Asian Cities and Cultures

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1. Which of these cities is known as "the pearl of the Orient"? Beijing Tokyo Singapore Hong Kong

2. Taipei was once home to the tallest building in the world. What is its name? Taipei 50-50 Taipei 99 Taipei 101 Taipei 100

3. Which of the following cities is closest to Hong Kong? Beijing Shanghai Xi An Shenzhen

4. Hong Kong is made up of four separate parts, but which of these is not one of them? The New Territories Kowlooon Pudong The Outlying Islands

5. If you were taking a trip to learn first-hand about the history of the Khmer Rouge, which city would you most likely be in? Phuket Phnom Penh Siem Reap Ho Chi Minh City

6. The Thai new year festival is memorable for the large numbers of people driving around the streets of major cities in pickup trucks and spraying everyone they can find with water and flour. What is the name of this festival? Kongran Longshuan Songkran Shua Ang

7. Which animal is the local symbol of Langkawi, the island off the west coast of Malaysia? Ostrich Hawk Kestrel Eagle

8. Xi An is home to thousands of teracotta warriors which were once buried beneath the ground. How is it said that they were originally discovered? Ancient maps discovered in an archive Treasure hunters who were given an anonymous tip-off Farmers digging a well During a routine mineral survey of the area

9. Animals are popular symbols in many Asian cultures, but which city has taken the fictional "mer-lion" as its namesake? Hong Kong Taipei Macau Singapore

10. Which of the following can you NOT do at Macau Tower? Take your family for an outside walk along a turret around two-thirds of the way up Take a controlled freefall from the top to the bottom Ride a rollercoaster around the top mast Climb to the very top mast, on the outside