Culture, Economy and Society

Culture Economy And Society

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  1. Complete the sentence about Hyundai Heavy Industries with the correct year: Chung then successfully won the first order from the Greek shipping magnate George Livanos in ______.
  2. Complete the sentence about Hyundai Heavy Industries with the correct year: After two years, in ______, HSHI delivered its first ship, Atlantic Baron, to Livanos.
  3. Complete the sentence about Hyundai Heavy Industries with the correct year: In ______, the company was spun off from the Hyundai Group and formed the Hyundai Heavy Industries Group.
  4. Complete the sentence about Samsung Electronics with the correct year: Together with Apple Inc., it is one of the two largest smartphone vendors; Samsung has frequently led global unit shipments since…
  5. Complete the sentence about Samsung Electronics with the correct year: Samsung Electric Industries was established as an industrial part of Samsung Group on 13 January ______ in Suwon, South Korea.
  6. Complete the sentence about Samsung Electronics with the correct year: In ______, Samsung established the joint venture Samsung-NEC with Japan's NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation to manufacture…
  7. Complete the sentence about LG Electronics with the correct year: GoldStar merged with Lucky Chemical and GoldStar Cable on 28 February ______, changing the corporate name to Lucky-Goldstar and then f…
  8. Complete the sentence about LG Electronics with the correct year: In ______, Goldstar opened its first overseas factory, which was based in Huntsville, Alabama.
  9. Complete the sentence about Korean Air with the correct year: On 1 March ______, the Hanjin Group acquired the state-owned airline and it is the beginning of Korean Air.
  10. Complete the sentence about Asiana Airlines with the correct year: Asiana began operations in December ______, using Boeing 737 Classic aircraft, with flights to Busan and Gwangju.
  11. Complete the sentence about Asiana Airlines with the correct year: In ______, Asiana began regular services to Jeju City, Gwangju, and Daegu, and later that same year, began international chartered fl…
  12. Complete the sentence about Asiana Airlines with the correct year: In ______, Asiana began its first scheduled international services to the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, Sendai, and Fukuoka.
  13. Complete the sentence about KTX with the correct year: Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about KTX with the correct year: In ______, the alliance of GEC-Alsthom and its Korean subsidiary Eukorail were chosen as winner.
  15. Complete the sentence about Seoul Metropolitan Subway with the correct year: The first line of the Seoul Subway network started construction in ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Seoul Metropolitan Subway with the correct year: For example, Line 1 opened in ______ with through services joining surrounding Korail suburban railway lines influenced by…
  17. Complete the sentence about Korea Aerospace Research Institute with the correct year: In ______, it was renamed to the current Korea Aerospace Research Institute.
  18. Complete the sentence about Korea Aerospace Research Institute with the correct year: In ______, it was incorporated under the Basic Technology Research Council of the Ministry of Education, Science a…
  19. Complete the sentence about Korea Aerospace Research Institute with the correct year: In ______, its affiliation was changed to the National Research Council of Science and Technology.
  20. Complete the sentence about Seoul National University with the correct year: Founded in ______ by the merger of ten institutions in the Seoul area, it is one of the SKY universities and a part of the…
  21. Complete the sentence about Seoul National University with the correct year: After the proclamation of the Korean Empire in ______, Gojong, the then emperor, was motivated to create more modern educat…
  22. Complete the sentence about Seoul National University with the correct year: In ______, a department for nursing was established, which was the forerunner of the later College of Nursing.
  23. Complete the sentence about Seoul National University with the correct year: SNU was founded on August 27, ______, by merging ten institutions of higher education around the Seoul area.
  24. Complete the sentence about KAIST with the correct year: KAIST was established by the Korean government in ______ as the nation's first public, research-oriented science and engineering institution.
  25. Complete the sentence about KAIST with the correct year: In January ______, the university dropped its full name, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and changed its official name to o…
  26. Complete the sentence about Yonsei University with the correct year: The Yonsei University Medical School dates to April 10, ______, when the first modern hospital to practice Western medicine in Kore…
  27. Complete the sentence about Yonsei University with the correct year: In ______, Avison returned to the US and attended a conference of missionaries in New York City where he elaborated on the medical…
  28. Complete the sentence about Korea University with the correct year: In ______, the programs were extended to three years and renamed the Department of Law and Department of Economy.
  29. Complete the sentence about POSTECH with the correct year: The university held its first matriculation ceremony on March 5, ______.
  30. Complete the sentence about POSTECH with the correct year: The Department of Life Sciences was founded on March 1, ______.
  31. Complete the sentence about POSTECH with the correct year: On February 28, ______, the university, in collaboration with the City of Pohang and POSCO, established the Pohang Techno Park.
  32. Complete the sentence about POSTECH with the correct year: The Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics relocated to POSTECH on August 23, ______.
  33. Complete the sentence about Sungkyunkwan University with the correct year: The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in ______ in central Seoul.
  34. Complete the sentence about Sungkyunkwan University with the correct year: Sungkyunkwan was established in ______ and became the most prestigious educational institution in Joseon.
  35. Complete the sentence about Sungkyunkwan University with the correct year: The beginning of this period was marked by a brief closure due to the tyranny of Yeonsangun, when, in ______, Sungkyunkwan wa…
  36. Complete the sentence about Ewha Womans University with the correct year: Immediately following the liberation of Korea on August 15, ______, the college received government permission to become a uni…
  37. Complete the sentence about Ewha Womans University with the correct year: In ______, Asian Correspondent reported that male students make up 30% of all foreign international students at the university…
  38. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Korea with the correct year: Emperor Sunjong established Korea's first museum, the Imperial Household Museum, in ______.
  39. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Korea with the correct year: In ______, the museum moved again to a new building on the grounds of the Gyeonbokgung Palace.
  40. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Korea with the correct year: The US Army returned a part of the land in ______ to the Korean government, which went on to become the Yongsan Family Park.
  41. Complete the sentence about Nam June Paik with the correct year: In ______, during the Korean War, Paik and his family fled from their home in Korea, first fleeing to Hong Kong, but later moved to Jap…
  42. Complete the sentence about Nam June Paik with the correct year: Paik graduated with a BA in aesthetics from the University of Tokyo in ______, where he wrote a thesis on the composer Arnold Schoenber…
  43. Complete the sentence about Nam June Paik with the correct year: Paik then moved to West Germany in ______ to study music history with composer Thrasybulos Georgiades at LMU Munich.
  44. Complete the sentence about Nam June Paik with the correct year: In ______, Paik returned to Tokyo to explore the country's advanced technologies.
  45. Complete the sentence about Nam June Paik with the correct year: From ______, Paik was a member of the experimental art movement Fluxus.
  46. Complete the sentence about Do Ho Suh with the correct year: Suh regularly shows his work around the world, including Venice where he represented Korea at the 49th Venice Biennale in ______.
  47. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, Suh was the recipient of the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts.
  48. Complete the sentence about Lee Ufan with the correct year: Born in Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do in ______, Lee Ufan grew up during the period of Japanese colonization of Korea.
  49. Complete the sentence about Lee Ufan with the correct year: Nonetheless, in ______, Lee began studying painting at the College of Fine Arts at Seoul National University, one of Korea's most prestigiou…
  50. Complete the sentence about Lee Ufan with the correct year: In March ______, Lee won a writing competition sponsored by the major Japanese art publishing house Bijutsu Shuppansha for new critics.
  51. Complete the sentence about Kim Whanki with the correct year: Once Kim returned home in ______, his father objected to Kim's wishes to continue his studies and set Kim to marry.
  52. Complete the sentence about Kim Whanki with the correct year: Thus in ______, at the age of 20, Kim enrolled in the 3-year program offered at the Department of Arts at Nihon University in Tokyo.
  53. Complete the sentence about Tripitaka Koreana with the correct year: In ______, it was moved to Haeinsa, where it has remained housed in four buildings.
  54. Complete the sentence about Son Heung-min with the correct year: In ______–20, Son scored a solo effort in the league that earned him the FIFA Puskás Award.
  55. Complete the sentence about Son Heung-min with the correct year: In April ______, he became the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals.
  56. Complete the sentence about Hong Myung-bo with the correct year: Hong was selected for the South Korea national team for the ______ FIFA World Cup just four months after his international debut.
  57. Complete the sentence about Hong Myung-bo with the correct year: Hong was selected for the South Korea Universiade team for the ______ tournament.
  58. Complete the sentence about Hong Myung-bo with the correct year: Hong's talent started to receive attention internationally at the ______ FIFA World Cup.
  59. Complete the sentence about 2002 FIFA World Cup with the correct year: South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May ______.
  60. Complete the sentence about 1988 Summer Olympics with the correct year: The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the ______ Games, with 55 and 132 respectively.
  61. Complete the sentence about 1988 Summer Olympics with the correct year: A boycott of the ______ Seoul Olympics took place, with North Korea along with its allies Cuba, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Madagas…
  62. Complete the sentence about 1988 Summer Olympics with the correct year: For South Korea, the ______ Olympics was a symbolic milestone that elevated its international standing while fostering national…
  63. Complete the sentence about 1988 Summer Olympics with the correct year: Seoul was chosen to host the Summer Games through a vote held on 30 September ______, finishing ahead of Nagoya, Japan.
  64. Complete the sentence about 2018 Winter Olympics with the correct year: The hosts, South Korea, ranked seventh overall at the ______ Winter Games, with five gold medals and 17 overall medals.
  65. Complete the sentence about PyeongChang with the correct year: An administrator for the region was sent from the central government, and it became independent of Wonju in ______.
  66. Complete the sentence about PyeongChang with the correct year: After the territory was divided into 23 districts in ______ with the 8-provincial system abolished, it was included in Chugju-bu.
  67. Complete the sentence about PyeongChang with the correct year: When a 13-provincial system was enacted in ______, it was involved in Gangwon-do.
  68. Complete the sentence about Ryu Hyun-jin with the correct year: During the ______ World Series, Ryu became the first Korean pitcher to start in a World Series game.
  69. Complete the sentence about Ryu Hyun-jin with the correct year: In ______, he finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting and was named an All-Star for the first time.
  70. Complete the sentence about Ryu Hyun-jin with the correct year: Ryu was born in Incheon, South Korea on March 25, ______, and attended Incheon's Dongsan High School.
  71. Complete the sentence about Ryu Hyun-jin with the correct year: In ______, Ryu underwent Tommy John surgery and did not pitch in any official games.
  72. Complete the sentence about Park Chan-ho with the correct year: Chan Ho Park was born in Gongju, South Korea, on June 30, ______.
  73. Complete the sentence about Park Chan-ho with the correct year: Park was a sophomore at Hanyang University, Seoul in ______ when he was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
  74. Complete the sentence about Samsung Lions with the correct year: The Samsung Lions were founded in ______ as one of the original six KBO League teams.
  75. Complete the sentence about Korean archery with the correct year: Although Joseon adopted the arquebus during the Imjin War, the gakgung retained its position of importance in the military until the r…
  76. Complete the sentence about Korean archery with the correct year: In ______, the visiting Prince Heinrich of Prussia expressed his astonishment to Emperor Gojong at a traditional archery demonstration…
  77. Complete the sentence about Park Tae-hwan with the correct year: On September 27, ______, Park was born in Seoul, South Korea to a middle-class family.
  78. Complete the sentence about LPGA with the correct year: In ______, a Certificate of Incorporation was issued to the Ladies Professional Golf Association by the State of New York.
  79. Complete the sentence about LPGA with the correct year: The first LPGA tournament was the ______ Tampa Women's Open, held at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Florida.
  80. Complete the sentence about LPGA with the correct year: In ______, the LPGA hosted its first tournament outside the United States at the Havana Open in Havana, Cuba.
  81. Complete the sentence about Se Ri Pak with the correct year: Pak joined the LPGA Tour full-time for the year ______, crowning her rookie season with victories in two majors: the McDonald's LPGA Champi…
  82. Complete the sentence about Kim Yeon-koung with the correct year: Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in ______ after playing for Heungkuk Life in South Korea for four seasons and JT Marv…
  83. Complete the sentence about StarCraft with the correct year: Blizzard Entertainment began planning StarCraft in ______ with a development team led by Metzen and Phinney.
  84. Complete the sentence about StarCraft with the correct year: The game debuted at the ______ Electronic Entertainment Expo and used a modified Warcraft II game engine.
  85. Complete the sentence about StarCraft with the correct year: In ______, StarCraft: Ghost began development under Nihilistic Software.
  86. Complete the sentence about StarCraft with the correct year: In ______, a single-player nine-mission pack, Nova Covert Ops, was released in form of DLC.
  87. Complete the sentence about T1 with the correct year: In April ______, South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom began sponsoring the team, officially creating the team SK Telecom T1.
  88. Complete the sentence about T1 with the correct year: On December 13, ______, SK Telecom expanded into League of Legends esports by acquiring the roster of Eat Sleep Game, and created the team SK Tele…
  89. Complete the sentence about Manhwa with the correct year: Popular artist Kim Yong-hwan started Korea's first comic magazine, Manhwa Haengjin, in ______, but it was quickly shut down because the author…
  90. Complete the sentence about Manhwa with the correct year: The term was first coined on 8 August ______, by Chollian, one of South Korea's oldest and now discontinued internet service engines.
  91. Complete the sentence about PC bang with the correct year: PC bangs rose to popularity following the release of the PC game StarCraft in ______.
  92. Complete the sentence about PC bang with the correct year: As of ______, 25 million citizens were using the Internet, and 14.4 million Korean homes were equipped with Internet access.
  93. Complete the sentence about Korean traditional medicine with the correct year: The suppression lasted until ______, when Korea was freed from the Japanese rule.
  94. Complete the sentence about Korean calligraphy with the correct year: Even after the invention of the Korean alphabet Hangul in ______, Korean calligraphers preferred Chinese characters as they saw it…
  95. Complete the sentence about Gimjang with the correct year: Gimjang was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in December ______ and the 133rd Korean Intangible Cultural Property.
  96. Complete the sentence about Jeju horse with the correct year: According to another record, Jeju continued to import Mongolian horses for more than a century, until ______.
  97. Complete the sentence about Pungmul with the correct year: In ______, Binari in New York was established and Sori, formed on the University of California, Berkeley.
  98. Complete the sentence about Arirang with the correct year: According to Professor Keith Howard, Arirang originated in the mountainous regions of Jeongseon, Gangwon, and the first mention of the song w…
  99. Complete the sentence about Arirang with the correct year: The first known recording of "Arirang" was made in ______ by American ethnologist Alice C.
  100. Complete the sentence about Arirang with the correct year: Korean protesters sang "Arirang" during the March First Movement, a Korean demonstration against the Japanese Empire, in ______.

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