Shiga Quiz

Choose the correct answer.

1.The prefectural capital of Shiga Prefecture is __________.

�P.Otsu-shi

�Q.Yahata-shi

�R.Shiga-shi

2. The size of Lake Biwa is ______ of Shiga's total area.

�P. 1/6

�Q. 1/7

�R. 1/5

3.The size of Lake Biwa is ______ square kilometers. It is larger than Awaji Island.

�P. 720.45

�Q. 670.33

�R. 578.25

4. Lake Biwa is the ______ deepest lake in Japan.

�P. 3rd

�Q. 1st

�R. 8th

5. Lake Biwa used to be called '______', but in the 17th century the name Lake Biwa was recorded.

�P. Omi

�Q. Shiga

�R. Otsu

6.Lake Biwa is ______ kilometers around. It is�@the same distance from Otsu to Hamamatsu on the Tokaido-Line.

�P. 306.4

�Q. 235.2

�R. 453.8

7. The deepest point in Lake Biwa is ______ meters deep.

�P. 104

�Q. 78

�R. 146

8. The ______ oldest Lake In the world, Lake Biwa is believed to be approximately 5 million years old.

�P. 5th

�Q. 16th

�R. 3rd

9.The famous man of Shiga Prefecture is ______.

�P. Nobunaga Oda

�Q. Yoritomo Minamoto

�R. Ieyasu Tokugawa

10. You can rent an office in Otsu City for only ______% of the cost of the Tokyo Metropolis and ______% of Osaka City prices.

�P. 67-84

�Q. 53-54

�R. 85-107

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