Statistics for History of South Korea

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which country annexed the Korean peninsula in 1910?	Japan	96%
What event did South Korea host in 1988?	Summer Olympics	95%
The Korean War is considered to be the first action of what greater "war"?	Cold War	80%
What event did South Korea jointly host with Japan in 2002?	FIFA World Cup	76%
What name was given to the strip of land that divided Korea into two pieces in 1953?	{Demilitarized} Zone	75%
Which Korean rapper was the first to reach one billion views in YouTube?	PSY	73%
What South Korean movie became the first non-English speaking movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture in 2020?	Parasite	64%
What prize did President Kim Dae-jung win in 2000?	Nobel Peace Prize	63%
What boy group became the first from South Korea to have a song certified platinum by the RIAA with their song "Mic Drop" in 2018?	BTS	56%
What currency replaced Yang in 1902 as the currency of Korea?	Won	55%
From which country was the first European to ever arrive in Korea in 1653?	Netherlands	50%
What self-proclaimed religious messiah founded the Unification church in 1953?	Sun Myung {Moon}	49%
What term refers to the period of rapid economic growth in South Korea following the Korean War?	Miracle on the {Han} River	38%
What sport was invented by Choi Hong Hi?	Taekwondo	34%
To what point were the South Korean forces forced back after two months of the outbreak of the Korean War?	{Pusan} Perimeter	33%
What Korean dynasty ruled over the Korean peninsula from 1392 until 1897?	Joseon	32%
What South Korean politician was the 8th General-Secretary of the United Nations?	Ban Ki-Moon	31%
Which county in Gangwon province hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?	Pyeongchang	30%
Which king of Korea created the Korean alphabet in 1443?	{Sejong} the Great	24%
What South Korean footballer is the most successful Asian player in history?	Park {Ji}-{sung}	23%
Which video game has been played professionally since 2002 and has been called the unofficial sport of South Korea?	StarCraft	18%