Why did North Korea kidnap South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok & actor Choi Eun-hee in 1978

To build a North Korean film industry

What is referred to as the Arduous March in North Korea?

The devastating famine in which many ppl died in the 1990s

Which item of clothing belonging to late leader Kim Jong-il has been lauded by state media?

The field jacket he wore on inspection visits

Why was Kim Jong-nam thought to have fallen from his father’s favour?

used a fake passport to try to visit tokyo disneyland

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Why did North Korea kidnap South Korean film director Shin Sang-ok & actor Choi Eun-hee in 1978
To train them as North Korean agents and send them back
As hostages in a political dispute
To build a North Korean film industry
Kim Jong-il disapproved of their movies as south propaganda
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What is referred to as the Arduous March in North Korea?
The devastating famine in which many ppl died in the 1990s
miltary parade held on Victory Day marking end of Korean war
The return of North Korean soldiers during the Korean War
Kim Jong-il’s field visits in the months before his death
3
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Junichiro Koizumi, of Japan
Lee Kuan Yew
Bill Clinton, of the US
Jiang Zemin, of China
4
Which item of clothing belonging to late leader Kim Jong-il has been lauded by state media?
The field jacket he wore on inspection visits
The platform shoes which added to his stature
The furry hat which kept him warm in bitter winters
The jumpsuit he often wore to meetings
5
RANDOM TRIVIA: In North Korea, you are forced to choose one of 28 govt approved
Clothes
Haircuts
Cars
Schools
6
North Korean Researchers have concluded that North Korea is the _ happiest country in the world
most
2nd
3rd
4th
7
When did North and South Korea sign their peace treaty?
1950
1953
1989
never
8
Which of the following cannot be bought legally in Pyongyang
Kim Jong-il’s book On The Art Of The Cinema
A mobile phone
A Gangnam Style CD
An Espresso
9
Which has not been intercepted en route to North Korea in contravention of sanctions
anti-aircraft missiles
brown sugar
Aluminium tubes which could be used in centrifuges
tap-dancing shoes
10
Why was Kim Jong-nam thought to have fallen from his father’s favour?
disapproved of country's nuclear programme
tried to defect to south korea
used a fake passport to try to visit tokyo disneyland
questioned country's economic policies
11
What foodstuff has become hugely popular on the North Korean black market
Sushi
South Korean XO Kimchi
Choco Pies
Doughnuts
12
How many people are believed to be in political prison camps in North Korea
80,000-200,000
15,000-40,000
500-1200
1 million
13
How did former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright describe Kim Jong-il after meeting him?
A tactical genius
Utterly deluded
Smart and well-informed
Fanatical

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