Samurai Quiz

Try out this Samurai quiz to test your knowledge. Samurai trivia explores the history, code, and cultural legacy of Japan’s warrior class, whose influence shaped politics, warfare, and storytelling for centuries.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which clan controlled Kamakura as regents instead of formally holding the shogun title?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which war began in 1467 and helped usher in the Sengoku period?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who founded the city of Sendai in 1600?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which two-sword style is traditionally associated with Miyamoto Musashi?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What phrase appeared on Takeda Shingen's battle standard?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose death set the forty-seven rōnin incident in motion?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What conflict stretched across 1868 to 1869?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which 1876 edict restricted the public wearing of swords?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
In the 1870s, what were former samurai stipends converted into?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which legal code was promulgated in 701?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the curved sword most closely associated with samurai?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who wrote the martial text 'The Book of Five Rings'?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which leader founded the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Oda Nobunaga is counted among Japan's three major what?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
After Oda Nobunaga's death, who completed much of Japan's unification?

Which clan controlled Kamakura as regents instead of formally holding the shogun title?

Which war began in 1467 and helped usher in the Sengoku period?

Who founded the city of Sendai in 1600?

Which two-sword style is traditionally associated with Miyamoto Musashi?

What phrase appeared on Takeda Shingen's battle standard?

Whose death set the forty-seven rōnin incident in motion?

What conflict stretched across 1868 to 1869?

Which 1876 edict restricted the public wearing of swords?

In the 1870s, what were former samurai stipends converted into?

Which legal code was promulgated in 701?

What is the curved sword most closely associated with samurai?

Who wrote the martial text 'The Book of Five Rings'?

Which leader founded the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603?

Oda Nobunaga is counted among Japan's three major what?

After Oda Nobunaga's death, who completed much of Japan's unification?