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100

Who was Japan’s former PM?

Shinzo Abe

100

When is the National Liberation Day of Korea?

August 15 (1945)

100

How many prefectures are there in Japan?

47

100

Who created Hangul?

Sejong (the Great)

100

Draw the Japanese flag correctly.


200

Who is South Korea’s past president?

문재인 (Jae-In Moon)

200

What stopped the Mongols from invading Japan?

A typhoon - “kamikaze”

200

What type of landform is South Korea?

한라산 (Hallasan)

200

The Japanese word for proverbs is ____.

ことわざ (kotowaza)

200

How do you say “resume” in Korean?

이력서

300

What is the Japanese parliament called?

National Diet, or 国会 (Kokkai)

300

Who was the first president of the Republic of Korea?

이승만 (Syngman Rhee)

300

Which prefecture is the Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) located in?

Kyoto

300

Which is correct?

1) “나 감기 다 낳았어”

2) “나 감기 다 나았어”

2)

300

What is the first Shinto shrine built in the US post-WW2?

Tsubaki Grand Shrine

400

What are the three primary branches of the South Korean government?

Executive, legislative and judicial

400

Which clan dominated the Japanese government from the 7th to 12th century through continued marriage with the imperial family?

Fujiwara clan

400

Name 3 of the 6 Metropolitan Cities in South Korea

Busan

Daegu

Incheon

Gwangju

Daejeon

Ulsan

400

Write the common Japanese four-kanji phrase for “two birds, one stone”.

一石二鳥

400

Correctly draw the Korean flag


500

How many total seats are there in Japan's parliament?

710

500

Name the three kingdoms of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (삼국시대)

고구려 (Goguryeo) 

백제(Baekje)

신라 (Silla)

500

What is Tokyo prefecture’s population density?

6174 people per km^2

500

In the next 20 seconds, name 3 words that start with the consonants “ㄱㅅ”

tbd

500

One of Oda Nobunaga’s direct descendents is known for __.

Figure skating (Nobunari Oda, look him up!)