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100

This Korean king created Hangul in the 15th century, making literacy more accessible to ordinary Koreans.

King Sejong the Great

100

This fermented Korean side dish, most commonly made with napa cabbage and Korean radish, is traditionally prepared in large batches.

Kimchi

100

This island, located south of the Korean Peninsula, is famous for Hallasan, tangerines, and its distinctive stone statues called dol hareubang.

Jeju Island

100

This Korean word means "older brother" when spoken by a female, but a male would normally use a different word.

oppa(오빠)

100

In this 2021 Netflix survival drama, contestants wearing green tracksuits compete in deadly children's games while being watched by mysterious VIPs.

Squid Game (오징어 게임)

200

Built during the Joseon Dynasty, this palace is the largest of Seoul's Five Grand Palaces.

Gyeongbokgung Palace

200

This Korean dish literally translates to "mixed rice" and is often served with vegetables, meat, egg, and gochujang.

Bibimbap

200

This city is Korea's second-largest city and is famous for Haeundae Beach, the International Film Festival, and Jagalchi Market.

Busan

200

This expression, literally meaning "big luck" or "jackpot," has become a common way to say "that's amazing!"

대박

200

This seven-member boy group became the first K-pop group to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their English-language single "Dynamite."

BTS

300

This Korean admiral is famous for his victories using the turtle ship and for winning the Battle of Myeongnyang with only 13 ships.

Admiral Yi Sun-sin

300

Traditionally eaten on one's birthday in Korea, this is also associated with recovery.

miyeok-guk(seaweed soup)

300

Where is Korea's main international airport?

(fun fact its on an island!)

Incheon

300

This Korean concept describes the subtle social awareness of reading another person's feelings, intentions, and the atmosphere of a situation without everything having to be said directly.


nunchi (눈치)

300

In this drama, a lawyer with autism works at a major law firm and becomes known for her extraordinary memory and unique way of approaching legal cases.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우)

400

This national holiday commemorates the day Korea was liberated from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, following Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. Its name literally means “the day the light returned.”

광복절 (Gwangbokjeol), Korea's Liberation Day

400

This dish is a spicy noodle dish made with wheat noodles and seafood,  other ways to describe it is a spicy seafood noodle soup.


Jjamppong

400

This mountain is the highest point on the Korean Peninsula and sits on the border between North Korea and China.

Mount Paektu / Baekdu Mountain

400

name any one phrase from Busan dialect(satoori).

open ended

400

Name 5 songs by the girl group New Jeans

Open ended

500

Free question for being brave

+500 pts

500

It is common culture that someone eats this food when they get released from jail.

Doobu(Tofu)

500

This Korean province is famous for its traditional hanok villages, bibimbap, and being the birthplace of the Joseon royal Yi clan's ancestral home. it is on the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula.

Jeolla-do
500

What does this four letter idiom mean?

go-jin-gap-re (고진감래)

After hardship comes happiness.

500

this simple phrase became a big hit in the last year as a playful, trendy Korean internet slang word used to express excitement, joy, or a hype reaction

Ya-ru(야르)