Country Facts
Which country recorded the hottest temperature in modern history of 56.7 degrees celcius?
a) United States of America
b) Mali
c) Kuwait
United States of America (Death Valley, California)
What does "dwarf planet" mean?
a) A small planet that orbits the sun.
b) A planet that was created from small pieces of another planet.
c) A smaller planet that orbits another planet.
A small planet that orbits the sun.
What's the fastest animal in the world?
a) Lion
b) Jaguar
c) Cheetah
Cheetah
What's the deadliest octopus?
a) Wolfi octopus
b) Giant pacific ocotpus
c) blue ringed octopus
blue ringed octopus
What number is considered bad luck in Hong Kong?
4
Which country has the second largest population on Eart?
a) China
b) Nigeria
c) India
India has the second largest population in the world, with just under 1.4 billion inhabitants
What's the hottest planet in the solar system with its surface being around 465 degrees celcius?
a)Jupiter
b) Venus
c) Mars
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. The surface of Venus is approximately 465°C!
What's the slowest creature/animal/insect on in the world?
a) Banana slug
b) Sloth
c) Garden Snail
The Banana Slug is so slow that the top speed of the slug has been recorded at 0.3 kilometres per hour.
True. This allows the dolphin to monitor what’s going on around them and to control their breathing.
Hong Kong has the world's longest escalator. Where in Hong Kong is it located?
A) Tsim Sha Tsui
B) Sai Yin Pun
C) Central
C) Central
Which country has the largest percentage of total population over the age of 65 years in 2021?
a) Italy
b)China
c) Japan
Japan has the oldest population of the world with 29 percent of Japanese people being over 65.
How many planets are there in the solar system?
a) 8
b)9
c)10
There are 8 planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
a) five and a half months.
b) six and a half months.
c) seven and a half months.
Black bears can hibernate for up to seven and a half months without drinking water, eating food or defecating.
Which of these jellyfish lives forever?
a) Longlife jellyfish
b) immortal jellyfish
c) Orange clammed jellyfish
Immortal jellyfish. In response to physical damage or even starvation, they take a leap back in their development process, transforming back into a polyp.
What percentage of Hong Kong is made up of country park and nature reserves?
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
B) 40%
Which country has the most languages in the world?
a) Nigeria
b) Papua New Guinea
c) Indonesia
Papua New Guinea comes in first with a total of 840 languages spoken across the country. It has more languages than the continent of Europe.
Which two planets do not have any moons?
a) Jupiter and Mars
b) Venus and Mercury
c) Earth and Mars
Venus and Mercury.
What's the most poisonous snake in the world?
a) Taipan
b) Inland Taipan
c) Desert Taipan
Inland Taipan
Which of these two facts are true about jellyfish?
a) They have a middle layer called mesoglea and no brains.
b) They have an outer layer called epidermis and jelly-like blood.
c) They have jelly-like blood and no heart.
a) They have a middle layer called mesoglea and no brains.
Why is it considered lucky to have a daughter followed by a son in Hong Kong?
Think of the Chinese symbols of both words.
Their characters together in Chinese symbols mean “good”.
Which country has the oldest flag in history?
a) United States of America
b) Denmark
c) Germany
The Danish flag is believed to have been in existence since June 15, 1219.
Pluto is no longer considered a planet. What is it now called?
a) A dwarf planet
b) An asteroid
c) A star
a) A dwarf planet. A dwarf planet travels around, or orbits, the sun just like other planets. But it is much smaller.
What insect kills the most people per year?
a) Assassin bug
b) Spiders
c) Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
What is th enewest animal found under the sea (August 2021)?
a) A shark
b)A jellyfish
c) A fish
jellyfish
What does 'Kowloon' translate to in English?
Nine dragons