Korean History Quiz

Match the following questions of Korean history!

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Last updated: July 9, 2015

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Hint	Answer
Seoul's name during Joseon Dynasty	Hanyang
King that created the Korean Alphabet (Hangul)	King Sejong
The year of the start of Japanese occupation of Korea	1910
North Korea's First Dictator	Kim Il-Sung
Year the Korean War Started	1950
Korean Naval Commander that won victories during the Imjin War	Yi Sun-Sin
Country that took over the northern part of Korea after the Japanese Occupation	Soviet Union
Country that took over the southern part of Korea after the Japanese Occupation	United States

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South Korea's first president	Syngman Rhee
Current South Korean President	Park Geun Hye
Father of the above, third president of South Korea	Park Chung Hee
Island that South Korea and Japan are fighting for	Dokdo/Takeshima
Largest palace in Seoul, built in 1395	Gyeongbokgung Palace
One of the eight gates of the Fortress Wall of Seoul, rebuilt after an arson in 2008	Namdaemun
Underfloor heating used in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula, starting from 1000 BCE	Ondol