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100

Who is this?

Bill Gates

100

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

Wellington

100

Chop Suey originates in which country?

USA

100

Cyrus the Great was ruler of which Empire?

Persian

100

Hong Kong is actually a phonetic translation of the city’s Cantonese name 香港. What does this mean?

Fragrant Harbour

200

Who is this?

Taylor Swift

200

Which infamous area of Hong Kong (which no longer exists) was the most densely populated area in  the territory and allegedly an area of high crime?

Kowloon Walled City

200

Which country invented the deep fried Mars bar?

Scotland (Stonehaven)

200

Which team has won the World Cup the most?

Brazil

200

Before the arrival of the British, what was the main 'industry' in Hong Kong?

Fishing

300

Who was the 1938s Time Magazine 'Man of the Year"?

Adolf Hitler

300

What role have Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Kaifeng and Nanjing have all fulfilled what role?

Capital city of a Chinese state

300

Which 2 fish are traditionally used for 'fish and chips'?

Cod or Haddock 

300

Hatshepsut was the ruler of which Empire?

Egypt

300

Sir William Des Vœux, Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir Matthew Nathan, and Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs all held which office?

Governor of Hong Kong

400

Who was the Empress dowager who ruled on behalf of the late Qing Emperors Tongzhi and Guangxu?

Cixi

400

What is the smallest continent by area?

Oceania

400

What is 'Toad in the hole"?

Sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter

400

Which anniversary will CDNIS celebrate in the 2025-26 school year?

35 years

400

The last Emperor of which dynasty died from drowning in the waters off Hong Kong?

Song

500

Which African leader was allegedly the richest man who ever lived

Mansa Musa

500

What is the most populous city in North and South America?

Sao Paulo

500

How much rice does the average Hong Konger eat in a year? (Within 5 kilos)

 45 kilograms (about 99lbs)

500

Ogedei, Guyuk, and Mongke, were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rulers of which Empire

Mongol

500

The Qing Dynasty started the development of the Kowloon Peninsula to extract what product?

Salt