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November 25 – December 1, 2024
Editor’s note
A corner that expands the culture and common sense of news consumers through Hankook Ilbo articles that have been turned into quizzes.
1. What is the name of the country in parentheses in the text below?
South Korea and ( _____ ), which is about to celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, established a strategic partnership on the 25th. It was also decided to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries by next year. (omitted) The Look East Policy is a national development policy promoted by former Prime Minister Mahathir in the early 1980s using Korea and Japan as role models. (Page 4 of November 26th)
2. What are the appropriate words to put in parentheses in the following article?
It was found that the number of users of ( _______ ), which is called a counterpart to social networking service (SNS) X (formerly Twitter This is because users who are tired of X’s rightward shift are choosing (________) as an alternative rather than threads. (Page 12, November 25th)
3. In the article below, what words are in parentheses?
The Korean Missile Defense System (KAMD) is an abnormal MD system that focuses only on the ( ____ ) stage, where the target is the fastest and most difficult to intercept. (omitted) With these interception systems, it is difficult to intercept North Korea’s mid- to long-range missile high-angle firing attack that imitates the Russian ICBM’s short-range firing. (Page 25, November 27)
4. What is the name of the organization in parentheses in the following article? Badminton star Ahn Se-young (________) announced her splendid return by winning her second international competition after the 2024 Paris Olympics. (omitted) She easily defeated China’s Gao Fangjie 2-0 in the women’s singles final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 China Masters held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China, and took the top spot. (November 25, page 19)
5. Which cryptocurrency will be included in parentheses in the following article?
An incident in which 58 billion won worth of virtual assets were stolen from a domestic virtual asset exchange five years ago was confirmed to be the work of North Korea. (omitted) The National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency announced on the 21st that it determined that North Korea was responsible for the theft of 342,000 (____________) stored by Upbit in November 2019. (Page 1, November 22nd)
6. What are the appropriate words to put in parentheses in the following passage? It is said that they are not a species that is popularly loved because of their appearance, and that they do not receive special attention and protection due to the stigma of being a vector of infectious diseases. One scientist said, “What would it have been like if koalas had been treated like that?” and warned of a future climate crisis, saying, “( _____ ) is the canary in the coal mine.” (November 26, page 26)
*14th correct answer and winner: 1-③, 2-④, 3-⑤, 4-①, 5-②, 6-Kim Gane / Kwon * Hoon Shin * Gye Jeong * Ok readers
※If you write down the correct answer and send it to [email protected], we will send ’70 Years of Hankook Ilbo Records’, a history of the Hankook Ilbo over 70 years, to three people through a drawing.
▦15th Quiz Entry Deadline: December 2 (Monday) 6:00 PM
▦Contents: △Quiz answers △Contact information (mobile phone) △Address for receiving the manuscript
*The 15th correct answer will be announced in the next round (December 5th).
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