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Shizuoka Prefecture - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the typical temperature range in Shizuoka Prefecture over the course of a year?
A) 0 °C (32 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F)
B) -5 °C (23 °F) to 28 °C (82 °F)
C) 1.1 °C (34 °F) to 30.5 °C (87 °F)
D) 10 °C (50 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F)
  • 2. How are the summers in Shizuoka described?
A) Warm, oppressive, and mostly cloudy
B) Hot, dry, and clear
C) Mild, humid, and rainy
D) Cool, breezy, and sunny
  • 3. What is the typical weather like during winter in Shizuoka?
A) Warm, calm, and foggy
B) Mild, rainy, and cloudy
C) Very cold, windy, and mostly clear
D) Hot, humid, and sunny
  • 4. When did Shizuoka Prefecture experience a magnitude 6.2 earthquake?
A) 25 March 2011
B) 20 March 2011
C) 11 March 2011
D) 15 March 2011
  • 5. How often does the Shizuoka area experience a large earthquake historically?
A) Every 100 to 150 years
B) Every decade
C) Every 200 to 250 years
D) Every 50 to 75 years
  • 6. What was the population of Shizuoka Prefecture according to the 2020 census?
A) 3,635,220 people
B) 4,000,000 people
C) 3,800,000 people
D) 3,200,000 people
  • 7. How many municipalities does Shizuoka consist of since 2010?
A) 50 municipalities: 30 cities and 20 towns
B) 30 municipalities: 18 cities and 12 towns
C) 40 municipalities: 25 cities and 15 towns
D) 35 municipalities: 23 cities and 12 towns
  • 8. What was the number of municipalities in Shizuoka after the Great Shōwa mergers?
A) 75 municipalities by 1950
B) 97 municipalities between 1953 and 1960
C) 200 municipalities by 1970
D) 150 municipalities by 1965
  • 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) 74 remaining municipalities into 35 by 2010
D) 50 remaining municipalities into 20 by 2005
  • 10. What is Shizuoka Prefecture known for producing?
A) Most of Japan's rice and salmon
B) Most of Japan's tea and maguro tuna
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) 50%
B) 15%
C) 28%
D) 40%
  • 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) Kawasaki, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson
D) Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki
  • 13. What is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Hamamatsu
B) Numazu
C) Shizuoka
D) Fuji
  • 14. Which city is the largest in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Shizuoka
B) Hamamatsu
C) Iwata
D) Fuji
  • 15. What body of water forms Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) The Izu Peninsula
B) Mount Fuji
C) Suruga River
D) Lake Hamana
  • 16. Which lake is considered one of Japan's largest and is located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Lake Ashi
B) Lake Biwa
C) Lake Kawaguchi
D) Lake Hamana
  • 17. Which cultural icon of Japan is partially located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Mount Fuji
B) Itsukushima Shrine
C) Himeji Castle
D) Kinkaku-ji
  • 18. What is the name of the international speedway located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Suzuka Circuit
B) Twin Ring Motegi
C) Okayama International Circuit
D) Fuji International Speedway
  • 19. Which national park is located in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
B) Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
C) Aso-Kuju National Park
D) Bandai-Asahi National Park
  • 20. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the east?
A) Nagano Prefecture
B) Aichi Prefecture
C) Kanagawa Prefecture
D) Yamanashi Prefecture
  • 21. What is the total geographic area of Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) 7,777.42 km²
B) 10,000 km²
C) 5,000 km²
D) 8,500 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) Nagano Prefecture
B) Kanagawa Prefecture
C) Yamanashi Prefecture
D) Aichi Prefecture
  • 24. Which prefecture borders Shizuoka to the west?
A) Kanagawa Prefecture
B) Nagano Prefecture
C) Yamanashi Prefecture
D) Aichi Prefecture
  • 25. Who was the first Tokugawa shōgun associated with Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu
B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
C) Oda Nobunaga
D) Minamoto no Yoritomo
  • 26. Which domain was created in 1868 and became the residence of the Tokugawa family?
A) Kanazawa Domain
B) Matsue Domain
C) Edo Domain
D) Shizuoka han from the Sunpu Domain
  • 27. What percentage of Shizuoka Prefecture's land area was designated as natural parks as of April 2012?
A) 11%
B) 5%
C) 20%
D) 15%
  • 28. Which railway line is operated by JR Central and connects Atami to Toyohashi?
A) Itō Line
B) Minobu Line
C) Gotenba 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) Izu-Jūkan Expressway
C) Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
D) Shin-Tōmei Expressway
  • 30. Which national university in Shizuoka has a campus at Mishima?
A) University of Shizuoka
B) Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
C) Graduate University for Advanced Studies
D) Shizuoka University
  • 31. Which basketball team is based in Shizuoka?
A) Toray Arrows
B) Honda F.C.
C) San-en NeoPhoenix
D) Júbilo Iwata
  • 32. Which football team is known as Shimizu S-Pulse?
A) Júbilo Iwata
B) Honda F.C.
C) Shimizu S-Pulse
D) Azul Claro Numazu
  • 33. What festival is held annually in August at Shimizu?
A) Shimoda Black Ship Festival
B) Numazu Festival
C) Shimizu Port Festival
D) Mishima Festival
  • 34. Which notable biologist and geneticist died in Shizuoka Prefecture?
A) Motoo Kimura
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Charles Darwin
D) James Watson
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