Statistics for History Quiz: Samurai

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Some samurai stopped killing and became monks.	True	84%
Samurai were known to remove which body part from worthy rivals they managed to kill?	Head	79%
What is Oda Nobunaga famous for?	Attempting to unify Japan	74%
The crest on the helmet of the samurai Date Masamune resembled what?	Crescent moon	69%
The first Japanese ambassador in Spain was a samurai.	True	62%
What kind of weapon were yumi, which were often used by samurai?	Bow	61%
When was the right to wear a katana in public, in addition to other rights traditionally carried by samurai, abolished?	1870s	60%
In 1274, samurai fought invading Mongols on which island?	Kyūshū	51%
The Hattori family (of which Hanzō is the most famous member) came from which province of Japan?	Iga	47%
Which of these didn't have an influence on samurai philosophy?	Taoism	44%
The samurai class first appeared in which period of Japanese history?	Kamakura	41%
The onno-bugeisha (female warrior) Tomoe Gozen served in which war?	Genpei War	39%
Which of these samurai became a ronin?	Ōishi Yoshio	33%
Kozane dō, samurai body armour, was an example of which type of armour?	Lamellar	29%
Which of these modern countries was not the birthplace of a foreign-born samurai?	Portugal	29%