Miscellaneous
What is the best Korean holiday???!!!???
What is the Korean side dish, made by fermenting vegetables, and is present at almost every meal?
Answer: What is kimchi?
What is the name of the formal bow performed to elders on Seollal?
Answer: What is Sebae?
What mythical creature is associated with bringing good fortune in Korean culture?
Answer: What is a Dragon?
What traditional Korean attire is often worn during Seollal?
Answer: What is Hanbok?
You’re at your mom’s sister’s house for Seollal, what do you address her as?
Answer: Who is 이모 or eemo?
What is the name of the sweet rice cake, steamed with red beans or chestnuts, is a popular Seollal treat.
Answer: What is tteok?
My favorite part of New years and what most kids look forward to when they start the new year, what is traditionally given to children as a gift after they perform sebae?
Answer: What is Sebaedon?
Known to be the first animal to finish the race organized by the Jade Emperor, what is the first animal in the Chinese zodiac
Answer: What is a rat?
In Korean Lunar New Year, this color symbolizes good fortune and protection against evil spirits. What color?
Answer: What is red?
Demonstrate the correct bow when doing Sebae ? Hint: it differs for men and women. (The answer will not be in the form of traditional jeopardy)
Answer: Men put their left hand over the right hand. Women put their right hand over their left hand and starts with the hands on their forehead.
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What is the name of the fried or steamed “pockets”, often filled with pork and vegetables?
Answer: What is mandu?
Meaning wishing you lots of luck in the new year, what is the common greeting in Lunar New Years?
Answer: What is 새해 복 많이 받으세요!, (saehae bok mani badeuseyo)
What legendary monster is said to have terrorized villagers on New Year's Eve?
Answer: What is the Nian Beast?
In Korean culture, this plant is often displayed during Lunar New Year to symbolize longevity and good fortune. What is it?
What is the pine tree or bok choy?
In the game of yutnori, you land two sticks facing up and two sticks facing down, what is this called?
Answer: What is gae or 개?
What is the name of the savory pancake made of meat, seafood, and vegetables is often eaten during Seollal?
Answer: What is jeon?
A traditional Korean ceremony that honors ancestors by offering food and wine, what is this memorial service is performed for one's ancestors Lunar New Year's Day, Chuseok, and other traditional Korean holidays?
Answer: What is Charye?
Double Jeopardy
List all twelve of the animals in the Chinese zodiac in order.
Answer: What is Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig
This symbol, often painted in gold or red during Lunar New Year, represents wealth and prosperity. It is typically displayed in the form of a character. What is it?
What is the character '財' (jae, meaning wealth)?
How many times does Rose and Bruno Mars say “APT” or “아파트” in the song “APT”? (Margin of +/- 2)
Answer: What is 61?
What is the name of the soup made with beef broth and rice cakes, typically seen as the star dish of Seollal.
Answer: What is tteokguk?
This specific direction is considered sacred in Seollal rituals, with ancestral offerings and prayers aligned toward it to show respect. What is this direction, and why is it significant?
Answer: What is East?
What is a goblin-like creature with magical powers in Korean folklore, often celebrated in stories?
Answer: What is dokkaebi?
This traditional Korean Lunar New Year ritual involves burning a symbolic item made of straw to drive away bad luck and welcome in good fortune. What is it called?
What is 'Yeonbyeong' (연병)?