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North Korea... or South Korea?

For each statement, guess whether it applies to North Korea, South Korea, or both.
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Last updated: February 11, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 10, 2019
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1. Is a dictatorship
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
Both ✓
2. Has a larger land area
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
3. Has a larger population
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
4. Is considered a high income country
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
Both ✓
5. Borders only one country
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South Korea ✓
Both ✓
6. Has hosted the Olympics
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
Both ✓
Seoul hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988 and the Winter Olympics in 2018
7. About 25% of the population is Christian
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South Korea ✓
Both ✓
8. Is closer to Vladivostok
North Korea ✓
South Korea ✓
9. Has a star on its flag
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South Korea ✓
Both ✓
10. Was occupied by Japan from 1910–1945
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11. Its full English name is the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea"
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12. Its territory includes the island of Jeju
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13. Has a very low level of ethnic diversity
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North Korea is the least diverse country in the world. South Korea is second.
14. Is sometimes known as the "Hermit Kingdom"
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15. Has nuclear weapons
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16. Its capital city starts with the letter S
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17. Is known for "mass games" that feature over 100,000 gymnastic and artistic performers
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94 Comments
redsplat
+14
Level 73
Feb 10, 2019
Great quiz, thank you!
blackrussian13
+4
Level 61
Mar 23, 2019
Your welcome!
Omnikin
+15
Level 67
Feb 11, 2019
11 is a funny one.
ctleng76
+5
Level 65
Mar 28, 2019
Agree
dariamustdie
+9
Level 48
Dec 2, 2019
yeahp hahaha irony at its finest
SM10
+4
Level 62
Dec 14, 2022
It is reverse Democracy, here the ruler chooses his subjects
smartguy2
+9
Level 68
Feb 11, 2019
3% of people think North Korea is a high income country? LOL
amgine
+34
Level 66
Feb 12, 2019
HALF of all quizzers think South Korea is ethnically diverse. That is the real LOL.
Djilas
+4
Level 83
Feb 13, 2019
North or South, we don't know each one's share of wrong answers.
Carry
+19
Level 63
Feb 27, 2019
I personally chose ONLY North Korea for the low ethnic diversity. Doesn't mean I thought South Korea would be very diverse but maybe a little bit. They have some big cities and are home to some internationally big companies. So why the heck not?
cornflakesfu
+23
Level 87
Mar 10, 2019
North Korea being the #1 least ethnically diverse country was not surprising. South Korea being #2 was. I didn't think it would be super diverse, but I thought it would at least be ahead of some remote island countries or something.
Kaz60
+4
Level 49
Dec 17, 2020
I thought the same. Big companies=foreign workers
CoolBreezes
+6
Level 75
Dec 2, 2019
Well, maybe 3% of quiz takers think North Korea is a high-income country. Or maybe quiz takers accidentally choose North Korea when they mean South Korea 3% of the time. (That's what I did.)
AbhishekNS
+8
Level 57
Jul 8, 2020
There is a possibility that someone didn't attempt the question.
TjizzleDizzle
+6
Level 67
Feb 12, 2019
Wow...first attempt, only 1 wrong. the Jeju one. I am litteraly surprised by my own knowledge of this. Lol.
Rohvimity
+6
Level 48
Feb 12, 2019
What about which one is good Korea then the answer of course be North Korea😁
cornflakesfu
+15
Level 87
Mar 10, 2019
"Which Korea has won every single FIFA World Cup?"
AlphaBetaGamma
+3
Level 26
Nov 24, 2020
North Korea has.
DawnX
+2
Level 54
Apr 26, 2024
Which Korea has landed on the sun?
GeographyGeek42
+4
Level 66
Feb 12, 2019
100%. I didn't think I'd get them all right because I blew through the questions in 30 seconds.
GeoDude
+5
Level 47
Mar 22, 2019
I only knew what Jeju was because of a previous Jetpunk quiz.
SWATkun
+3
Level 59
Mar 25, 2019
Because of the Busiest Air Routes Quiz right ?

I also got to know Jeju because of the same reason

bakainu
+3
Level 68
Nov 24, 2020
yeah, that's still one of the most baffling answers on this site
Xenobiologista
+3
Level 59
Dec 7, 2020
I got it from doing the subdivisions of South Korea.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 81
Mar 23, 2019
Aced this one. easy. Was working in the RoK in 2007
blackrussian13
+6
Level 61
Mar 23, 2019
Was there then and still working there now^^
SWATkun
+4
Level 59
Mar 23, 2019
A lot of my relatives and my friend's relatives lives and works in South Korea. How can it be least diverse ?
kalbahamut
+25
Level 81
Mar 23, 2019
Your family divided in to 51 million people isn't a large percentage.
AlphaBetaGamma
+4
Level 26
Nov 24, 2020
True lmao
blackrussian13
+9
Level 61
Mar 23, 2019
Most non-koreans living in korea are here short term and then back to their original country. It is definitely more diverse than when I got here in the early 2000s, but thats not saying much^^ Also the main foreign group in south korea are chinese koreans, who still dont make up a sizable number, and many of which are koreans culturally but simply were born/came from china.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 81
Mar 24, 2019
They're so homogenous that even other Koreans who have lived abroad are called gyopos and sometimes not considered truly Korean.
Irishrepublic
+3
Level 14
Mar 23, 2019
nice quiz
AllHailKingHomer
+6
Level 78
Mar 23, 2019
Spoiler: all the answers are 'both'
peardestroyer
+3
Level 60
May 17, 2020
Na
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 91
Jul 27, 2022
Even the ones that don't have that as an option?
AFCW1889
+2
Level 31
Mar 24, 2019
...Marilyn Monroe
Dijko
+2
Level 45
Mar 24, 2019
Nice quiz! I got 100%!
elephanteric
+2
Level 38
Mar 24, 2019
Since when is North Korea a democratic republic for the people?
carrow
+20
Level 51
Mar 24, 2019
Since when is China a republic for the people, since when were the Nazis socialist, since when is Australia's Defence Force used for defence, etc.
kalbahamut
+18
Level 81
Mar 25, 2019
The number of adjectives in your country's name claiming it is democratic, republican, socialist, or for the people is inversely proportional to the actual amount of democracy in the country.
dunkinggandalf2
+8
Level 69
Nov 24, 2020
"United" States of America
Xenobiologista
+2
Level 59
Dec 7, 2020
Well, each state chose to join....eternally. Theoretically, a state could leave, but the federal government would not let that happen. Besides, the strongest independence movement is in Alaska, with about 4% of the population for it.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 27, 2022
well we can't all be as cohesive as the Balkans or other parts of your continent.
Zaakna
+6
Level 52
Mar 25, 2019
I thought that North Korea also hosted the olympics, but I did some googling and found outh the 2018 winter olympics was in Pyongchang, South Korea. Not Pyonyang, North Korea.
QuizWol
+4
Level 59
Oct 28, 2019
What fooled me was that North and South Koreans competed as Korea in the winter games and North Korea sent a contingent of helpers (lots of happy girls in red outfits) to be part of the hosting activities. Though the location was South I had thought that officially the whole of Korea hosted.
DrWhoFanJ
+3
Level 63
Jun 5, 2021
That’s precisely why they went to the trouble of promoting it as PyeongChang, specifically to emphasise that it wasn’t P’yongyang!
Neodymium
+1
Level 61
Feb 22, 2023
Same!
Sifhraven
+4
Level 72
Feb 28, 2020
Interesting how more people got question 8 right (Vladivostok) than question 5 (1 border) would have loved to have seen the thought proces.
Cherry8
+2
Level 32
Jun 6, 2020
Hermit Kingdom should have referred to both Koreas, as the term is from before they were separate nations.

Now I know the term doesn't fit South Korea anymore, but North Korea is also not really known as the "Hermit Kingdom"

Both is most correct, but actually, both are no longer known as the hermit kingdom.

AlexThirkell
+4
Level 75
Nov 24, 2020
DPRK is known as the hermit kingdom.
yellowbomb
+2
Level 66
Nov 30, 2020
That question made me twitch a bit. I've always heard the title "Hermit Kingdom" used for both Korea's in the same way as the United Kingdom is sometime referred to as "England". An old title from the Korean Kingdom from before the Japanese occupation.

The question makes sense towards the current countries with regards to North Koreas isolationist policies.

dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 69
Nov 24, 2020
Obviously, North Korea is a horrific dictatorship that treats its people terribly, and I hope that those people gain their freedom and a fair chance at life as soon as possible, *but* if one can temporarily discard basic Human decency and compassion, North Korea is just soooooooo entertaining! I recently read "I was Kim Jong Il's Cook" by Kenji Fujimoto, written by a guy who, surprisingly, was Kim Jong Il's cook (bet you couldn't guess that from the title), and it's just hilarious and bizarre. I highly recommend it!
AlphaBetaGamma
+2
Level 26
Nov 24, 2020
Nice quiz. I got 100%!
Geo1296
+2
Level 46
Nov 24, 2020
This quiz is awesome! can you make a series of quizzes that are like "this or that"
erikj
+2
Level 66
Nov 24, 2020
Just finished the book 'Nothing to Envy' last week. Truly recommendable if you want to learn more about North Korea through the eyes of defectors.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Nov 24, 2020
Awesome! I actually thought to myself upon finishing this quiz, "Wow, North Korea is fascinating. I really need to know more about it. I will get a book on it." And thirty seconds later I find your comment. Gonna order that book right now. Thanks!
jmellor13
+3
Level 67
Apr 26, 2024
I did in fact buy and read this book and it's a tough journey but very worth it. Excellent read.
Xenobiologista
+2
Level 59
Dec 7, 2020
There's a Youtube channel called Dimple that hosts North Korean defectors and they react to different videos and talk about their time in North Korea.
quizmaker21
+2
Level 39
Nov 25, 2020
South Korea also hosted the Winter Olympics in 2018. In Pyeongchang
Kolius
+1
Level 43
Oct 2, 2024
Well that's in the answer
Confabulously
+2
Level 77
Nov 27, 2020
In the Marxist sense, South Korea is a dictatorship of capital.
tcookiem
+1
Level 59
Nov 17, 2021
Exactly, whether you classify something as a dictatorship is entirely subjective
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 7, 2022
Everything is subjective. 2+2=4? That's just, like, your opinion man.
Xenobiologista
+3
Level 59
Dec 7, 2020
I'm actually shocked South Korea has so many Christians! I thought most people would be Buddhist!
Moeilijk
+1
Level 63
Jan 4, 2022
why?
Wistful
+3
Level 72
Feb 15, 2023
With the exception of American and Soviet occupation, they were mostly left alone from European colonialism so it's not a stretch to think they would be Buddhist. It's not actually that far off either. According to wikipedia, 23% are Buddhist and 29% are Christian. Plus, when the Japanese were in control, they promoted Buddhism.
michudud
+2
Level 59
Mar 9, 2021
North Korea has hosted the Winter Olympics in 2018, so technically speaking both countries have hosted the Olympics
DrWhoFanJ
+8
Level 63
Jun 5, 2021
No, they haven’t. It was PyeongChang, South Korea.
ItzIngenious
+2
Level 60
Oct 5, 2021
Letter Q Scavenger Hunt Answer (see my blog)
Irish28
+2
Level 44
Oct 24, 2021
11 lmao
Moeilijk
+2
Level 63
Jan 4, 2022
North Korea has hosted the olympics in pyongyang,so the correct answer should be changed to "both" not "South Korea"
ggboop
+4
Level 34
Jul 27, 2022
?? The Olympics were in Pyeongchang, South Korea, not Pyongyang. Perhaps you should do a quick Google search before writing completely incorrect comments.
bhalrog24
+2
Level 63
Apr 26, 2024
i made the same mistake in thinking they hosted it too, i remember it was a whole big deal that north korea took part it them. apparently my memory is not as good as i thought: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
iluvu3
+1
Level 43
Mar 29, 2022
Nice quiz, but North Korea is not a dictatorship. It is a democracy. The people vote for the "supreme leader".
KevinTheCat
+3
Level 67
Apr 30, 2022
i hope you're joking
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Feb 15, 2023
You mean to tell me that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea isn't a democracy? What a country!
ImNotAmerican
+2
Level 38
May 27, 2022
According to Article 1 of the state constitution, North Korea is an "independent socialist state". It holds elections, though they have been described by independent observers as sham elections, as North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship.

-Wikipedia

gzx5
+1
Level 72
Jul 27, 2022
Liberated lol that's a good one.
Zeronic
+1
Level 45
Jul 27, 2022
100% correct 😎
KiloNova
+1
Level 52
Jul 30, 2022
interesting
ColinShadow
+1
Level 51
Aug 2, 2023
I'm Korean and I somehow missed #13 lol
Chromebook315
+1
Level 23
Sep 24, 2023
I have actually been to the border between North Korea and South Korea on the DMZ. There were a lot of landmines.
hiandbye
+2
Level 29
Apr 26, 2024
I didn't see the "both" button on some of the questions... yeah I missed a few
baconator99
+1
Level 48
Apr 26, 2024
Wow was not expected 100%
Quizzer314
+4
Level 60
Apr 26, 2024
The correction comment for getting the Olympics question wrong is "Seoul hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988 and the Winter Olympics in 2018" but after looking it up, I see that the 2018 Olympics were actually held in Pyeongchang
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2024
Surely you're not confusing Pyeongchang and Pyongyang?
Unobtainium
+2
Level 34
Apr 26, 2024
Let's all hope for a united and fair Korea one day.
englishsystem
+1
Level 68
Apr 27, 2024
Maybe 50 years ago but not now or into the future. The common familial ties the citizens of both countries once shared are long dead now and a merger would only damage the already fragile South Korean economy. South Koreans under 40 overwhelmingly do not support this.
haganshows
+1
Level 44
Apr 26, 2024
The DPRK is not a "dictatorship". What is your source for that? The same people that pubicly said the Soviets had a dictatorship but privately knew it was a democracy?
Mogsus
+1
Level 16
Jul 7, 2024
The elections have been variously described as show elections or a political census. Seats are uncompetitive as all candidates are chosen by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea. Because of the near 100% turnout, elections double as unofficial censuses. The inminban neighborhood watch-style organization reportedly watches the elections to identify and investigate no-shows.

- Wikipedia (English)

Here's a Non-Western Wikipedia Article for you, it's Indonesian:

Pemilu di Korea Utara disebut-sebut sebagai pemilihan umum palsu atau sensus politik.[8] Kursi tidak diperebutkan (tanpa persaingan) karena semua kandidat dipilih dan dimenangkan oleh Front Demokratik untuk Penyatuan Tanah Air.

- Wikipedia (Indonesian)

Or

The elections in North Korea have been described as sham elections or political censuses. [8] Seats are uncontested (without competition) because all candidates are selected and won by the Democratic Front for the Unification of the Fatherland.

- Wikipedia

englishsystem
+1
Level 68
Apr 27, 2024
As of today, the question "Has a very low level of ethnic diversity" is lowest guessed answer at 51%. It surprises me that roughly half the users think this. I lived in both South Korea and Japan so I understand this is more obvious to me but I think this reflects on the Western assumption that ethnic diversity is common.
Bambme
+1
Level 25
Apr 29, 2024
S.Korea is a capitalist dictatorship and N.Korea is a dictatorship of the proletariat.
Mogsus
+1
Level 16
Jul 7, 2024
Elections in South Korea are held on a national level to select the President and the National Assembly. Local elections are held every four years to elect governors, metropolitan mayors, municipal mayors, and provincial and municipal legislatures.

The president is directly elected for a single five-year term by plurality vote. The National Assembly has 300 members elected for a four-year term, 253 in single-seat constituencies and 47 members by proportional representation. Each individual party willing to represent its policies in the National Assembly is qualified on the legislative (general) election if: i) the national party-vote reaches over 3% on proportional contest or ii) more than 5 members of the party are elected from each of their first-past-the-post election constituencies.

- Wikipedia

South Korea is not a Dictatorship, Citizens over the eligible age can vote, however Corruption can happen, but every nation experiences Corruption in Elective System.

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