GMU Trivia
Kpop
Konglish
Kdrama/movie
American Celebrities
100

Last year, GMU celebrated the anniversary for this many years as an independent university.

50

100

This is the most-viewed Kpop song on Youtube, well-known by even non-Kpop fans.

Gangnam Style

100

This Konglish phrase is used to mean "Buy 1 Get 1 Free."

1+1

100

This modern masterpiece by Bong Joon-ho was the first non-English language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture.

Parasite (기생충)

100

This young singer-songwriter might be best-known for her song "Bad Guy."

Billie Eilish

200

Mason Korea opened in this year.

2014

200

In 2018, this girl group performed at the Spring is Coming (봄이온다) concert in North Korea.

Red Velvet

200

A standard Korean 핫도그 would probably be called this in English.

Corn dog

200

This 3rd-highest-rated drama is about rich families trying to get their children into prestigious universities.

Sky Castle

200

This well-known actor was in the spotlight last year for being involved in a defamation trial.

Johnny Depp

300

The Korean Studies Major was offered to students starting in this year.

2019

300

This BTS song was the first Korean song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Life Goes On

300

Propanone is another name for this chemical solvent; Koreans that do their nails are probably familiar with it.

Acetone (아세톤)

300

The TV series Reply (응답하라) has this many seasons.

3

300

This actress who only goes by her first name can be seen in shows and movies from Disney to HBO.

Zendaya

400

GMU was originally a branch campus of this university.

University of Virginia

400

This Kpop group has the third-highest number of music show wins, only behind BTS and Twice.

EXO

400

This Konglish word has a different meaning in English, unless you are trying to ask a deer out on a date.

헌팅

400

The iconic Korean romantic comedy movie 엽기적인 그녀 has this English title.

My Sassy Girl

400

This big and tall actor is often referred to by his ring name back when he was a professional wrestler.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

500

There are this many faculty members in the Korean Department.

7

500

Seo Taiji, for his work in shaping modern Kpop, is sometimes called this nickname in Korea.

President of Culture (문화대통령)

500

콘센트 means outlet, and it came from this English word.

Concentric

500

This widely-praised movie from 1960 is regarded as one of Korea's best movies, and was cited by Bong Joon-ho as one inspiration for Parasite.

The Housemaid (하녀)

500

This popular Youtuber is known for spending large amounts of money in his videos, including a reenactment of a famous Korean TV show.

Mr. Beast