History & Culture
This is a traditional martial art that makes use of flexible, rhythmic movements like dance to strike an opponent. It is gentle and circular rather than straight and rigid. The feet play an important role as hands. Do you know what this is?
Answer: Takkeyon
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
Answer: His brother is 10.
*Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.
What kind of animal is Manny in "Ice Age: The Meltdown"?
Answer: Mammoth
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Answer: Your name.
What’s the closest planet to the sun?
Answer: Mercury
Recently, these areas in Korea have been designated as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site recognizing outstanding universal value as an important habitat for preserving biodiversity. Do you know what it is?
Answer: 한국의 갯벌(Korean Tidal Flats):충남 서천갯벌, 전북 고창갯벌, 전남의 신안갯벌과 보성―순천갯벌로 이뤄진 연속유산
It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
Answer: No, it won’t be sunny because it will be dark out.
*In 48 hours, it will be midnight again.
What kind of animal is Flash who working at Department of Mammal Vehicles in the movie “Zootopia”?
Answer: Sloth
You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
Answer: You finished in 2nd place.
What was the first animal to go into orbit?
Answer: A dog
How many royal tombs of Joseon dynasty in and around Seoul?
Answer: 40기
What can you put between 7 and 8, to make the result greater than 7, but less than 8?
Answer: A decimal point.
*Your result would be 7.8,
which is between 7 and 8.
In which movie did all the infinity stones first appear in the Marvel cinematic universe?
Answer: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'.
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
Answer: The letter “R.”
What happens first, thunder or lighting?
Answer: They happen at the same time. (We see lighting first because light travels faster than sound.)
It is the small volcanic hill in Jeju island. It is jeju dialect which implies the parasitic cone. More than 360 these are distributed throughout jeju island from the mountains to coast. Do you know what it is?
Answer: Oreum
A new clothing store has a unique method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, a tie costs $15, a blouse costs $30, and underwear costs $45. How much would pants cost?
Answer: $25.
*The pricing method charges $5 for each letter needed to spell the item.
vest:4x5=20 tie:3x5=15 blouse:6x5=30
underwear:9x5=45 pants:5x5=25
After which movie did the sale of pet rats increase rapidly?
Answer: Ratatouille'.
A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?
Answer: He was walking, not driving.
What do you call the liquid rock inside the Earth?
Answer: Magma (When magma leaves the earth it is called lava)
There are 2 places where we can see Hanok in Seoul. But only in this place, people live. Where is it?
Answer: Bukchon Hanok Maeul
81 x 9 = 801. What do you need to do to make this equation true?
Answer: Turn it upside down. 108 = 6 x 18.
When Nemo was put in a fish tank in "Finding Nemo", what new name did the other fish give him?
Answer: Sharkbait
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
Answer: The dictionary.
Which planet spins the fastest?
Answer: Jupiter (It takes 10 hours to make one rotation)