Locations
Where did Shirō Ishii die?
Tokyo, Japan
What age did Shirō Ishii die?
67
Where did Shirō Ishii spend his professional career?
(Bonus):
+50 points=What did he do there?
Imperial Japanese Army
(He was a medical officer)
What was Shirō Ishii's daughter's name?
Harumi Ishii
What were Shirō Ishii's parent's names?
They are unknown
Specifically, where was Shirō Ishii born?
Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Name the day and the month that Shirō Ishii's daughter evacuated south.
(Bonus):
+50 points=Name the year
August 11th
(1945)
Near the end of the war, Shirō Ishii ordered that Unit 731's headquarters be destroyed so no evidence could be found. How many subjects had to be killed in order to do this?
150
Where did Shirō Ishii study medicine?
(Name the building/school/university)
Kyoto Imperial University in Japan
How did Shirō Ishii die?
He had throat cancer
Shirō Ishii finally received permission to set up a research lab exactly where?
A new Japanese-invaded providence of Manchuria in China
When was Shirō Ishii born?
(DD/MM/YY)
June 25th, 1892
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Shirō Ishii used _____, _____, and _____ as test subjects for his experiments.
Chinese citizens, non-Japanese political leaders (from surrounding areas), POW (prisoners of war)
Fill In The Blanks:
(You must fill in all of them to get full points)
Shirō Ishii was in the _____ War, which was a part of _____.
Second Sino-Japanese War, World War 2
What was Unit 731?
A covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that did horrible human experiments during the Second Sino-Japanese War of World War II
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Shirō Ishii had a daughter who evacuated south with Unit 731 members. She traveled by _____ to _____ along the east coast, then by _____ to _____.
(Each blank is worth 100 points)
Train, Korea, Boat, Japan
(This is a 2 part question. You must answer both correctly to got full points)
1. When did Shirō Ishii die? (DD/MM/YY)
2. What year did Unit 731 start and end?
1. October 9th, 1959
2. 1935–1945
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(You must fill in all of them to get full points)
Shirō Ishii often grew _____ "pets" in multiple ______ ______, which made him _____ to the staff at the university he worked at.
Bacteria, Petri, Dishes, Notable
What does Ishii mean in Japanese?
Usually written with characters meaning 'rock well' or 'resides in a rocky place'; the latter is the original meaning
Fill In The Blank:
In the beginning, Shirō Ishii did these human experiments using _____.
Pathogen
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After the war, it was said that Shirō Ishii moved to _____, __________ to continue his research of biological weapons, but his daughter, Harumi Ishii, noted that he remained in _____ after the war.
Maryland, United States, Japan
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In _____, he took a _____-year tour of the _____. In his travels, he did extensive research on the effects of _____ warfare and _____ warfare developments from World War I onwards.
1928, Two, West, Biological, Chemical
What was Shirō Ishii's explanation to the people for why he wanted to do the experiments?
That, as doctors, they must challenge all varieties of disease-causing micro-organisms, and pursue the experiments and research based on the double medical thrill
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The Japanese used _____ _____ a lot during the war. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen _____; carbon _____ and carbon _____ have also been used.
Gas Chambers, Cyanide, Dioxide, Monoxide
Unit 731 was divided into eight different divisions. Name any four of them. (You must name four to get full points)
(Bonus):
+100 points=Name the other four divisions (all)
1st Division- Bacteriological research
2nd Division- Warfare research and field experiments
3rd Division- Water filter production
4th Division- Bacteria mass production and storage
5th Division- Educational division
6th Division- Supplies division
7th Division- General Affairs
8th Division- Clinical Diagnosis