World Geography
What country is directly north of South Korea
NORTH KOREA
Where were the 2021 Summer Olympics?
TOKYO, JAPAN
In the 2021 Summer Olympics, South Korea won 6 Gold Medals. 4 of those gold medals came in what "bow and arrow" sport?
ARCHERY
Sadly, Mr. McKenna could not go to his home country this summer vacation. Where is Mr. McKenna from?
The USA!
Seoraksan, Jirisan, Hollasan are all famous _____________________ in South Korea.
MOUNTAINS
How many continents are in the world.
7 SEVEN
Why didn't the Olympics take place in 2020, the year they were supposed to happen?
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Sadly, the South Korean mens' soccer team lost to this country 6-3 in the Olympics elimination round.
MEXICO
Mr. McKenna had this important medical procedure done over summer vacation. It means he won't get a bad COVID - 19 infection. What do we call this procedure that protects us from disease?
A VACCINE
During the summer, many people go to Jeju. Jeju is land that is surrounded on all sides by water. What do we call land surrounded by water on all sides?
AN ISLAND
What country is directly SOUTH of the USA?
MEXICO
How often do each Summer and Winter Olympics happen?
EVERY 4 YEARS
The South Korean women's volleyball team placed 4th in the 2021 Olympics. Who was top South Korean women's player who announced she retire, or not play again for the team in international competition?
KIM YEON KOUNG
Mr. McKenna spent 3 days in the famous national park in Gangwon province in the Northeast corner of South Korea. It is near Sokcho. Name this national park.
SEORAKSAN NATIONAL PARK
During the summer, especially in the USA, many people like to relax at or swim in this kind of body of water. It's fresh water and surrounded by land. What do we call this body of water?
A LAKE
What African country has the Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Nile River Delta?
EGYPT
What do we call the long stick with fire that's a symbol of the Olympics?
A TORCH
An San, the Korean women's archer won two gold medals at the Olympics! However, after becoming popular, she was also criticized by many stupid people for the way she looks. Why did some people criticize An San?
HER HAIR IS TOO SHORT,
Mr. McKenna played golf over his summer vacation in Taean. How many holes do people play in one full round of golf?
18 EIGHTEEN
What do we call the land at a mouth of river where lots of sand and rock are deposited. It looks like a fan or a triangle. It also has the same name as a NEW form of the coronavirus. What is it?
A DELTA
Name the tallest mountian on the Korean Mainland, or the Korean Peninsula.
MOUNT JIRI JIRIASAN
In what country was the 1st Olympic games?
GREECE
The South Korean Baseball team did not win an Olympic Medal. Who were the LAST TWO countries they lost to in the elimination round?
JAPAN AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Mr. McKenna was also sad that after the US military left the country of Afghanistan, many people might get hurt in that country. :( What is name of the group that now rules Afghanistan?
THE TALIBAN
South Korea and parts of North Korea are part of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. What do we call land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides?
A PENINSULA