Test your travel smarts: KOREA

by Julia Bainbridge | See more Condé Nast Traveler quizzes
Quiz

Test your knowledge on all things Korean from kimchi to the DMZ.

Questions

1. What part of Korea would make a beautiful national park if it weren't studded with landmines?
A. Jeju-do
B. The Baekdudaegan mountain range
C. The southern ria coastline
D. The Demilitarized Zone
2. Which US city does not have an ethnic enclave known as Little Korea, or Koreatown?
A. Baltimore, Maryland
B. Bergen Country, New Jersey
C. Boise, Idaho
D. Boston, Massachusetts
3. Kimchi is:
A. Korea's Katie Couric
B. A delicacy in Korea
C. A side dish eaten at every Korean meal
D. A brand of Korean beauty cosmetics
4. Why is North Korea called the Hermit Kingdom?
A. Over 50 years of Stalinist dictatorship does not lend itself to being "friendly."
B. The area now known as North Korea was a center for Buddhist hermits
C. The country has more hermit crabs per square foot along its coast than any other beach in Asia
D. None of the above
5. What is the Pueblo Incident?
A. A popular South Korean rock band
B. A run-in between the U.S. Navy and North Korea
C. Kim Jong-il's first foray into producing Westerns
D. Another name for the Korean War
6. Pyongyang, the capital and largest city of North Korea, has a population of:
A. 1.8 million
B. 2.5 million
C. 3.8 million
D. The official population of the city is not disclosed
7. In the last decade, South Korea has emerged as a creative hub for what technology industry?
A. Online search
B. Amateur rocketry
C. Micro-blogging
D. Online gaming
8. Kim is to Korea as:
A. Vodka is to a Manhattan
B. Smith is to the United States
C. Shakespeare is to Plato
D. Olympic gold is to Venezuela
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