Korean History Trivia

• Which king is credited with inventing the Korean Han-gul script ?

Your answer:
King Goi (234–286) of the Paekche kingdom
King Taejo of Goryeo Dynasty (877-943)
King Munmu of Shilla (reigned 661–681)
King Sejong (1397-1450) of the Joseon/Choson Dynasty .

• Which Korean ruler is credited with the ability to see the future ? In one case the location of an enemy army was predicted .

Your answer:
King Sejong (1397-1450) of the Joseon/Choson Dynasty .
King Gwangjong (949-975) of Goryeo .
Gwangmu Emperor (July 25, 1852–January 21, 1919)
Queen Sondok of Shilla (610 – 647)

• Where did the Goryeo court retreat to in 1232 after the Mongol invasion ?

Your answer:
Jeju-do/Cheju island
Ganghwado/Kanghwado island
Dokdo/Tokdo island
Ulleung-do island

• Who was the first westerner to write about Korea after being shipwrecked on Cheju island ?

Your answer:
Marco Polo
Hendrik Hamel
Commodore Perry
Matteo Ricci

• In which battle was Yi Sun-sin killed in 1598 ?

Your answer:
the Battle of Sacheon
The Battle of Noryang Point
The Battle of Chilchonryang
the Battle of Okpo

• How many South Korean soldiers fought in the Vietnam War ? ( About 200 North Koean pilots are estimated to have fought for North Vietnam )

Your answer:
312,853
15,874
45,275
6,473

• When was President Park Chung Hee assassinated by Kim Chae-kyu, head of the Korean CIA ?

Your answer:
1979
1969
1980
1967

• When did the defacto Japanese Annexation of Korea occur ?

Your answer:
1894
1886
1918
1910

• When was the Seokguram Grotto built ?

Your answer:
336
983
742
1241

• When was the capital of Baekje/Paekche sacked by the armies of the Tang China and Shilla ?

Your answer:
660 AD
886 AD
321 BC
1240 AD