Hong Kong Trivia Quiz

Answer: Central

"Central" is the financial district and what used to be called Victoria, the capital of the previous British Colony.
"Wanchai" was the red light district on Hong Kong Island but is now a more upmarket nightlife area, although the girlie bars still exist.
"Causeway Bay" is a major shopping and restaurant district.
"Admiralty" was where many of the Colonial Government buildings were although now it is mostly a commercial district.

Answer: Two International Finance Centre

Two International Finance Centre was completed in 2003 and consists of 88 storeys. It is the tallest building in Hong Kong and the sixth tallest in the World at 415m (1,362ft).
Central Plaza was completed in 1992 with 78 storeys rising to 374m (1,227ft).
Bank of China was completed in 1989 with 72 storeys rising to 369m (1,209ft).
The Center was completed in 1998 with 73 storeys rising to 346m (1,135ft).

Answer: Temple Street

The Temple Street market opens around 6pm and closes after midnight 7 days a week. It sells anything from clothes to electronic goods to tourist trinkets to copy rolexes.
Stanley Market is in the area of Stanley Main Street.
The Causeway Bay Ladies Market is on Jardine's Crescent.
The Mong Kok Ladies Market is on Tung Choi Street.

Answer: The Peninsula

This is a famous tourist attraction in Felix restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. The saying goes, "You can literally pee over Kowloon."

Answer: Lamma

Lamma is regrettably also known for its power station right next to the beach.
Lantau is the largest of the islands and mostly turned over to country park land. It also boasts Discovery Bay, The Big Buddha, the airport and the future Disney theme park.
Peng Chau is tiny but with a thriving community.
Cheung Chau is famous for its pirate caves and high suicide rate.

Answer: The domestic helpers congregate in the streets.

The maids have Sundays off and tend to get together to meet friends, gossip, sing, picnic, etc. Literally tens of thousands of maids gather in groups on the streets, beaches, in parks and anywhere they can sit together. Nationalities almost never mix and there are customary areas for Filipinas, Indonesians, Nepalese, Thais, etc. Central is very much a Filipina area and Sunday is sometimes referred to as Manila Day.

Answer: Stanley

Murray House was the Army Officers' mess and is a beautiful example of a colonial building. It was originally located in Central but was dismantled and reconstructed in Stanley on the south of Hong Kong Island. It now houses various up market restaurants.

Answer: It's short for "south of Hollywood Road".

Soho is in fact south of Hollywood Road and is famous for its up market restaurants and wine bars.

Answer: Happy Valley

The oldest colonial cemetery in Hong Kong. Some of the graves date back to the founding of the British Colony and many are dedicated to members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Adjacent are the Roman Catholic Cemetery and Muslim Cemetery.

Answer: Spit

Spitting in the street or even in shops, bars and on public transport was common practice but has been outlawed since the SARS outbreak in order to stop the spread of germs.
Jay walking, gambling and littering attracted fines prior to 2003.