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May 16, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: Seoul, South Korea Packing Round 1. The Korean ALPHABET has only been in use sine the 15th Century. 2. In 1910 JAPAN annexed Korea. 3. The Presidential residence in Seoul is called the BLUE House. 4. To celebrate the birthday of BUDDAH a lantern festival parade is held each year. 5. South Korea is a world leader in FISHING. 6. The WON is the currency of South Korea. Picture of Seoul Departure Round 1. A staple dish of Korea of grated vegetables and spices which is left to ferment is KIMCHI 2. Seoul is home to KIMPO International Airport. 3. The geomungo is a commonly used folk musical instrument. What is it? ZITHER 4.This river bisects Seoul. HAN 5. A form of martial arts developed in Korea is TAEKWONDO. Picture of Olympic Monument On Tour Round 1. There are two counting systems, one for money and one for DAYS. 2. This site is where the reading of the Declaration of Independence took place. TAPKOL PARK 3. Sokchonje is an event that happens twice a year in the LUNAR calendar. 4. Korea comes from the KORYO dynasty. 5. SUWON is a fortress city just south of Seoul. 6. A "Tol" is a Korean CEREMONY. 7. A dish whose English meaning is "fire beef" is PULGOGI. Picture of river bridge and "63 Building" 8. On Lunar New Year's Day residents of Seoul often play games of DICE. 9.Ssanghwa is an herbal tea with EGG YOLK floating in it. (Yum, Yum.) 10. This Seoul landmark was built on Mount Namsan. SEOUL TOWER 11. Sijo and Gasa are traditional forms of POETRY. 12. Seoul history dates from 1392, the beginning of the YI dynasty. Bonus question 1 Picture of Seoul One of the most impressive, the NTS Building was built by this company based in Seoul SAMSUNG. Bonus question 2 Find Seoul on the map, Area 1 Slide Show 1. Seoul translated means center of EVERYTHING. 2. The Olympic Monument, the Peace Gate park honors Olympians of the 1988 SEOUL SUMMER OLYMPICS. 3. Seoul's "63 Building" has an IMAX Theater, bowling alley and AQUARIUM. 4. Kyongbokkung, one of the best known palaces, was built by T'AEJO. Congratulations to the 14 teams that knew more about Seoul than we did. Paul had been to the 1988 Olympics and came up with some really good answers. We would have been absolutely lost without him! Have a great week! Betty, LEOASC |