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What is the name of South Korea’s national flag?
태극기 (Taegeukgi)
What is the name of South Korea’s national anthem?
애국가 (Aegukga)
What is Korea’s national flower called in Korean?
무궁화 (Mugunghwa)
What is the capital of South Korea?
Seoul
What is the background color of the Korean flag?
White — 하얀색 (hayan-saek)
Which sea is mentioned in the opening line?
The East Sea — 동해 (Donghae)
What is the English name of 무궁화?
Rose of Sharon.
Which Korean artist released “Gangnam Style”?
PSY
What four things do the black trigrams represent?
Heaven, Earth, Water, and Fire.
Which mountain is mentioned in the opening line?
Baekdu Mountain — 백두산 (Baekdusan)
What does 무궁 (mugung), the root of the flower’s name, mean?
Eternity, endlessness, or never-ending.
In Squid Game, what three shapes appear on the guards’ masks?
Circle, triangle, and square
Which corner of the 태극기 (tae-geuk-gee) has three completely solid bars?
Top left
Which sea and mountain are mentioned in the first verse?
East Sea (동해) and Mount Baekdu (백두산)
Besides being the national flower, where is 무궁화 (moo-goong-hwa) mentioned in another national symbol?
In 애국가 (ae-gook-ga), Korea’s national anthem.
What is the Korean alphabet called, and which king is credited with creating it?
한글 (Hangul); King Sejong
Which Korean king officially proclaimed the 태극기 (tae-geuk-gee) the national flag in 1883?
King Gojong — 고종 (go-jong)
The first line describes the sea drying up and the mountain wearing away. What message does this convey about Korea?
A hope that Korea will endure forever.
What qualities of the Korean people does the flower symbolize?
Endurance, perseverance, and an enduring spirit.
Which river runs through Seoul?
한강 (Han River)