Kimchi Quiz

What vegetable is kimchi primarily made from?

• Carrot

• Potato

• Spinach

• Cabbage

Which festival in Seoul celebrates the traditional Korean dish kimchi?

• Lantern Festival

• Cherry Blossom Festival

• Kimjang Festival

• Harvest Festival

Why do city officials in Seoul hold the kimchi festival?

• To keep older traditions alive

• To promote tourism

• To sell kimchi

• To celebrate modern technology

What ingredient is combined with cabbage to create the spicy sour taste of kimchi?

• Hot peppers and specially prepared seafood

• Sugar and vinegar

• Garlic and onions

• Soy sauce and rice

How did Korean families traditionally store kimchi before modern refrigeration?

• In wooden boxes

• In refrigerators

• In jars buried in the dirt

• In plastic containers

Kimchi-making was traditionally done after the fall harvest but before the first snow because:

• Because the sauce is only available in summer

• Because it is easier to harvest cabbage in winter

• Because the festival is held in spring

• Because kimchi is preserved and needs cold weather to ferment properly

Modern life has affected traditional kimchi-making practices in which of the following ways?

• Fewer people have time to make large amounts of kimchi

• Kimchi is only made during festivals

• Kimchi is no longer eaten in Korea

• More people make kimchi at home

What role do traditional dancers and musicians play in the Kimjang Festival?

• They give the event more of a cultural feeling

• They cook kimchi

• They organize the festival

• They teach kimchi-making classes

What is UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list?

• A list of world monuments

• A list of endangered animals

• A list of important traditions of human culture

• A list of famous people

Why is kimjang considered an important part of Korean culture?

• It is a popular food in other countries

• It brings families and communities together and preserves tradition

• It is made only by chefs

• It is expensive to produce