Geography club Korea

Popular People

100

This vocalist for the pop boy band BTS won male artist of the year in 2024

Jungkook

200

This South Korean singer/rapper/songwriter made the hit Gangnam Style

Psy

300

This founder of North Korea led the nation from 1948 until his death in 1994 

Kim Il Sung

400

This South Korean director made hits such as Parasite, Memories of Murder, and Snowpiercer

Bong Joon Ho

500

This South Korean was the UN Secretary General from 2007 to 2016, and was instrumental in the creation of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement

Ban Ki-Moon

Food

100

This common Korean side dish is made of salted and fermented vegetables such as cabbage or radish 

Kimchi

200

Kim Jong Un has shown a fondness for this food popular in Switzerland, where he went to school growing up, eating so much of it to the point of likely causing health issues

Cheese

300

This is the name given to a pairing of Fried chicken and beer

Chimaek

400

This traditional Korean beef dish is thinly sliced, marinated sirloin or ribeye, and typically marinated with oil, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame

Bulgogi

500

This dish consists of stir-fried vegetables and glass noodles made of sweet potato starch

Japchae

Ball Knowledge

100

This is the name of the 4km wide, 240km long buffer separating North and South Korea

DMZ

200

North Koreans must choose from 28 state-approved _____, 18 for women and 15 for men

Haircuts

300

This NBA player made an unlikely friendship with Kim Jong Un, describing Kim as a "friend for life"

Dennis Rodman 

400

The Ryugyong in Pyongyang is the world's tallest unoccupied building, and is nicknamed the "____ of Doom" 

Hotel

500

Due to severe fuel shortages, some cars in North Korea use this material as a fuel source for their engines

Wood