# Quiz on Korea

Quiz on Korea is a South Korean television game show organized as part of an annual international public diplomacy program 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".

## 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 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. Since its inception the grand prize for the overall winner has been a brand new Hyundai car.

## Eligibility

* Foreign nationals who speak Korean and/or English.
* Individuals and his/her immediate families shall not be of Korean nationality or ethnicity.

## 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.
List of participating countries :
| Country | Representative | Displayed name |
| Austria | Lilith-Isa Samer | 릴리트 |
| Azerbaijan | Gunel Nuraddinova | 규넬 |
| Bangladesh | Samia Shamim | 사미아 |
| Belarus | Alesia Nelep | 알레샤 |
| Canada | Marc Lacoste Tremblay | 마크 |
| China | Zeng Shibo | 수빈 |
| Colombia | Isabel Rincon | 이사벨 |
| Costa Rica | Katherine Arburola | 케터린 |
| Dominican Republic | Veronica Maria Hernandez Padron | 베로니카 |
| Egypt | Nancy Awad Ahmed | 낸시 |
| El Salvador | Maria Jose Carranza | 마호 |
| Guatemala | Liliana Maribel Arroyo Gramajo | 릴리아나 |
| Israel | Nir Roiter | 니르 |
| Kazakhstan | Mussabekova Gaukhar | 가우하라 |
| Morocco | Rachida Benabbou | 라시다 |
| Paraguay | Micaela Moreno | 미카 |
| Panama | Marie Diaz-Gomez | 마리 |
| Saudi Arabia | Maryam Alseini | 마리암 |
| Switzerland | Ulrich Gysel | 울리 |
| Tajikistan | Surkhova Farzona | 파르조나 |
| United States | Tamar Herman | 타마르 |
| Uzbekistan | Erdanova Hulkar | 홀카르 |
| Vietnam | Vo thi Lan da | 란다 |
The final was held on August 31, 2012, and was broadcast on KBS1 on September 30 during Chuseok.
The MCs were:
* Shin Dong-yup (신동엽), a comedian,
* Kim Hong Seong (김홍성), a KBS announcer,
* Sooyoung (최수영), a K-pop star from the girl group Girls' Generation.
Entertainment between rounds was provided by:
* KARA - "Pandora"
* EXO-K - "Mama"
The overall winner of Quiz on Korea was Hulkar Erdonova, a student from Uzbekistan.

## Second Quiz on Korea

Thirty countries participated. The final of the second Quiz on Korea was held on August 31, 2013, and was broadcast on KBS 1 on September 19 during Chuseok.
List of participating countries :
| Country | Representative | Displayed name |
| Austria | Nicola Hoff | 니콜라 |
| Bangladesh | Md Harun Or Rashid | 하룬 |
| Belgium | Kurt Jackie Van Vlaenderen | 꾸르트 |
| Brazil | Emilly Mie Da Silva Takahashi | 에밀리 |
| Cambodia | Buntheng Chheav | 분테잉 |
| Canada | Marie Eve Dicaire | 마리 |
| Costa Rica | Minor Eduardo Quesada Grosso | 마이노르 |
| Dominican Republic | Paloma Roser Martinez Vasquez | 팔로마 |
| Egypt | Mahasen Mohamed Gad | 마하센 |
| India | Ravi Shankar Choudhary | 라비 |
| Indonesia | Ade Triana Lolitasari | 룰리 |
| Ireland | Alana Mary Obrien | 앨라나 |
| Israel | Mor Abutbul | 모르 |
| Jordan | Yasmeen Husamkhale Awwad | 야스민 |
| Morocco | Sara Essouar | 사라 |
| New Zealand | Michael Christopher Smith | 마이클 |
| China | Lili Xie | 사려려 |
| Pakistan | Hafiz Muhammad Aslam | 아슬람 |
| Paraguay | Gabriel Mercado Melgarejo | 가브리엘 |
| South Africa | Hirtenfelder Oliver | 올리버 |
| Rwanda | Honore Hirwa | 호노르 |
| Slovakia | Hana Ticha | 하나 |
| Switzerland | Imran Rashid Hafeez | 임란 |
| Tajikistan | Nazira Benazirova | 나지라 |
| Turkey | Berkay Paylar | 베르카이 |
| Uganda | Clara Kagoya | 클레라 |
| United Kingdom | Tirenioluwa Ojurereoluwa | 티레니 |
| United States | Steven Luu | 스티븐 |
| Uzbekistan | Khilolakhon Kholiddinova | 힐롤라 |
| Vietnam | Han Quynh Anh Le | 아인 |
The MCs were:
* Hui-jae Lee (이휘재), a comedian,
* Ga Aeran (가애란), a KBS announcer, and
* Jae Kyung (재경), a K-pop star from the girl group Rainbow.
Entertainment between rounds was provided by:
* Crayon Pop - "Bar Bar Bar" (Hangul: 빠빠빠)
* B.A.P - "Badman"
* KARA - "Runaway"
The overall winner of the second Quiz on Korea was Michael Smith from New Zealand.

## Third Quiz on Korea

Twenty-one countries participated. The final of the third Quiz on Korea was held on September 5, 2014, and was broadcast on KBS 1 on September 9 during Chuseok.
List of participating countries :
| Country | Representative | Displayed name |
| Mongolia | Bilguun Gantsereg | 빌궁 |
| Philippines | Dianne Young | 다이앤 |
| Kazakhstan | Akzira Abuova | 악지라 |
| Iran | Shaghayegh Vezvaei | 샤거옉 |
| New Zealand | Stuart Thomas | 스튜어트 |
| UAE | Hessa Alhemein | 헤싸 |
| India | Chhavi Sahal | 샤비 |
| China | Jianrong Liu | 유건용 |
| Guatemala | Evelyn Castellanos | 에볼린 |
| Malaysia | Zulhilmi Zamir | 줄힐미 |
| Norway | Jarne Byhre | 야네 |
| Uruguay | Tania Perez | 타니아 |
| Saudi Arabia | Hussah Alzoghaib | 후싸 |
| Colombia | Catalina Arias Vanegas | 카타리나 |
| United States | Shirley Yeh | 셜리 |
| Germany | Hiko Paschke | 힐코 |
| Portugal | Joana da Silva | 주아나 |
| Bulgaria | Radostina Peycheva | 라도스티나 |
| Singapore | Su-mei Tan | 진수미 |
| Myanmar | Theint Tun | 떼잉 |
| Poland | Monika Olszynska | 모니카 |