Tag: Korea

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It’s is no secret that the last time England won the Football World Cup was in 1966.
However, the tournament was also the debut tournament for two teams. The first was Portugal. The second was a country from Asia.
Identify the second country.

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North Korea
North Korea actually beat Italy 1–0 on the way to reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost to Portugal 5–3.
North Korea & England were not the best friends at the time. Read about the Political Gymnastics the hosts (England) did for the event.

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Some people trace back the origin of this movement to the movie Jurassic Park (1993), which showed that movies (or media in general) can have a huge potential, even more than the sales of a large car company.
This prompted the government of the time to invest in cultural exports. 30 years later, this has translated one of the most popular YouTube videos of all times, a barrage of TV shows and world famous music bands.
What is the name of the movement/country it is associated with?

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Hallyu or the Korean Wave
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