Chinese officials irked by the success of a soap opera from South Korea

Mar. 24, 2014

Q: A South Korean soap opera called “My Love from the Star” has taken China by storm, leaving officials bemoaning why China can’t make a show as good and as big of a hit. Where is South Korea?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The domination of Japanese comics and Korean soap operas in Chinese pop culture upsets officials. China imports the most goods from which country?

A. Japan

B. South Korea

C. Taiwan

D. United States

Q: South Korea's pop culture has spread to nations ranging from India to Romania, including the last foreign country to rule over the entire Korean Peninsula . . .

A. Japan

B. Manchuria

C. Russia

D. United States

Q: South Korea shares a heavily fortified land border with North Korea and oversea borders with China and Japan. What body of water is west of South Korea?

A. Sea of Japan

B. China Gulf

C. Korea Strait

D. Yellow Sea

Q: Korean culture dates back thousands of years. What was first invented by the Koreans?

A. Paper-making

B. Gunpowder

C. Movable metal type

D. Noodles

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