Shogun Trivia
Wield your trivia katana—slice through samurai secrets, epic betrayals, and cultural quirks like a true shogun.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In Shōgun, the Protestant navigator John Blackthorne washes ashore in Japan in 1600. He’s originally from which country?
England
In FX's Shōgun, what five-daimyō body rules after the Taikō’s death, overseeing Japan until his young heir comes of age?
Council of Regents
In the FX series Shōgun, which regent leads the coalition opposing Lord Toranaga’s rise to power?
Ishido Kazunari
In episode 5, "Broken to the Fist," what calamity nearly buries Toranaga and fuels talk of a Tatarigami curse on Blackthorne?
Earthquake
In FX’s 2024 Shogun, actresses playing samurai-class women skipped a historically accurate Edo-period beauty ritual: painting their teeth what color?
Black