Hwatu Trivia Quiz: 10 Questions — How Many Can You Get Right?

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How well do you know Hwatu (Korean flower cards)? Here is a light true/false and multiple-choice quiz with 10 questions. You don’t need paper or a pencil; solving them in your head is enough. The answers are collected at the bottom, so pick one for each question first and then check.

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Which months are these cards?
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 Hwatu card 12_0

O/X Quiz (5 questions)

Question 1

Hwatu has 48 cards in total. (O / X)

Question 2

The Rain Bright (Bi-gwang) is a card in November. (O / X)

Question 3

Hwatu is made up of 12 months with 4 cards each. (O / X)

Question 4

In Japanese Hanafuda, November is the willow (Rain) and December is the paulownia, so the order is the same as in Korea. (O / X)

Question 5

Godori means collecting the three birds on the Animal cards of February, April and August. (O / X)

Multiple-Choice Quiz (5 questions)

Question 6

Which choice lists only the months that contain a Bright (光)?

  • ① Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
  • ② Jan, Mar, Aug, Nov, Dec
  • ③ Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct
  • ④ May, Jul, Sep, Nov

Question 7

Which animal is drawn on the July Hwatu card?

  • ① Deer
  • ② Boar
  • ③ Butterfly
  • ④ Crane

Question 8

Which animal is drawn on the October Maple card?

  • ① Deer
  • ② Boar
  • ③ Phoenix
  • ④ Frog

Question 9

Nintendo is said to have started in Kyoto in 1889 by making this. What is it?

  • ① Video game consoles
  • ② Hanafuda (Hwatu)
  • ③ Go stones
  • ④ Janggi boards

Question 10

Which group of months makes the Blue Ribbons (the blue ribbon cards)?

  • ① Jan, Feb, Mar
  • ② Apr, May, Jul
  • ③ Jun, Sep, Oct
  • ④ Aug, Nov, Dec
The answers are below. Pick yours in your heart first!

Answers and Explanations

Q. No. 1 Answer: O
Hwatu is 12 months × 4 cards = 48 cards.
Q. No. 2 Answer: X
The Rain Bright (Bi-gwang) is the December card. November is the Paulownia (Ttong-gwang, the Paulownia Bright).
Q. No. 3 Answer: O
Each month has 4 cards with the same flower picture.
Q. No. 4 Answer: X
The order is different. In Japanese Hanafuda, November is the willow (Rain) and December is the paulownia. In Korea, November is the paulownia and December is the Rain.
Q. No. 5 Answer: O
The three Animal (bird) cards of February Plum, April Black Clover and August Pampas make Godori.
Q. No. 6 Answer: ②
There are five Brights: January Pine, March Cherry, August Pampas (the full moon), November Paulownia and December Rain.
Q. No. 7 Answer: ②
The July Red Clover card has a boar on it.
Q. No. 8 Answer: ①
The October Maple card has a deer.
Q. No. 9 Answer: ②
Nintendo is said to have started in 1889 in Kyoto, when Fusajiro Yamauchi made Hanafuda. Today it is famous as a game company.
Q. No. 10 Answer: ③
Blue Ribbons are made from the ribbons of June Peony, September Chrysanthemum and October Maple. Red Ribbons are January, February and March, and Grass Ribbons are April, May and July.
Score table
  • 9–10 correct: A Hwatu master! At the next round, people will call you a wise elder
  • 6–8 correct: You know quite a lot. Expert level is just around the corner
  • 3–5 correct: You’ve only just begun. Read one article at a time and you’ll improve fast
  • 0–2 correct: That’s okay, you can start learning today
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