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