[BlueHan] Seollal 2022 Quiz Bee

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Korea's national anthem?

• Arirang

• Aegukga

• Ringdingdong

• Pansori

Multiple Choice

Which among the following choices are the correct capitals of North Korea and South Korea respectively?

• Pyongyang, Incheon

• Kaesong, Incheon

• Pyeongchang, Seoul

• Pyongyang, Seoul

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the official name of the South Korean flag?

• Hinomaru

• Taegukgi

• Ramhongsaek Konghwagukki

• Wuxing Hongqi

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the traditional Korean clothing?

• Hanfu

• Baji Jeogori

• Hanbok

• Cheongsam

Multiple Choice

What is the most popular Korean surname?

• Choi

• Park

• Lee

• Kim

Multiple Choice

Who was the famous Joseon king who initiated the development of hangeul or the Korean alphabet?

• Sejong

• Taejo

• Danjong

• Yejong

Multiple Choice

Which Hangul consonant does NOT have a double variant?

• ㅈ

• ㅅ

• ㄷ

• ㄴ

Multiple Choice

Which is not a kind of Korean alcoholic drink?

• Jjigae

• Makgeolli

• Soju

• Chungha

Multiple Choice

Which is the highest-earning South Korean company?

• Hyundai

• Samsung

• LG

• HYBE

Multiple Choice

According to Oxford English Dictionary, what is referred to with this definition: “a dish of beef short ribs, usually marinated in soy sauce, garlic, and sugar, and sometimes cooked on a grill at the table”

• Samgyupsal

• Galbi

• Jokbal

• Bulgogi

Multiple Choice

What is the official name of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in the Korean language?

• Joseon

• Hanguk

• Joseon Minjuui Inmin Gonghwaguk

• Daehanminguk

Multiple Choice

The highest point in all of Korea?

• Baekdusan

• Jirisan

• Hallasan

• Choisan

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a Korean drinking game?

• Titanic

• Hello Cleopatra

• Baskin Robbins

• 3-6-5 (Sam-Yook-Oh)

Multiple Choice

Which city in North Korea can be seen from the DMZ (demilitarized zone) that separates the two Koreas?

• Pyongyang

• Chongjin

• Kaesong

• Seoul

Multiple Choice

Cheongwadae is the Korean name of the South Korean presidential residence. Internationally, it is more known as…

• The White House

• The Red House

• The Blue House

• The White Palace

Multiple Choice

Who is the current president of South Korea?

• Lee Soo-man

• Park Geun-hye

• Moon Jae-in

• Kim Dae-jung

Multiple Choice

Chuseok is one of the traditional holidays observed in Korea during the eighth month of the lunar calendar. Which of the following activities is the cause for this holiday?

• Harvest season

• The creation of Korea

• Summer equinox

• Lunar New Year

Multiple Choice

Which of the following South Korean islands is one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature?

• Jindo

• Dokdo

• Jejudo

• Namiseom

Multiple Choice

What does the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or the DPRK call their self-styled, "self-reliant" politics based on political and economic independence?

• Juche

• Minjujuui

• Kimism

• Uiri

Multiple Choice

What dish is commonly known to be consumed during Seollal?

• Pajeon

• Ddeokguk

• Kimchi jjigae

• Yeot

Multiple Choice

What secret weapon(s) did the Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin use to inflict repeated defeats on Japanese invaders in the 1590s?

• Tiger Planes

• Lion Tanks

• Turtle Ships

• Snake Spears

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not mean yes?

• ㅇㅇ

• %

• 네

• ㄴㄴ

Multiple Choice

What is the most complete collection of Buddhist scripture in the world that can only be found in South Korea?

• Goryeo Tripitaka

• Shilla Tripitaka

• Joseon Tripitaka

• Baekje Tripitaka

Multiple Choice

Who was the mythical founder of Korea?

• Sejong

• Injo

• Tangun

• Ilsung

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the group of Philippine soldiers who fought in the Korean War in August 1950?

• Armed Forces of the Philippines Korea Annex (AFP-K)

• Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK)

• Philippine Civic Action Group-Korea (PHILCAG-K)

• Philippine Military Forces to Korea (PMFTOK)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cities is found near the spot where General Douglas MacArthur led the landing of allied troops behind enemy lines which essentially changed the course of the Korean war?

• Pyongyang

• Ulsan

• Busan

• Incheon

Multiple Choice

Which of these traditional Korean instruments is a drum?

• Gayageum

• Buk

• Piri

• Napal

Multiple Choice

What was the dominant social and political ideology in the Yi dynasty of the Joseon period?

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Animism

• Confucianism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following names is popularly used to refer to the line that roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea?

• 36th parallel

• 37th parallel

• 38th parallel

• 39th parallel

Multiple Choice

What group is mainly credited with starting what would eventually become K-Pop?

• H.O.T.

• god

• Seo Taiji & Boys

• Sobangcha