Geography/History
Korean Culture
Korean Wave
Language
100
What is the capital of South Korea?
(a) Incheon
(b) Seoul
(c) Jeju
(d) Jeonju
(b) Seoul
100
Name one Korean food
Bibimbap, Gimbap, Bingsu, Kimchi Jeon etc
100
What is the name of the drama (in 1997) that caused Korean wave to appear in China?
(a) Winter Sonata
(b) Dae Jang Geum
(c) What Is Love
(c) What is Love
100
Which consonant doesn't have any sound value?
(a) ㄱ
(b) ㅂ
(c) ㅇ
(d) ㅈ
(c) ㅇ
200
When did the Korean peninsula get divided along the 38th parallel?
(a) July 1953
(b) Aug 1945
(c) Aug 1948
(d) Jan 1910
(b) Aug 1945
200
When is Korea Thanksgiving Day (Chuseok)?
(a) 18 July
(b) 21 September
(c) 21 October
(d) 3 September
(b) 21 September
200
What is Hallyu/Korean Wave?
Global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s
200
Which word has the sound value of 'eo' ?
(a) 으
(b) 이
(c) 우
(d) 어
(d) 어
300
Where is Korea? (Circle on the map)
300
Name two Korea traditional games
Ddakji, Jegichagi
300
Name one factor that contributes to the evolution of Korean Wave
1. Increased focus on infrastructure
2. Increased emphasis on branding by leading Korean companies
3. Banning censorship laws
4. Lifting the ban on foreign travels for local Koreans
5. Restructuring of Korean chaebols
300
Which Korean words below refer to 'younger sibling' ?
(a) 오이 (o e)
(b) 아우 (a wu)
(c) 아이 (a e)
(d) 오 (o)
(b) 아우