These Korean War trivia questions ask dates, places, commanders and documents in four rounds: Korea before June 1950, the invasion, Pusan and Incheon, China enters and the line holds, and the talks, the armistice and after.
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Trivia questions on the Korean War, in order
Korea before June 1950 runs from the Eulsa Treaty to the two governments of 1948. Invasion, Pusan and Incheon covers the summer and fall of 1950. China enters and the line holds asks Wake Island, Ridgway and the Kansas Line. The last round has Kaesong, Panmunjom and the demilitarized zone.
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Which easy Korean War trivia questions open a round well?
On which date did North Korea invade South Korea? Where did United Nations forces land on September 15, 1950? Which president ordered American forces to Korea? The answers are June 25, 1950, Inchon and Harry S. Truman.
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The answers were read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Korean War, linked from every question. The article writes its dates day first; the questions write them month first.
At which conference of 1943 did China, the United Kingdom and the United States decide that Korea should in due course become free and independent?Answer: The Cairo Conference. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
At which conference of December 1945 was a five-year trusteeship for Korea agreed?Answer: The Moscow Conference. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Between which years was Korea a colony ruled by the Empire of Japan?Answer: 1910 to 1945. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
For how many weeks did the Red Army halt at the dividing line in August 1945 to await the arrival of American forces?Answer: Three. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In which language was the south to be governed officially under Proclamation No. 1?Answer: English. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In which year did the two zones form governments of their own?Answer: 1948. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In which year was the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea founded?Answer: 1919. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which American general arrived at Incheon on September 8, 1945 to accept the Japanese surrender in the south?Answer: John R. Hodge. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which general issued Proclamation No. 1 to the people of Korea on September 7, 1945?Answer: Douglas MacArthur. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which resolution of the United Nations General Assembly called for an election to create an independent Korea?Answer: Resolution 112. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which treaty of 1905 made the Korean Empire a protectorate of Japan?Answer: The Eulsa Treaty. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which two American colonels chose the dividing line on August 11, 1945?Answer: Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
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About what share of Korea lay inside the perimeter of August 1950?Answer: 10 percent. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
By early August 1950 the defenders held only a perimeter in the southeast, named after which port?Answer: Pusan. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
By which name is the war usually known in South Korea, after the date it began?Answer: The 625 War. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
From which Japanese port did the 1st Cavalry Division embark in July 1950?Answer: Yokohama. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
How much did Congress agree in August 1950 to appropriate for military action?Answer: $12 billion. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which date did North Korea invade South Korea?Answer: June 25, 1950. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which date in 1950 did United Nations forces recapture Seoul?Answer: September 25. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
What did North Korea call its invasion?Answer: Operation Pokpung. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
What was the name of the force of 540 soldiers in the first significant American engagement of the war, at Osan?Answer: Task Force Smith. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Where did United Nations forces land on September 15, 1950?Answer: Inchon. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which capital did the northern army capture on June 28, 1950?Answer: Seoul. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which northern capital did United Nations forces capture in October 1950?Answer: Pyongyang. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which president ordered American forces to Korea in June 1950?Answer: Harry S. Truman. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which river defined the line of the perimeter held in the southeast in August 1950?Answer: The Nakdong. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which river forms the border with China that the advance approached in the fall of 1950?Answer: The Yalu. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Whose government of the Republic of Korea was restored on September 29, 1950?Answer: Syngman Rhee. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Why did the Soviet Union not veto the Security Council resolutions of June 1950?Answer: It had been boycotting the Council since January. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
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How many times did Seoul change hands within a year?Answer: Four. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In which Chinese city was a conference called in November 1951 on the supply problems of the army?Answer: Shenyang. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which date did Seoul fall for the second time?Answer: January 4, 1951. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which date did the first confrontation between Chinese and American forces take place?Answer: November 1, 1950. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which date in 1950 did Chinese forces cross the border river and enter the war?Answer: October 19. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
On which Pacific island did Truman and MacArthur meet on October 15, 1950?Answer: Wake Island. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
To which line north of the 38th parallel did United Nations forces advance in the spring of 1951?Answer: The Kansas Line. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
What did the reconnaissance in force ordered on January 25, 1951 become known as?Answer: Operation Thunderbolt. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
What was the Chinese force called that entered the war on the side of the North?Answer: The People's Volunteer Army. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which operation of March 1951 drove the northern and Chinese armies out of Seoul?Answer: Operation Ripper. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which resolution of the General Assembly, passed on February 1, 1951, condemned the People's Republic of China as an aggressor?Answer: Resolution 498. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Who took command of the Eighth Army on December 26, 1950?Answer: Matthew Ridgway. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Whom did Mao appoint as field commander on November 13, 1950?Answer: Peng Dehuai. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
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About how many dollars did the American government spend on the fighting in Korea?Answer: $30 billion. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
About how much territory did South Korea gain, net, from the truce settlement?Answer: 4,000 square kilometers. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
By which name have the border incidents of 1966 to 1969 been called?Answer: The Second Korean War. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
For how long did the armistice negotiations go on?Answer: Over two years. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In its eastern part, where does the demilitarized zone run in relation to the 38th parallel?Answer: North of it. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
In which two places were the armistice talks held?Answer: First Kaesong, then Panmunjom. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953. What did the new Soviet leaders then call for in Korea?Answer: An end to the fighting. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Members of the armed forces of which two countries have served near the demilitarized zone on a neutral supervisory commission since 1953?Answer: Switzerland and Sweden. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
What share of the heavy industry of Korea lay in the North in 1945?Answer: 80 percent. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which commission was born of the General Assembly resolution on the armistice of December 3, 1952?Answer: The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which country entered NATO in 1952?Answer: Turkey. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which country proposed the armistice plan that the General Assembly accepted on December 3, 1952?Answer: India. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which treaty did South Korea and the United States sign in 1953?Answer: A Mutual Defense Treaty. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War
Which zone did the armistice agreement establish?Answer: The Korean Demilitarized Zone. Source: Wikipedia: Korean War