was the first Asian to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
D) She was the first Japanese performer to win any acting award
  • 6. Hiroyuki Sanada became the second Asian performer to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; who was the first?
A) Steven Yeun
B) Ken Watanabe
C) Rami Malek
D) Lee Jung-jae
  • 7. How did Variety describe Anna Sawai's ability to communicate complex emotions in her performance?
A) Through intense monologues
B) Through exaggerated facial expressions
C) Through a flicker in her eyes
D) Through physical combat
  • 8. What major Emmy Award milestone did the series Shōgun reach?
A) It was the first show to win for costume design
B) It was the first show to win all acting categories
C) It was the first show to win in its debut year
D) It was the first non-English language series to win Outstanding Drama Series
  • 9. How many views did Shōgun draw in its first six days of release?
A) 422 million
B) 9 million
C) 608 million
D) 434 million
  • 10. Which company estimated 422 million minutes of viewing for the week of March 25–31?
A) Luminate
B) Parrot Analytics
C) Samba TV
D) Nielsen Media Research
  • 11. Which company reported a 111% increase in streaming minutes following the 2024 Emmy nominations?
A) Luminate
B) Reelgood
C) Nielsen
D) JustWatch
  • 12. According to Samba TV, what was the most-streamed program between February 26 and March 3?
A) Game of Thrones
B) Shōgun
C) None of the above
D) The Unfettered Shogun
  • 13. Which publication noted that Shōgun was one of the few non-Netflix series to have back-to-back number one rankings?
A) TorrentFreak
B) Eiga.com
C) The Hollywood Reporter
D) TheWrap
  • 14. Which service tracks 20 million monthly viewing decisions across U.S. streaming platforms?
A) Reelgood
B) JustWatch
C) Luminate
D) Samba TV
  • 15. What rank was Shōgun among the most-watched pirated television series of 2024, according to TorrentFreak?
A) First
B) Fifth
C) Third
D) Second
  • 16. Who praised Shōgun for its authenticity after the series received acclaim on Eiga.com?
A) Ken Matsudaira
B) Hiroyuki Sanada
C) Hideo Kojima
D) Kunihiro Matsumura
  • 17. Which actor played Tokugawa Ieyasu three times in his career?
A) Hiroyuki Sanada
B) Ken Matsudaira
C) Kunihiro Matsumura
D) Hideo Kojima
  • 18. Who did Hiroyuki Sanada express concern about regarding the show's reception?
A) The production team
B) Japanese audiences
C) American audiences
D) Hideo Kojima
  • 19. How many minutes was Shōgun viewed during the week of April 22–28?
A) 608 million
B) 111 million
C) 422 million
D) 434 million
  • 20. What role did Hiroyuki Sanada have in the series besides acting?
A) Composer
B) Producer
C) Writer
D) Director
  • 21. Which historical figure is Lord Yoshii Toranaga based on?
A) Oda Nobunaga
B) Minamoto no Yoritomo
C) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • 22. What is John Blackthorne's occupation in the series?
A) Samurai
B) Maritime pilot
C) Merchant
D) Portuguese priest
  • 23. What is the Japanese term used to refer to John Blackthorne?
A) Bushō
B) Anjin
C) Shōgun
D) Taikō
  • 24. Which historical figure is Toda Mariko based on?
A) Yodo-dono
B) Nene
C) Lady Kasuga
D) Hosokawa Gracia
  • 25. What role does Toda Mariko perform for Lord Toranaga?
A) General
B) Spymaster
C) Translator
D) Consort
  • 26. Which character is the lord of Izu?
A) Lord Ito
B) Kashigi Yabushige
C) Yoshii Toranaga
D) Ishido Kazunari
  • 27. Who is the ruler of Osaka Castle?
A) Yoshii Toranaga
B) Kashigi Yabushige
C) Ishido Kazunari
D) John Blackthorne
  • 28. What is the name of the Portuguese priest in the series?
A) Father Martin Alvito
B) Kashigi Yabushige
C) John Blackthorne
D) Ishido Kazunari
  • 29. Who is the mother of the late Taikō's heir, Yaechiyo?
A) Toda Mariko
B) Ochiba no Kata
C) Aya
D) Lady Ito
  • 30. Which historical figure is Ishido Kazunari based on?
A) William Adams
B) Ishida Mitsunari
C) Honda Masanobu
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • 31. To which clan does Lord Toranaga belong, which once ruled Japan as shōguns?
A) Minowara
B) Ishido
C) Kashigi
D) Kuroda
  • 32. What religious background does Toda Mariko have?
A) Catholic
B) Protestant
C) Shinto
D) Buddhist
  • 33. Which lord is also known for being a Noh performer?
A) Ishido Kazunari
B) Yoshii Toranaga
C) Lord Ito
D) Kashigi Yabushige
  • 34. What nationality is John Blackthorne?
A) English
B) Dutch
C) Spanish
D) Portuguese
  • 35. Who created the 2024 television series Shōgun?
A) James Clavell
B) William Adams
C) Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
D) Hiroyuki Sanada
  • 36. The 2024 series is based on a novel published in which year?
A) 1995
B) 2024
C) 1975
D) 1980
  • 37. When did the first two episodes of the first season premiere?
A) April 23, 2024
B) February 27, 2024
C) December 25, 2023
D) January 1, 2024
  • 38. How many Primetime Emmy Awards did the first season of Shōgun win?
A) 4
B) 25
C) 18
D) 10
  • 39. Which historical figure is the character John Blackthorne loosely based on?
A) William Adams
B) Yoshii Toranaga
C) James Clavell
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • 40. Which actor plays a character based on a powerful feudal lord?
A) Cosmo Jarvis
B) Tadanobu Asano
C) Tommy Bastow
D) Hiroyuki Sanada
  • 41. Besides English and Japanese, what other languages are featured in the series?
A) Dutch and Portuguese
B) Mandarin and Korean
C) French and Spanish
D) Russian and Latin
  • 42. Which company released the series?
A) HBO
B) Netflix
C) Amazon Prime Video
D) FX on Hulu and FX
  • 43. When did principal photography for the second season begin?
A) January 2026
B) February 2024
C) April 2024
D) January 2025
  • 44. Which award did the series receive at the 85th Annual Ceremony?
A) Peabody Award
B) Primetime Emmy Award
C) Academy Award
D) Golden Globe Award
  • 45. Which character is described as having invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties?
A) Yoshii Toranaga
B) John Blackthorne
C) Lady Toda Mariko
D) William Adams
  • 46. Who portrays the Spanish sailor Vasco Rodrigues?
A) Néstor Carbonell
B) Hiromoto Ida
C) Hiroto Kanai
D) Shinnosuke Abe
  • 47. Which character acts as a Christian fisherman and a secret samurai for Toranaga?
A) Vasco Rodrigues
B) Nebara Jozen
C) Tonomoto Akinao / Muraji
D) Takemaru
  • 48. Who becomes Blackthorne's consort in the series?
A) Gin
B) Kiri no Kata
C) Kiku
D) Usami Fuji
  • 49. Who is Toranaga's impulsive and adoring son?
A) Kashigi Omi
B) Yoshii Nagakado
C) Saeki Nobutatsu
D) Toda Ryûji
  • 50. Which Regent converted to Catholicism due to the wealth acquired from the Portuguese?
A) Saeki Nobutatsu
B) Sugiyama Josui
C) Ohno Harunobu
D) Kiyama ukon Sadanaga
  • 51. Which Regent is a former great warrior afflicted with leprosy?
A) Kiyama ukon Sadanaga
B) Toda Hiromatsu
C) Ohno Harunobu
D) Sugiyama Josui
  • 52. Who is the beguiling courtesan from Izu and Omi's concubine?
A) Usami Fuji
B) Kiku
C) Gin
D) Kiri no Kata
  • 53. Which character serves as Yabushige's general and wears an eyepatch?
A) Takemaru
B) Vasco Rodrigues
C) Igarashi Yoshimito
D) Nebara Jozen
  • 54. Who is the only son and heir of the Taikō?
A) Nakamura Yaechiyo
B) Toda Ryûji
C) Yoshii Nagakado
D) Kashigi Omi
  • 55. Who betrayed and killed Lord Kuroda Nobuhisa?
A) Toranaga
B) Ishido
C) Yabushige
D) Akechi Jinsai
  • 56. What is the name of the Portuguese captain-general of the Black Ship?
A) Ferreira
B) Gaspar
C) Carlo Dell'Acqua
D) Vasco Rodrigues
  • 57. Who is the madam of the Ajiro teahouse?
A) Usami Fuji
B) Gin
C) Kiri no Kata
D) Kiku
  • 58. Which character is Toranaga's half-brother and a powerful warlord?
A) Kashigi Omi
B) Saeki Nobutatsu
C) Toda Buntaro
D) Yoshii Nagakado
  • 59. Who was the Dutch captain of the Erasmus that committed suicide at sea?
A) Hiroyuki Sanada
B) Ned Dennehy
C) Dakota Daulby
D) Joaquim de Almeida
  • 60. Which character is portrayed by Dakota Daulby as a surviving crew member of the Erasmus?
A) Sera
B) Uejiro
C) Mizoguchi
D) Salamon
  • 61. Which actor plays Father Domingo, the Franciscan friar?
A) Eijiro Ozaki
B) Yukijiro Hotaru
C) Ned Dennehy
D) Joaquim de Almeida
  • 62. Who portrays the character of Nakamura Hidetoshi (the Taikō)?
A) Takaaki Hirakawa
B) Seishirō Nishida
C) Yukijiro Hotaru
D) Junichi Tajiri
  • 63. What was Uejiro's role in the series?
A) Samurai general
B) Franciscan friar
C) Elderly gardener
D) Dutch captain
  • 64. Which historical figure is Eijiro Ozaki's character, Lord Kuroda Nobuhisa, based on?
A) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
B) Akechi Jinsai
C) Tokugawa Ieyasu
D) Oda Nobunaga
  • 65. In what month and year was the FX series adaptation of Shōgun first announced?
A) November 2025
B) May 2024
C) March 2026
D) August 2018
  • 66. What major plot point did Marks joke about regarding the show's climax?
A) The surrender of the regents
B) A political assassination
C) A battle at sea
D) A poetry competition
  • 67. Who directed the series?
A) Andrew Macdonald
B) Ronan Bennett
C) Hiroyuki Sanada
D) Tim Van Patten
  • 68. In what year was Sanada's single day of filming conducted to retain the property rights?
A) 2019
B) 2018
C) 2020
D) 2021
  • 69. In which city did principal photography for the first season begin?
A) Tokyo
B) London
C) Vancouver
D) Ucluelet
  • 70. When did principal photography for the first season conclude?
A) June 30, 2022
B) March 2019
C) September 22, 2021
D) February 2024
  • 71. How many crew members worked on the show in total?
A) 100
B) 500
C) 340
D) 1,000
  • 72. How much were Japanese extras paid per day according to Nikkan Gendai?
A) 10,000 yen
B) 50,000 yen
C) 5,000 yen
D) 1,000 yen
  • 73. Where was the Japanese white pine tree planted after filming?
A) Vancouver City Hall
B) Ucluelet City Hall
C) Port Moody City Hall
D) Coquitlam Park
  • 74. In which country were certain post-production visual effects produced?
A) United Kingdom
B) Canada
C) Japan
D) Ireland
  • 75. What type of traditional music did Taro Ishida contribute?
A) Kabuki
B) Gagaku
C) Noh
D) Sitar
  • 76. During which sporting event did a 30-second trailer for the series air?
A) The Stanley Cup
B) The World Cup
C) The Olympic Games
D) Super Bowl LVIII
  • 77. How many episodes was the first season comprised of?
A) Twelve
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Six
  • 78. Who hosted the companion podcast for the series?
A) Justin Marks
B) Shannon Goss
C) Emily Yoshida
D) Rachel Kondo
  • 79. What is the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for the 2024 Shōgun series?
A) 99%
B) 85%
C) 100%
D) 95%
  • 80. Who is the reviewer for The Guardian who called the show 'mesmerising'?
A) Alison Herman
B) Jake Cunningham
C) Rebecca Nicholson
D) Mike Hale
  • 81. Which outlet described the show as an 'instant hit'?
A) Empire
B) The Guardian
C) Forbes
D) IGN
  • 82. Who described the show as 'gripping television'?
A) Empire
B) Variety
C) Collider
D) PopMatters
  • 83. Who was critical of the show's depiction of Japanese culture, calling it 'cultural chauvinism'?
A) Alison Herman
B) Daniel Fienberg
C) Mike Hale
D) Mike Cormack
  • 84. According to Daniel Fienberg, the show functions as an ambitious game of what?
A) Religious conflict
B) Military conquest
C) Political chess
D) Cultural exchange
  • 85. Which actor did Emmanuel Ronquillo of Collider highlight for an 'understated but expressive' performance?
A) Moeka Hoshi
B) Anna Sawai
C) Fumi Nikaido
D) Hiroyuki Sanada
  • 86. What did Mike Hale list as one of his complaints regarding the show?
A) A lack of battle sequences
B) The pacing of the final episode
C) Poor cinematography
D) The Western-written source material
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