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Geography

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Food

Architecture

100

What is the most densely populated district in Hong Kong?

a) Mongkok

b) Tsim Sha Tsui

c) Central

d) Causeway Bay

a) Mongkok

100

Which nation occupied Hong Kong during WW2?

a) Japan

b) Britain

c) Spain

d) the US

a) Japan

100

True or False? In WW2, Canadian soldiers were engaged in the Battle of Hong Kong against the Japanese attack in 1941.

True

100

Which of the following street food is listed in the Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory of Hong Kong?

a) Fishball

b) Egg waffle

c) Egg tart

d) Miniature wife cakes

c) Egg tart

100

The Kowloon clock tower stands in Tsim Sha Tsui, one of the busiest districts in Hong Kong. What is it a remnant of?

a) Railway station

b) clock shop

c) cathedral

d) bank

a) Railway station

200

What is the name of Hong Kong's highest peak/mountain?

a) Sunset Peak

b) Victoria Peak

c) Tai Mo Shan (Big Hat Mountain)

d) Ma On Shan

c) Tai Mo Shan (Big Hat Mountain)

200

On what day/festival did the Governor of Hong Kong officially surrender to the Imperial Japanese during WW2 in 1941?

a) Dragon Boat Festival

b) Mid-Autumn Festival

c) Christmas Day

d) New Year’s Eve

c) Christmas Day

200

True or False? Japan attacked Hong Kong the same day of the bombing of Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii, between the US and Japanese troops.

True

200

Which of the following is not a traditional dim sum dish served at yum cha?

a) Char siu bao

b) Turnip cake

c) Xiaolongbao

d) Beancurd skin roll

c) Xiaolongbao

200

Murray House (美利樓) is one of the few remaining British Victorian buildings in Hong Kong. Where is it currently located?

a) Sheung Wan

b) Quarry Bay

c) Stanley

d) Kowloon Tong

c) Stanley

300

Where are the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s original racecourse and current headquarters?

a) Shatin

b) Causeway Bay

c) Happy Valley

d) none of the above

c) Happy Valley

300

How long did the Battle of Hong Kong last for?

a) 11 days

b) 18 days

c) 1 month

d) 3 months

b) 18 days

300

True or False? As a tactic of war, the Japanese painted their aircraft to look like American aircraft.

False

300

In which year did Hong Kong’s signature egg waffle first appear in the city?

a) 1930’s

b) 1950’s

c) 1970’s

d) 1990’s

b) 1950’s

300

What other famous building in the world was built by the designers of the Court of Final Appeal in Central, Hong Kong?

a) The Eiffel Tower

b) CN Tower

c) The White House

d) Buckingham Palace

400

What are the most common trees found in Hong Kong?

a) Red pines and slash pines

b) cotton trees

c) orchid trees

d) palm trees

a) Red pines and slash pines

400

How long did the Imperial Japanese occupy Hong Kong for until they surrendered?

a) 1 year and a half

b) 2 years and 2 months

c) 4 years

d) 3 years and 8 months

400

True or False? Chris Patten was the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 1997 after Hong Kong was officially handed over back to China.

False

400

Which Hong Kong street food was a favorite of the Qing dynasty monarch Empress Dowager Cixi?

a) Stinky Tofu

b) Steamed Rice rolls

c) Beef offal

d) Grilled Squid Tentacles

a) Stinky Tofu

400

What was the site of PMQ used for in the mid-1900s?

a) A prison

b) a school

c) a living quarters for married police

d) a police station

c) a living quarters for married police

500

The area previously referred to as "Victoria" during British colonization is now defined mainly by which district in Hong Kong?

a) Wan Chai

b) Causeway Bay

c) Tsim Sha Tsui

d) Central

500

Who was the Governor of Hong Kong during the period when the colony was surrendered to Imperial Japanese in WW2?

a) Sir Mark Aitchison Young (楊慕琦)

b) Sir David Wilson (衛奕信)

c) Chris Patten (彭定康)

d) Sir Geoffry Northcote (羅富國)

a) Sir Mark Aitchison Young (楊慕琦)

500

True or False? The British Empire did not consider Hong Kong as a colony of importance due to its geographic size.

False

500

Founded after WWII, the food vendor licenses that the government gave to thousands of families who found themselves dead or injured relatives are called:

a) “Dai Pai Dong” (“Big License Stall”)

b) Food Factory License

c) “Cha Chaan Tang” (HK style cafes)

d) Dim Sum

a) “Dai Pai Dong” (“Big License Stall”)

500

What year was the Peninsula Hotel built?

a) 1900

b) 1928

c) 1969

d) 1990

b) 1928