Korean trivia

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• Which native Korean word means a dragon?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the reddening of the sky as the sun rises or sets?Native Korean words
• 해돋이 means the sun going down.Native Korean words
• Which native Korean word means a wing?Native Korean words
• Which native Korean word means a river?Native Korean words
• 자장면 and 짜장면 are both accepted as standard Korean spellings.Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the word for something catching fire and bursting apart?Orthography
• 폭팔 is the correct spelling of the word for an explosion.Orthography
• 안녕히 계십시요 is a correctly spelled Korean farewell.Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the adverb meaning 'somehow, for some reason'?Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the contraction of 오래간만 (a long time since)?Orthography
• Which sentence writes the contraction of 되어 correctly?Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the Korean name for a stroke, the illness caused when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or bursts?Orthography
• In which sentence is the particle 밖에 spaced correctly?Orthography
• Which four-character idiom literally means sharing a bed but dreaming different dreams — being together on the surface while thinking differently inside?Idioms and proverbs
• Which Korean word names the first sale a shop makes in a day?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the long spike of ice that forms where water runs off the eaves and freezes?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the first end you take hold of to untangle a matter?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the muddy flat by the sea that is laid bare as the tide goes out?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the stump left in the ground after a tree is cut down?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the Milky Way as it stretches across a clear night sky?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the game in which children lay out little dishes and act out keeping house?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names the flat hand waved back and forth to refuse something?Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names a short spare moment in which something can be done?Native Korean words
• 두메 means a busy place crowded with people and shops.Native Korean words
• 뭉게구름 names the thick summer cloud that piles up like heaped cotton.Native Korean words
• Which Korean word names snow falling in big, plump flakes?Native Korean words
• 동무 is a native Korean word for a close companion.Native Korean words
• 새우잠 means a deep, untroubled sleep.Native Korean words
• 꽃샘추위 names the brief cold snap that comes back in early spring, around the time the blossoms open.Native Korean words
• 억수 means a very fine rain that keeps falling for a long time.Native Korean words
• 오지랖 originally names the front panel of an outer garment.Native Korean words
• 눈썰미 means the knack of copying something after seeing it once or twice.Native Korean words
• 오솔길 means a wide road that people and carts travel together.Native Korean words
• 나들이 means a short trip out of the house.Native Korean words
• Which sentence is written correctly for wearing a look or a mood on one's face?Orthography
• Which sentence is written correctly for the meaning 'to be sick with worry'?Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the adjective meaning 'humiliated, having lost face'?Orthography
• Which spacing of 만큼 is correct when it follows a modifying clause?Orthography
• Which spacing of 씨, the polite title placed after a person's name, is correct?Orthography
• Which sentence is written correctly for the meaning 'to send a letter or a parcel'?Orthography
• Which spelling of 'accessory' follows the Korean rules for transcribing loanwords?Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the adjective meaning 'shy and awkward'?Orthography
• Which sentence correctly describes drawing cigarette smoke in and blowing it out?Orthography
• Which is the correct spelling of the thing you rest your head on to sleep?Orthography
• 귀뜸 is the correct spelling of the word for a quiet tip-off.Orthography
• In 숙제를 하지 않았다 (I did not do my homework), the 않 is a contraction of 아니하.Orthography
• 개구장이 is the correct spelling of the word for a mischievous child.Orthography
• 소세지 is the correct Korean spelling of the word for a sausage.Orthography
• 서슴지 않고 대답했다 (answered without hesitating) is spelled correctly.Orthography
• 통털어 스무 명이다 (twenty people all told) is spelled correctly.Orthography
• 뒷풀이 is the correct spelling of the after-party that follows an event.Orthography
• The loanword Koreans shout as encouragement is written 파이팅, not 화이팅.Orthography
• 깍두기 is the correct spelling of the radish kimchi cut into cubes.Orthography
• Which four-character idiom means being so arrogant that other people are beneath one's notice?Idioms and proverbs
• Which four-character idiom means people of like circumstances or temperament gathering together?Idioms and proverbs
• Which four-character idiom means sharing the hardship and the joy alike?Idioms and proverbs
• Which four-character idiom says a wide reputation is not spread for nothing?Idioms and proverbs
• Which four-character idiom means an old friend one has played with since childhood?Idioms and proverbs
• Which four-character idiom names a disaster that lands with no warning at all?Idioms and proverbs