Hirohito Quiz

Hirohito Quiz Questions

1) When was Hirohito born?
a) 8 March 1900
b) 29 April 1901
c) 3 August 1902
d) 30 November 1903

2) Where was Hirohito born?
a) London
b) Kobe
c) Osaka
d) Tokyo

3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan?
a) 4 February 1918
b) 17 June 1920
c) 27 September 1922
d) 25 December 1926

4) When did Japan invade Manchuria?
a) 1911
b) 1917
c) 1921
d) 1931

5) Whicn bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?
a) Atom
b) Incendiary
c) Cluster
d) Napalm

6) Which of the following happened on 15 August 1945?
a) Hirohito abdicated.
b) Japanese people heard Hirohito’s voice on radio for the first time.
c) Hirohito went to Europe.
d) Hirohito married.

7) After Japan’s defeat in World War II who was in command in Japan?
a) George Patton
b) Doughas MacArthur
c) Jeremiah Boyle
d) Robert Lee

8) When did Hirohito visit USA?
a) 1948
b) 1960
c) 1969
d) 1975

9) When did Hirohito die?
a) 7 Jauary 1989
b) 19 May 1980
c) 11 December 1965
d) 5 September 1960

10) How is Hirohito known in Japan after his death?
a) Taisho
b) Meiji
c) Showa
d) Tenno

Hirohito Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When was Hirohito born?
b) 29 April 1901

2) Where was Hirohito born?
d) Tokyo

3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan?
d) 25 December 1926

4) When did Japan invade Manchuria?
d) 1931

5) Whicn bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?
a) Atom

6) Which of the following happened on 15 August 1945?
b) Japanese people heard Hirohito’s voice on radio for the first time.

7) After Japan’s defeat in World War II who was in command in Japan?
b) Doughas MacArthur

8) When did Hirohito visit USA?
d) 1975

9) When did Hirohito die?
a) 7 Jauary 1989

10) How is Hirohito known in Japan after his death?
c) Showa

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