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