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Public holidays in South Korea - Quiz
Contributed by: Collier
  • 1. How many main categories do public holidays in South Korea belong to?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 2. What is the Korean term for a National day?
A) Gukgigeayangil
B) Gukgyeongil
C) Gonghyuil
D) Taegukgi
  • 3. What happens on a public holiday (gonghyuil) regarding work?
A) Only government employees get a day off
B) Businesses are legally closed permanently
C) The general working population gets a day off
D) Everyone must work extra hours
  • 4. Are employers legally required to pay employees on public holidays?
A) Only if requested in advance
B) No
C) Only for government workers
D) Yes
  • 5. Do all categories of holidays share the same legal basis?
A) No, each category has a different legal basis
B) Yes, they share a single law
C) Only national days and flag-raising days share a law
D) Only public holidays have a legal basis
  • 6. What do national celebration days celebrate?
A) Mournful events
B) Agricultural seasons exclusively
C) Events considered joyous to Korea
D) Historical battles only
  • 7. When was Independence Declaration Day (March 1) first stipulated?
A) 1949
B) 1948
C) 2005
D) 1946
  • 8. When was the Government of the Republic of Korea established?
A) 1946
B) 1949
C) 1948
D) 2005
  • 9. Which law provided the four major National Celebration Days in 1949?
A) Regulations on Holidays of Public Agencies
B) Article 8 of the Constitution
C) National Flag Law
D) The Law Concerning the National Celebration Days
  • 10. How many major National Celebration Days were initially provided in 1949?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 11. In what year did Hangul Day become a National Celebration day?
A) 1949
B) 1946
C) 2005
D) 1948
  • 12. Hangul Day became the ___ National Celebration day.
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 6th
  • 13. Which article of the National Flag Law provides national flag raising days?
A) Article 1
B) Article 5
C) Article 8
D) Article 10
  • 14. How is the flag raised on Memorial Day?
A) It is not raised at all
B) Half staff
C) At the very top
D) Upside down
  • 15. Which of the following is specifically listed as a flag-raising day besides National Celebration Days and Memorial Day?
A) Lunar New Year's Day
B) Armed Forces Day
C) Chuseok
D) Buddha's Birthday
  • 16. What is promoted to be raised at every house and along every roadside on flag-raising days?
A) The taegukgi
B) The presidential flag
C) The national flower
D) A white flag
  • 17. Which regulation provides public days off?
A) Regulations on Holidays of Public Agencies
B) National Flag Law
C) The Law Concerning the National Celebration Days
D) The Labor Standards Act
  • 18. To whom did the 'Regulations on Holidays of Public Agencies' originally apply?
A) Schools only
B) Only private businesses
C) Government and public offices
D) Foreign workers
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