Quiz on Korea

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Quiz on Korea
퀴즈 온 코리아
File:Official Quiz on Korea logo.jpg
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Finals held in Seoul, South Korea
Inaugurated2012 (2012)
AreaWorldwide
Websitehttps://www.newearthblockchain.com/quiz/

Quiz on Korea is a South Korean television game show organized as part of an annual international public diplomacy program[1] by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and KBS television. The quiz tests participants general knowledge of Korea. Quiz on Korea aims to help spread Hallyu, the "Korean Wave".[2]

Overview

Preliminary domestic rounds are held within selected countries and national winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Korea to represent their country in the final round in Korea. The representatives are taken on a week-long guided tour around Korea. The final round is filmed at KBS studios in Seoul[3] and broadcast on KBS as a special program for the Chuseok holidays, which generally fall in September or early October. It is also aired by KBS World for some 200 million people in 88 countries around the world to watch.[4] Since its inception the grand prize for the overall winner has been a brand new Hyundai car.[5][6]

Eligibility

  • Foreign nationals who speak Korean and/or English.[7]
  • Individuals and his/her immediate families shall not be of Korean nationality or ethnicity.[8]

Format

Three sudden-death multi-choice rounds are held, with the winner of each round progressing to a fourth and final round.

First Quiz on Korea

Twenty three countries were invited to participate to mark anniversaries of diplomatic relations.[9]

List of participating countries
Country Representative Displayed name
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Lilith-Isa Samer 릴리트
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Gunel Nuraddinova 규넬
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Samia Shamim[10] 사미아
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Alesia Nelep 알레샤
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Marc Lacoste Tremblay[11] 마크
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Zeng Shibo 수빈
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Isabel Rincon 이사벨
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Katherine Arburola[12] 케터린
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Veronica Maria Hernandez Padron[13] 베로니카
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Nancy Awad Ahmed 낸시
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Maria Jose Carranza 마호
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Liliana Maribel Arroyo Gramajo 릴리아나
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Nir Roiter[14] 니르
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Mussabekova Gaukhar 가우하라
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Rachida Benabbou[15] 라시다
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Micaela Moreno[16] 미카
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Marie Diaz-Gomez 마리
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Maryam Alseini[17] 마리암
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Ulrich Gysel 울리
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Surkhova Farzona 파르조나
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Tamar Herman[18] 타마르
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Erdanova Hulkar 홀카르
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Vo thi Lan da 란다

The final was held on August 31,[9] 2012, and was broadcast on KBS1 on September 30 during Chuseok. The MCs were:

Entertainment between rounds was provided by:

The overall winner of Quiz on Korea was Hulkar Erdonova,[21][22] a student from Uzbekistan.[23]

Second Quiz on Korea

Thirty countries participated.[24] The final of the second Quiz on Korea was held on August 31,[24] 2013, and was broadcast on KBS 1 on September 19[24] during Chuseok.

List of participating countries
Country Representative Displayed name
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Nicola Hoff 니콜라
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Md Harun Or Rashid 하룬
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Kurt Jackie Van Vlaenderen 꾸르트
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Emilly Mie Da Silva Takahashi 에밀리
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Buntheng Chheav 분테잉
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Marie Eve Dicaire 마리
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Minor Eduardo Quesada Grosso 마이노르
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Paloma Roser Martinez Vasquez 팔로마
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Mahasen Mohamed Gad 마하센
File:Flag of India.svg India Ravi Shankar Choudhary 라비
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Ade Triana Lolitasari 룰리
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Alana Mary Obrien 앨라나
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Mor Abutbul 모르
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Yasmeen Husamkhale Awwad 야스민
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Sara Essouar 사라
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Michael Christopher Smith 마이클
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Lili Xie 사려려
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Hafiz Muhammad Aslam 아슬람
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Gabriel Mercado Melgarejo 가브리엘
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Hirtenfelder Oliver 올리버
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Honore Hirwa 호노르
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Hana Ticha 하나
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Imran Rashid Hafeez 임란
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Nazira Benazirova 나지라
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Berkay Paylar 베르카이
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Clara Kagoya 클레라
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Tirenioluwa Ojurereoluwa 티레니
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Steven Luu 스티븐
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Khilolakhon Kholiddinova 힐롤라
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Han Quynh Anh Le 아인

The MCs were:

Entertainment between rounds was provided by:

The overall winner of the second Quiz on Korea was Michael Smith from New Zealand.[28][29]

Third Quiz on Korea

Twenty-one countries participated.[30] The final of the third Quiz on Korea was held on September 5, 2014, and was broadcast on KBS 1 on September 9[30] during Chuseok.

List of participating countries
Country Representative Displayed name
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Bilguun Gantsereg 빌궁
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Dianne Young 다이앤
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Akzira Abuova 악지라
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Shaghayegh Vezvaei 샤거옉
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stuart Thomas 스튜어트
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Hessa Alhemein 헤싸
File:Flag of India.svg India Chhavi Sahal 샤비
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Jianrong Liu 유건용
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Evelyn Castellanos 에볼린
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Zulhilmi Zamir 줄힐미
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Jarne Byhre 야네
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Tania Perez 타니아
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Hussah Alzoghaib 후싸
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Catalina Arias Vanegas 카타리나
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Shirley Yeh 셜리
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Hiko Paschke 힐코
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Joana da Silva 주아나
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Radostina Peycheva 라도스티나
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Su-mei Tan 진수미
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Theint Tun 떼잉
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Monika Olszynska 모니카

References

  1. ↑ "Global Quiz Show, "Quiz on Korea," to Take Place". Korea.net.
  2. ↑ "Overseas quiz games aim to help spread Hallyu". The Korea Herald. 2012-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Final Round of Quiz on Korea Hosted by KBS". Korean Broadcasting System.
  4. ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of India". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wellington energy analyst wins new Hyundai SUV in Korean TV quiz show". Wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. ↑ "Win the UK Quiz on Korea and fly to Seoul to appear on KBS". London Korean Links. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  10. ↑ "Quiz on Korea concludes". The Daily Star. 2012-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Quiz on Korea – Result Announcement". MOFA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  12. ↑ Arburola, Katherine (2013-07-10). "LOST IN KOREA: My pass to Korea- the contest". Daehanmingukandme.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  13. ↑ "Quiz on Korea 2012". Kidasu Fan Club. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  14. ↑ "Mofa Story". story.mofat.go.kr. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Testez vos connaissances sur la Corée". Korean Broadcasting System.
  16. ↑ ""Quiz on Korea 2012" - I Love You(2NE1) - Mica Moreno". YouTube. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  17. ↑ Published on Oct 21, 2012 (2012-10-21). "Mariam from Saudi Arabia at QUIZ ON KOREA". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Macaulay Honors College student wins national 'Quiz on Korea' contest". The City University of New York.
  19. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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  22. ↑ UzDaily (2013-04-30). "South Korean Embassy to hold Quiz on Korea". Uzdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Student from Uzbekistan wins Quiz on Korea". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea". www.mofat.go.kr. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Crayon Pop - Quiz On Korea 2013". YouTube. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  26. ↑ "B.A.P. - Bad Man at Quiz On Korea 2013". YouTube. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  27. ↑ Published on Sep 18, 2013 (2013-09-18). "130919 KARA - Runaway Quiz on Korea". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ↑ "Kiwi strikes it big on Korean quiz show". Stuff.co.nz. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  29. ↑ "No Gangnam stylist but quiz champ Mike still big hit in Korea » the Gisborne Herald | Gisborne's latest News, Sport, Family Notices, Photos and Events". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-22.

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