Goryōkaku - Quiz
Goryōkaku
  • 1. What does the name 'Goryōkaku' literally mean?
A) Five-point fort
B) Defense of Hakodate
C) Shogunate stronghold
D) Star of Hokkaido
  • 2. In which city is Goryōkaku located?
A) Sapporo
B) Kyoto
C) Tokyo
D) Hakodate
  • 3. In what year was the fortress completed?
A) 1914
B) 1869
C) 1866
D) 1855
  • 4. Who designed Goryōkaku?
A) Takeda Ayasaburō
B) The Tokugawa Shogunate
C) The Republic of Ezo
D) Hijikata Toshizō
  • 5. What kind of scholar was the designer of Goryōkaku?
A) Architectural engineer
B) Rangaku scholar
C) Military general
D) History professor
  • 6. What is the primary shape of the Goryōkaku fortress?
A) Square
B) Five-pointed star
C) Octagon
D) Circular
  • 7. What was the main purpose of the fortress's star-shaped design?
A) Symbolize the emperor
B) Improve residential space
C) Reduce blind spots for cannons
D) Attract tourists
  • 8. Which short-lived state used Goryōkaku as its headquarters?
A) Republic of Ezo
B) Empire of Japan
C) Tokugawa Shogunate
D) Hokkaido Kingdom
  • 9. In which year did the Republic of Ezo exist?
A) 1869
B) 1866
C) 1855
D) 1914
  • 10. What was the name of the last battle of the Boshin War fought at Goryōkaku?
A) The Siege of the Magistrate
B) The War of the Star
C) The Battle of Hokkaido
D) The last battle of the Boshin War
  • 11. What commercial industry took place in the moat after the war?
A) Collecting ice
B) Fishing
C) Rice farming
D) Shipping
  • 12. What name was given to the ice sold from the Goryōkaku moat?
A) Ezo Cold
B) Hakodate Snow
C) Shogunate Ice
D) Goryōkaku Ice
  • 13. In what year did Goryōkaku become a park?
A) 1985
B) 2006
C) 1952
D) 1914
  • 14. When was Goryōkaku declared a Special Historical Site?
A) 1914
B) 2010
C) 1866
D) 1952
  • 15. Which trees are famous for viewing in Goryōkaku during spring?
A) Pine trees
B) Maple trees
C) Cherry trees
D) Cedar trees
  • 16. When was the current observation tower built?
A) 1985
B) 1952
C) 2006
D) 1914
  • 17. Which person is majorly featured in the observation tower's exhibition?
A) The Tokugawa Shogun
B) Hijikata Toshizō
C) The Emperor of Japan
D) Takeda Ayasaburō
  • 18. Which building was partially reconstructed at Goryōkaku?
A) The magistrate's office
B) The observation tower
C) The shogunate armory
D) The barracks
  • 19. In what year was the reconstruction of the magistrate's office finished?
A) 1985
B) 2010
C) 1952
D) 2006
  • 20. What is the primary focus of the exhibition inside the reconstructed magistrate's office?
A) The Republic of Ezo
B) The Boshin War
C) The Tokugawa shogunate's administrative center
D) Takeda Ayasaburō's life
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