Korean Language
This is the English translation for "안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)."
What is "Hello."
This person is the Kpop star with the highest net worth.
Who is Psy.
People wear this on special occasions and holidays.
What is Hanbok.
This city is the capital of South Korea.
What is Seoul.
This aspect is unique to Korean chopsticks.
SNACK PRIZE: They are like that for this specific reason.
What is metal chopsticks.
What is to detect poison put in food.
This is the English translation for "사랑해요 (sarangheyo)."
What is "I love you."
This "top Hallyu star" is the most expensive actor in Korea charging $84,000 USD per episode.
Who is Kim Soo-Hyun.
This holiday offers newly harvested crops and fruits to the ancestral spirits and is known to foreigners as the Korean Thanksgiving.
What is Chuseok.
This city, which is the second largest in Korea, is on the southern coast.
What is Busan.
This convenience makes food from Korean restaurants, even McDonald's, more accessible.
What is delivery service.
This is the English translation for "감사합니다 (kamsahapnida)."
What is "thank you."
This person is the current president of South Korea.
Who is Moon Jae-In.
This soup is eaten on Seollal (New Years) and contains delicious rice cakes.
What is Tteokguk
DAILY DOUBLE: This city is in the works of becoming Korea's political capital.
SNACK PRIZE: This town, located in said city area, is where Maria went to university.
What is Sejong City.
What is Jochiwon.
This age system is only used in Korea. (explain how the age system works)
What is a system where you are born one years old and age on New Years.
What is "내 이름은 ____ 이에요/예요."
This person created Hangul and is known as Korea's great King.
Who is King Sejong the Great.
돌 (Dol) is a tradition that celebrates this special event for children.
SNACK PRIZE: 돌잡이 (Doljabi) is the tradition where children do this unique thing.
What is celebrates their first birthday.
What is the tradition of choosing an object to foretell the child's future.
This place in Korea was the capital of the Silla Dynasty.
What is Gyeonju.
When giving and receiving items, it is respectful to do this.
What is using two hands or supporting right arm with your left hand.
This word is slang for "cool" or "awesome" in Korean.
What is "짱/짱이다."
This person was a famous Korean naval commander who helped fend off Japanese invaders from 1592-1598.
Who is Lee Sun-Sin.
Even though Korean weddings are mainly westernized, these two traditions still exist.
What is Pyebaek (the couple paying respect to the groom’s family) and Ibaji (the bride presenting groom's family with wedding food.)
This place in Korea is the birth place of Bibimbap.
What is Jeonju.
This word describes the harmony of interpersonal relationships and does not have an equivalent in English.
What is Kibun.