South Korea Quiz - 53 Trivia Questions!
Embark on a journey to South Korea with this quiz that explores its culture, history, and modern-day influence on the world, from K-pop sensations to technological innovations.
Which Japanese Prime Minister visited the Yasukuni Shrine in 2009?
Who suggested the 38th parallel as the dividing line between the US and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II?
What was the name of the South Korean warship sunk by a North Korean submarine in March 2010?
In April 2008, who became the first Korean to fly in space?
What is the largest airport in South Korea?
What is the largest island off the southern coast of South Korea?
Who was the mythical founder of the first Korean state?
Who became President of South Korea in 1998?
In September 2013, the Defense Ministry and the National Intelligence Service jointly sponsored a competition in which field?
Who was the first President of the Republic of Korea?
What is the name of the US missile defence system that was deployed in South Korea in 2017?
What is the second most popular sport in South Korea after football?
BTS is one of the most successful groups in what type of music?
During which month of the year is Independence Day in South Korea?
What is the national airline of South Korea?
What is the name of the fermented vegetable dish commonly served at every Korean meal?
What name is given to a Korean stew that is heavily seasoned with chili pepper and served boiling hot?
Which country is accused of cyber-attacking South Korea in 2009, 2011 and 2012?
What is the most popular video game played in e-sports?
Who was the President of South Korea from 1961 to 1975?
How many provinces are there in South Korea?
Which country has 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea?
South Korea occupies the southern part of which peninsula?
What is the Japanese name for the Liancourt Rocks, a territory returned to Korea by the Treaty of San Francisco in 1951?
In which war did South Korea deploy troops to assist the USA?
How many branches of government are there in South Korea?
Who was elected President of South Korea in May 2017?
What type of weather condition brings heavy rains to the southern coast of Korea in the summer?
What was the name of the Korean people who migrated to Japan around 300BC?
What name is given to traditional Korean houses?
After Hong Kong and South Korea, what is the highest ranked Asian country in the World Economic Forum's Network Readiness Index (NRI)?
What name is given to the Korean wave of pop culture?
What is the title of the South Korean film that won the Best Picture Oscar in 2019?
Who became President of South Korea in May 2022, succeeding Moon Jae-in?
What was the name of the Korean dynasty that ruled from 918 to 1392?
What was the name given to the period of economic growth in South Korea between 1962 and 1994?
Which country has the ninth largest air force in the world?
Which country formally annexed Korea in 1910?
What is the capital of South Korea?
Snuppy was the first successful cloning of which animal in 2005?
What type of climate is South Korea?
What are the main weapons of the South Korean army?
What is the population of South Korea?
What treaty was signed between the USA and South Korea in 1953?
How many Koreans live in South Korea?
From which country do the majority of the foreign residents in South Korea come?
What is South Korea not allowed to enrich?
South Korea is the world's fifth-largest producer of what?
The vast majority of conscientious objectors to military service in the USA are members of what religious denomination?
Baekje, Silla and Gwanggaeto were three kingdoms on which Asian peninsula?
June 25, 1950 saw the start of what major Cold War conflict when North Korea invaded South Korea?
In June 2018, President Moon Jae-in became the first South Korean leader to speak in the parliament of which country?
What trade agreement was signed between the EU and South Korea in 2010?