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Exploring Korean History and Culture

This quiz tests your knowledge on various aspects of Korean history, culture, and information related to the telemovie 'Korea'.

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1 ________ tradition has dominated Korean thought, along with contributions by Buddhism, Taoism, and Korean Shamanism.

2 With the surrender of ________ in 1945, the United Nations developed plans for a trusteeship administration, the Soviet Union administering the peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the United States administering the south.

3 The politics of the ________ resulted in the 1948 establishment of two separate governments, North Korea and South Korea.

4 After World War II, most of these ________ repatriated to Japan.

5 During the ________ (1950–1953), millions of civilians died, and the three years of fighting throughout the nation effectively destroyed most cities.

6 What time offset in UTC is Korea in during daylight savings?

7 Who played 7 the telemovie Korea?

8 Founded around modern-day Seoul, the southwestern kingdom ________ expanded far beyond Pyongyang during the peak of its powers in the 4th century.

9 What role did Hae-rang Lee play in the telemovie Korea?

10 What role did Oscar Obligacion play in the telemovie Korea?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Korean poetic form of sijo resembles the Japanese poetic form of haiku.
  • the Korean traditional winter hat nambawi can be luxuriously adorned with gold leaf decoration for women.
  • the Joseon Korean official Choe Bu wrote a travel diary about his shipwrecked stay in Ming China that eventually became widely printed in Korea and Japan during the 16th century.
  • the idiopathic inflammatory lung disease diffuse panbronchiolitis has the highest incidence among Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai cases, indicating a genetic predisposition among East Asians.
  • the 500-year-old title Yeonguijeong was created in 1400 CE during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and given to the Chief State Councilor as the highest government position of "Uijeongbu".
  • the 1402 Korean Kangnido map fully depicts the Old World, from Europe and Africa to Japan, long before European explorations.
  • the Korean women's dance Ganggangsullae (pictured) was used by Admiral Yi Sun-sin to intimidate the Japanese army during their invasion of Korea.
  • the taekwondo form Ko-Dang was named after Korean nationalist Cho Man-sik, imprisoned and executed for his opposition to Kim Il-sung's communists.
  • the Cheonhado is a type of circular world map developed in Korea during the 17th century that displays both real and fictional places.
  • the first Protestant church in Korea was founded in 1884 at Sorae in present-day Ryongyon county in South Hwanghae, North Korea.
  • the First Tokyo Middle School, one of the top public secondary schools in Japan, expelled all of its Korean international students in 1905 when they demonstrated against the Eulsa Treaty between Japan and Korea.
  • the Gwangtonggwan in Seoul is the oldest continuously-operating bank building in Korea.
  • the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang was built in 1982 to commemorate the "victory" of Korea over Japan in the WWII.
  • the Baekryulsa temple located in Gyeongju, South Korea, which was once the capital of the Silla kingdom, is believed to be associated with Ichadon, the first martyr for Buddhism in Korea.
  • in the 1896 Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement negotiations, Japanese Prime Minister Yamagata Aritomo proposed dividing Korea at the 38th parallel, should Japanese and Russian troops occupy the peninsula.
  • because of the strict sex segregation of the era based on Confucianism, Korea's Joseon Dynasty created a class of specialist female physicians known as Uinyeo.
  • kimchi bokkeumbap is a Korean fried rice made with kimchi and any available ingredients.
  • Sanggung was an official title of the senior fifth rank, the highest attainable for gungnyeo, a lady-in-waiting during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.
  • Jeon Ok, a Korean actress and the mother of actress Kang Hyo-shil, was referred to as "Queen of Tears" for her excellence at acting for tragic dramas.
  • Irworobongdo (pictured) is a Korean folding screen with a stylized landscape painting for symbolizing the political cosmology of the Joseon Dynasty.
  • dangui (pictured) was an upper garment worn by the royal women and court ladies for ceremonial occasions during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
  • gungnyeo is a generic Korean term referring to court ladies who waited on the king and royalty during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea.
  • a jobawi is a Korean traditional winter cap with ear-flaps which was worn by women during the late Joseon Dynasty.
  • a jokduri (pictured) is a type of Korean traditional coronet worn by women for special occasions such as weddings.
  • an ayam (pictured) is a Korean traditional winter cap mostly worn by women in the Joseon period.
  • an outer jacket, magoja was introduced to Korea after the king's father, Heungseon Daewongun, returned from Manchuria in 1887.
  • actor Philip Ahn was the first child of Korean ancestry to be born in the United States.
  • a wonsam (pictured) was a female ceremonial robe for the queen, royalty, and nobility during the Korean Joseon Dynasty, though commoners could wear it for their weddings.
  • a sotdae (pictured) is a tall wooden pole or stone pillar with a sculptured bird atop, traditionally set up for the purpose of folk belief in Korea.
  • King Yeongjo of the Korean Joseon Dynasty was said to have been born of a concubine from the musuri slave class.
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