Hong Kong Quiz

Questions

1. Hong Kong was transferred to China in which year?
2. Which variety of Chinese is the predominant language?
3. Which airline is the flag carrier of Hong Kong?
4. The name Hong Kong translates to what in English?
5. Which city was the capital of Hong Kong during its time as a British dependent territory?








6. What is the official currency of Hong Kong?
7. Hong Kong has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, which Chinese city has the second most?
8. Which area on southwest Hong Kong Island was named in memory of former UK Prime Minister, George Hamilton-Gordon?
9. Which film shot on location in Hong Kong is regarded as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time and was Bruce Lee's final completed film?
10. In 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland shifted the main gate in their building plans and acknowledged what as an important part of Chinese culture?
11. What's the name of the famous passenger ferry and tourist attraction in Hong Kong?
12. What did Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung purchase in 1973?
13. Following which war was Hong Kong Island ceded to the British in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking?
14. Name the largest island in Hong Kong, which is home to Hong Kong International Airport and Hong Kong Disneyland?

Answers:

1. 1997
2. Cantonese
3. Cathay Pacific
4. Fragrant Harbour
5. Victoria
6. Hong Kong Dollar
7. Shenzhen
8. Aberdeen
9. Enter the Dragon
10. Feng shui
11. Star Ferry
12. RMS Queen Elizabeth (he wanted to make the ship into a floating university)
13. The First Opium War (1839–1842)
14. Lantau Island