Transportations
What is the subway system in Hong Kong called?
MTR
List one restaurant in Victoria that you can find Hong Kong food at.
Lin Heung, 華麗園
What holiday do we celebrate in most places of Asia during January or February?
Chinese/ Lunar New Year
Which country colonized Hong Kong for around 100 years between 1941 - 1997 (except for 1941-1945)?
Hong Kong was British Colony.
How do you say “Hello” in Cantonese?
Hi, Hello, 哈囉, 你好 Nei5 Hou2
What is the starting price for the taxi fare in Hong Kong?
a. HKD22(CAD3.88) b. HKD24(CAD4.23)
c. HKD 27(CAD4.76) d. HKD30(CAD5.29)
c. HKD 27(CAD4.76)
List 1 dimsum you will find in a typical Chinese Restaurant in Hong Kong.
Shu mai, Har gao... any dimsum.
What festivals would Chinese people eat mooncakes?
Mid-autumn festival (中秋節）
What is the tallest building in Hong Kong?
a. IFC b.ICC c. Central Plaza d. Bank of China Tower
b. ICC (International Commerce Centre)
Does Hong Kong have the smallest Disneyland in the world? Yes or No
Yes
What is the only transportation in Hong Kong where you pay before you exit?
Ding ding (tram)
Which of the followings is not considered as street food in Hong Kong?
a. Bubble Waffle (雞蛋仔) b. Faux shark fin soup(碗仔翅) c. Cantonese Sponge Cake(馬拉糕).
c. Cantonese Sponge Cake (馬拉糕）
Three things Chinese people would do during Chinese New Year.
- Give out red envelopes（紅包）
- Eat Turnip cakes/ Nian Gao （蘿蔔糕/年糕）
- Clean the house in and out (大掃除)
- Stick fai chun around the house （揮春）
- Visit relatives to bai nian (拜年）
What was Hong Kong before it became an international financial centre? (hint: before it became a British colony)
Fishing village and salt production site.
Which is the correct description of purple Bauhinia (Hong Kong national flower)?
Laboratory-grown species or Cannot reproduce on their own (Choose one)
Cannot reproduce on their own
What is the longest escalator in all of the MTR train stations in Hong Kong?
Central station/The Central Mid-Levels
(it is the longest outdoor covered escalator system; over 800m in distance)
What 2 kinds of sauce does 鴛鴦炒飯contain each side? (Show picture)
Tomato Sauce（茄汁）and Hong Kong Style Mornay Sauce (白汁）
What festival would we eat zongzi (粽子)?
Dragon Boat Festival (端午節)
How many districts are there in Hong Kong?
18 districts.
How many coins of $1 or more can be paid per trade (eg paying for a taxi)?
$100hkd ($17cad) or $300 ($52cad)
$100hkd ($17cad)
What is Hong Kong’s first locomotive transportation system?
Hong Kong Peak Tram
What does 靚仔 (handsome guy) mean in terms of a dish in 茶餐廳(Hong Kong Style Restaurant)？
白飯
What are two things that people in Cheung Chau (長洲) would do to celebrate Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival (長洲太平清醮 )?
- Floating Children Parade (飄色巡遊)
- Bun Scrambling Contest (搶包山比賽)
What’s the tallest peak in the whole of Hong Kong?
Tai Mo Shan (大帽山)
Which rainstorm warning signal had been cancelled?
Torrential rain 橙色暴雨警告 or Green rain 綠色暴雨警告
Green rain 綠色暴雨警告