Food
This popular fermented side dish is made from cabbage and spices.
What is kimchi?
This South Korean city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.
What is Seoul?
This BTS song starts with the line “Cause I-I-I’m in the stars tonight.”
What is “Dynamite”?
This traditional Korean dress is often worn during special occasions.
What is hanbok?
This TV show was popular on Netflix. It's involved with different types of shapes.
What is Squid Games?
This street food dish features rice cakes and fish cakes in a spicy-sweet sauce.
What is tteokbokki?
The first Korean kingdom, founded in 2333 BC, was called this.
What is Gojoseon?
This iconic K-pop song by PSY became a global sensation with its famous horse-riding dance.
What is “Gangnam Style”?
Koreans celebrate this holiday to honor their ancestors and harvest.
What is Chuseok?
This drama starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin follows a South Korean heiress who accidentally paraglides into North Korea.
What is "Crash Landing on You"?
This soup, made from ox bones boiled for hours, is a comfort food often eaten in winter.
What is seolleongtang?
This king is credited with creating the Korean alphabet, Hangul, in 1443.
Who is King Sejong the Great?
This EXO song starts with the line “Oh my god, I’m in love.”
What is “Love Shot”?
During the Lunar New Year, Koreans play this traditional board game using four sticks.
What is yutnori?
This 2016 drama featured a romance between a soldier and a doctor.
What is “Descendants of the Sun”?
This dish, known for its bright red broth, includes seafood, vegetables, and chewy noodles.
What is jjambbong?
This war, lasting from 1950 to 1953, involved North and South Korea and became a proxy conflict during the Cold War.
What is the Korean War?
This 2019 song by TWICE featured a concept that blended cute and mature themes.
What is “Fancy”?
Why Koreans don’t like the number 4.
What is because the word for death, ‘sa’ and the word for four ‘sa’ are the same phonetically.
This suspenseful 2021 series follows a lawyer played by Song Joong-ki who seeks revenge against a powerful conglomerate.
What is "Vincenzo"?
This fermented fish dish, commonly eaten in the southern regions of Korea, is made by pickling fish with salt and rice flour paste for months.
What is Jeotgal?
This dynasty ruled Korea from 918 to 1392 and was known for significant cultural and technological advancements.
What is the Goryeo Dynasty?
This song by SEVENTEEN starts with “The night is still young, I’m ready.”
What is “Don't Wanna Cry”?
This type of knot is used in traditional crafts and symbolizes good luck.
What is maedeup?
This complex historical drama centers around Queen Seondeok of Silla and her challenges in a male-dominated society.
What is "The Great Queen Seondeok"?