North Korea Country Quiz

How much do you know about the world's most isolated country?

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First submitted	April 11, 2013
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Average score	61.9%
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Capital city

Pyongyang

The year in which Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea, died

1994

The sea between North Korea and China

Yellow Sea

Current Supreme Leader of North Korea

Kim Jong-un

What 'DMZ' stands for

Demilitarized Zone

Disaster that struck North Korea from 1994–1998

Famine

In 2020, North Korea spent 24% of its GDP on this sector

Military

Technically, North Korea is still at war with this country

South Korea

North Korea shares a short, 17 km border with this nation

Russia

The tallest building in North Korea, still unfinished after construction started in 1987

Ryugyong Hotel

The country's ruling political party

Workers' Party of Korea

In 2011, the North Korean constitution was amended to remove references to this political ideology

Communism

Official state ideology (begins with J)

Juche

A nickname for North Korea, owing to its isolation from other countries

Hermit Kingdom

Official state belief system of North Korea

Atheism

Foreign city in which most embassies to North Korea are located

Beijing

The name of the country's highest mountain

Paektu

Weapons first tested by North Korea in 2006

Nuclear Weapons

With a capacity of 114,000 people, 'Rungrado 1st of May' is the second largest ______ in the world

Stadium

The year in which the men's football (soccer) team first appeared in the World Cup

1966

American basketball player who is friends with the leader of North Korea

Dennis Rodman

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67 Comments

Level 51

Oct 25, 2017

Check out my North Korea Quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/23832/the-north-korea-quiz

Level 99

May 19, 2020

Typo in the 16th hint "theses," unless you intended the plural of thesis and I completely missed the point!

Level ∞

May 19, 2020

Fixed. p.s. Wow, level 87!

+34

Level 57

Jun 21, 2020

~~Quizmaster is jealous as he know that his ∞ symbol is not true~~

+10

Level 93

Aug 24, 2020

According to his profile, he's only level 59.

Level 20

Aug 24, 2020

How do you know?

Level 65

Aug 24, 2020

If you go to someone's profile it tells you their levels in each language

Level 55

Aug 27, 2020

hehe I've been to nebraska... quismaster has not

+24

Level 68

May 19, 2020

Atheism is not a religion, putting it into quotation marks doesn't make the question more correct or answerable.

nice quizz for the rest! and shoutout to all North Korean jetpunkers!

+12

Level 28

Aug 29, 2020

There are no NK jetpunkers and that is literally how NK treats Atheism, as well as exactly what quotation marks are used for, sit down

Level 66

Mar 17, 2021

Maybe the solution could be to change the wording to "belief system" instead of religion? One could argue atheism is a belief system built around not believing in any organized religious doctrine, so it wouldn't be wrong.

I agree that religion and atheism just don't work because they literally cancel each other out. Also, the thought that states have to have an official religion seems like an idea that North Korea would protest in general if it truly is Atheism.

Also, no need for snarky comments people, keep it civil.

Level 36

Jun 4, 2025

No, atheism is not a belief. Not believing in Santa Claus or Dragons doesn't make you have a belief. It's not up to atheists to prove that God does not exist — this is just logic. We're all born an atheist by the way and you cannot say a newborn has a built-in belief

Level 36

Jun 4, 2025

My man was triggered over something that was trivial and understandable only to say there are north koreans playing jetpunk right after that lmao

Level 92

May 19, 2020

I'm sorry but I really have to take issue with the tallest building question. The answer is basically already filled in. Kind of the same thing with the North Korea nickname question. What is the point of using this site if I don't even need to properly answer difficult questions? There have been a lot of generous clues lately with the new country quizzes. I understand the need to not alienate newer users, but I disagree with giving away the answers to tougher questions. I come to Jetpunk to use my brain and challenge myself and this quiz felt almost boring.

+17

Level 66

May 21, 2020

Not everyone is at Level 82. I love these new quizes, from a variety of quizwriters. There is a bit of simplification, that is true, but there is also a question or two that make me scratch my head, and I'm talking about those countries that I know a fair amount about. I think that at the end of the day, these quizes are fair, and fun. I think that this is the most important thing on this site, that we have a bit of fun.

railway 14, fun quiz. Well done.

Level 76

May 27, 2020

You must have a horrible time doing crossword puzzles, if you can only fill in the answer where no letters are shown already, the agony..

If you already kjnow the answer, you already know it, if you need a push to get it, you needed a push to get it..

Level 92

Aug 30, 2020

Where did I mention crosswords?..

Level 46

Sep 23, 2020

Still, even with the hint only 47% got the answer, so.

Level 47

Mar 5, 2021

These quizzes are designed for everyone, and if you find them too easy, you could try out another quiz. Some people enjoy them at this level, and you might just be making them feel stupid.

Level 88

May 19, 2020

Was hoping for the "who is the president of North Korea" question! ;-)

Level 69

Nov 24, 2020

Me too

Level 81

May 19, 2020

Technically, I don't think the North and South recognize each other as separate countries.

Level 70

May 20, 2020

After Sung - Jong - Jongun ......... I couldn't get Song Sung Blue song out of my head (thanks to Neil Diamond)

Level 93

May 20, 2020

Here's a quiz I made about Kim Jong-un.

Level 76

May 21, 2020

It's funny how DMZ is named, despite the fact the it is actually the most heavily militarized zone in the world.

Level 50

Dec 17, 2022

Two years after your reply but it is the borders of the DMZ that are heavily militarised. Between those two borders, there is a 3 mile wide strip which neither side can enter.

It's known to have a lot of wildlife compared to South Korea.

Level 66

May 22, 2020

COMMUNISM.

Level 89

May 31, 2020

Starvation should be accepted.

+17

Level 74

Aug 24, 2020

Unfortunately in too many places in this world, it still is.

Level 56

Dec 20, 2022

But the quiz is timed, so you have to find the shortest word.

Level 56

Oct 20, 2023

starvation is not a disaster, its just a state of being for a person. Famine or food shortage are pretty much the only terms for a large scale lack of food

Level 88

Aug 24, 2020

I think it's more impressive to hold 105,000 college football fans than 114,000 emaciated Koreans.

Level 95

Aug 24, 2020

Please accept "Defense" for military spending.

Level 79

Aug 24, 2020

maybe accept "defense" for "military?"

Level 84

Aug 24, 2020

Seconded, it actually fits the question better than military/army etc

Level 73

Aug 24, 2020

It was my first answer, military was my second.

Level 68

Aug 24, 2020

Hermit Kingdom? I thought North Korea's nickname was "the Happiest Place on Earth."

Level 55

Aug 27, 2020

Can you allow defense for military? and any other similar terms

Level 28

Aug 28, 2020

Yeah and attack

Level 28

Aug 28, 2020

Jk.

Level 89

Oct 24, 2020

I'm from South Korea and this was difficult for me.... Please accept 'Arduous March' for 'Famine'!!!

Level 78

Nov 11, 2020

The Korean War officially ended with a peace treaty signed on April 27, 2018 so that should probably be updated.

Level 46

Mar 22, 2021

Surprised they weren't all just "Kim Jong-Un" over and over

Level 40

Aug 18, 2021

Shit country

Level 62

Jan 11, 2022

I'm surprised that there wasn't a question about Trump's visit in 2019 Whether anyone likes or dislikes him, it was historic as no other sitting president had ever done this, and the North Korean press were amazed. It deserves a mention.

Level 55

May 9, 2022

Please allow "Baekdu" for Paektu Mountain as it is also a correct romanisation. And "Kim Jung Un" for Kim Jong-Un because again it is a correct romanisation. 김정은 ("Kim Jeong Eun") is his name, and "Jung" is generally a widely known and accepted romanisation of the word 정 (Jeong), even more so than "Jong"

Also please accept "Yellow" for "Yellow Sea", I have seen other quizmasters accept that.

Level 50

Dec 17, 2022

Agreed. Paektu is rarely seen as a spelling except for older maps/documents.

Level 61

Oct 24, 2025

Agreed. Every other quiz you don't need to type "Sea". I thought they were looking for something else and it was driving me crazy.

+20

Level 69

Jan 13, 2023

Could you accept Yellow for Yellow sea? Didnt get it because I tried only Yellow and normally these kind of quizs accept for example "Arabian" for "Arabian Gulf" if the question specifically asks for a gulf etc.

Level 57

Feb 6, 2023

Same here. If "sea" is in the text of the hint it should be assumed that you only type "yellow"

Level 79

Feb 14, 2023

Haha I think I've heard about Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-Un

+15

Level 76

May 2, 2023

Could you accept "Yellow" for Yellow sea? Other quizzes allow that type in. Also "workers" or even "worker's party", for workers' party of Korea

This would make it consistent with other quizzes in this series and on the site.

Level 72

Dec 14, 2023

Maybe remove the need for "sea" in the "yellow sea" answer as it's implied in the question.

Level 72

Dec 14, 2023

What does "technically" mean in the war question? I know this is somewhat pedantic but the Korea's do not recognise each other so neither of them consider themselves to "technically" be at war with the other. This is a civil war so there is no local or international recognition of an interstate war here.

Level 66

Dec 23, 2023

You should accept workers or workers party for workers party of korea

Level 77

Jun 24, 2024

I typed in "Yellow" for "the sea between north korea and china" but the answer was "yellow sea". little redundant

Level 73

Aug 4, 2024

I suggest to let "Yellow" and "Workers" as possible answers to the questions instead of "yellow sea" and "workers party of Korea"

Level 55

Sep 19, 2024

I second this. I only got yellow sea with 3 seconds left as a result, and the party one becasue I tried WPK after many failed attempts.

Level 70

Aug 22, 2024

"The country's ruling political party" should accept "rodongdang" or "choson rodongdang" as type-ins

Level 66

Oct 19, 2024

I'll second the calls to accept "workers party" for "the country's ruling political party" and simply "yellow" for the question about the sea between NK and China. Unless I'm unaware of some context, that would seem most consistent with other quizzes and prompts.

Level 55

Oct 26, 2024

Only missed the hotel lol

Level 87

Nov 15, 2024

+1 for accepting "Yellow" without the "sea". And is there a reason just the family name isn't accepted for the leader, against the rest of JetPunk policy?

Level 71

Dec 12, 2024

I repeatedly typed "Korean Worker's Party" and "Yellow Sea" but they did not accept them for some reason.

Level 67

Mar 20, 2025

please accept nuke for nuclear

Level 78

Aug 29, 2025

Please accept Kim Jong-Eun, as that is technically the romanization of the spelling of his name in Korean.

Level 52

Feb 18, 2026

Please accept "Workers Party" as an answer, I don't think there's a good reason to require "Worker's Party of Korea".

Level 63

Apr 5, 2026

Pls accept baekdu for paektu