Sengoku Trivia Quiz

[AggonyDuck]

Nope.

[AggonyDuck]

As this can be pretty hard to find out with just google/wiki, I'll give you some more advice. The source material for this question is Stephen Turnbull's Samurai: A Military History.

[Shigemasa Oyamada]

Ah, well as much as I love the period I can't find alot of matierial on it.

[Tsar Alexsandr]

Hmm. You've got me stumped Agonyduck.

But I'll wager a guess. Tadatomo Niiro?

[Tsar Alexsandr]

Tadamoto Niiro. I spelled it wrong.

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, correct!

[Tomisama]

In total trivia mode I looked up the equivalent of Aggony Duck in Japanese.

Kutsuu Ahiru

Is what I came up with.

No guarantees on correctness…lol

Edit:

Kunou Magamo

Is probably more correct.

Includes suffering, distress, affliction, anguish, agony and mallard duck

Then there is:

Kunou Ahiru

Please ask a question before I am forced to go on

[Tsar Alexsandr]

Okay. Here's a tough one. :D

This man was the founder of a school of swordsmanship. (Although one of his pupils is also credited with this.) He invented the shinai (spelling?) used in kendo. (Around the same time his contemporary Tsukahara Bokuden invented the bokken.) He served the Takeda in their battles against the Uesugi, and was even given a character from Shingen Takeda's name. He left his successful career in Shingen's service to wander the land as a master swordsman and instructor, however. He spent much time in Kyoto where his contemporary Tsukahara Bokuden taught the Ashikaga Shogun, and others. He himself was a highly skilled swordsman and passed on his school and wisdom to a talented swordsman of another clan. This other man's son latter served the Tokugawa shogunate.

Who was this famous sword master?

* hint. The school exists today, almost exclusively in Japan.

*hint. The Japanese character Shin can also be represented by Nobu.

[Togakure]

Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, who created the Shinkage Ryu school of swordsmanship.

[Tsar Alexsandr]

You are correct sir! Now I believe it is your question.

[Togakure]

Ok, here goes. I've tried to make it a bit hard to Google a quick answer, but there are some key clues that might make it easy for some:

I was the fifth leader of our clan to bear my name, and our Ryu served the Hojo. I personally served under Ujimasa and Ujinao. Our surname in Japanese means, literally, "wind demon," and our skills in horsemanship and guerrilla tactics reflected this. We were also known for our skills in/on water.

We were one of three primary ryu that specialized in our particular martial discipline during the Sengoku Jidai, our rivals being the Koga- and Iga-Ryu. It is legend that I defeated and killed one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's famous Iga-Ryu vassals, but in fact this is not true. The Tokugawa were our enemies, and it appears that our Ryu did not survive the Tokugawa shogunate.

Who was I, and what was my discipline?

[Tomisama]

Fūma Kotarō and Ninjutsu?

[Kagemusha]

I think you were: Kazama (Fūma) Kotarō and you were a shinobi/Ninja, but also served as troop commander.EDIT: Tomisama beat me to it.

[Togakure]

Yep, Fuma Kotaro/ninjutsu is correct--Hattori Hanzo's rival. Tomisama's turn.

[Shigemasa Oyamada]

And I knew that one too

[Tomisama]

Wrong era...will be back with another question.

[Tomisama]

This is harder than I thought...

The son of a Date, adopted by Watari, served Date Terumune and Date Masamune, distinguishing himself in battle against the Soma Moritane and at the battle of Hitotoribashi.

Who am I?

[AggonyDuck]

Watari Motomune?

[Tomisama]

Watari Motomune?

Yes, very good!

Some times referanced as Date Motomune, there isn't too much out there about this one.

How did you find him?

[Tsar Alexsandr]

I didn't have a clue. Wow, that's interesting. :D

[AggonyDuck]

With my superb google skills I pretty much found the Samurai Archives entry that you used as reference. :)

[AggonyDuck]

Which Sengoku daimyo wore this distinctive helmet? Well not exactly this helmet as it is a replica, but something very similar to it although the actual helmet was said to be over a meter tall.

[Togakure]

Iirc, it was Kato Kiyomasa who was famous for his big hat, or naga-eboshi kabuto.

[AggonyDuck]

Close, but not quite as Kato Kiyomasa's helmet is of the same type, but it differs in style by quite a bit. For reference here is a replica of Kiyomasa's helmet and armour.

[Togakure]

Ah, kk. I don't own any of Turnbull's books so I have to rely on my aging memory and the 'net. I remembered Kiyomasa had a big hat, confirmed it with a quick search, and figured it was worth a guess. I noted the difference in style, but you'd written that it was a replica so I wasn't sure how exact the picture was.

Next guess.

EDIT:

Upon closer inspection a bit more time invested searching, I found it to be a replica of Maeda Toshiie's kabuto, and learned that the naga-eboshi is a type of Kawari kabuto.

http://www.samurai-archives.com/KabArt.html

http://www.taots.co.uk/content/view/20/28/

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, correct. :)

[Togakure]

K, here's a pretty easy one for those who read tales about this period:

Shortly after Sekigahara, a ronin dude was on his way to test himself against one of the famous swordmanship senseis of the time. On his way, he stopped at an inn, and observed another samurai dude from the Yoshioka school, who had sent a challenge to the same master. This chick arrived and gave the Yoshioka dude a peony flower and a note from her master the sensei, which apologized for not being able to meet with him because of poor health. The Yoshioka bloke lol'd, threw the flower down, derided the master as a senile old coward, and left with his retainer mates to go get pissed and celebrate his "victory."

The other dude watched this all go down, and after the Yoshioka dude and his fan boys left, he picked up the flower took a close gander at it. He noted that it had been cut perfectly--with a sword. Clued in to the subtle message of the master, he made the same cut on the flower, and sent it back to the school as his calling card.

Who was the shrewd dude?

Who was the pompous ass?

Who was the sensei?

[Tsar Alexsandr]

My guess is ...

1. Musashi Miyamoto

2. Seijuro Yoshioka

and

3. Muneyoshi Yagyu

[Shigemasa Oyamada]

I'm not famaliar with this story, but I'll try.

1. I'm fairly sure is Miyamoto Musashi

2. I have no Idea

3. Not to too confident but Yoshioka Seijuro?

[Shigemasa Oyamada]

Ugh, I was too late, anyways I think I'm a bit off.