Taipei - Quiz
Taipei
  • 1. Which government body is Taipei City directly under?
A) Judicial Yuan
B) Legislative Yuan
C) Control Yuan
D) Executive Yuan
  • 2. In what year did Taipei become a centrally administered municipality?
A) 1967
B) 1998
C) 1994
D) 2006
  • 3. When was the first public election for the mayor of Taipei held?
A) 2006
B) 1998
C) 1994
D) 1967
  • 4. How long is the term of the mayor of Taipei?
A) Two years
B) Four years
C) Five years
D) Six years
  • 5. Who was the first elected mayor of Taipei?
A) Ma Ying-jeou
B) Hau Lung-pin
C) Chiang Wan-an
D) Chen Shui-bian
  • 6. Which party did the first elected mayor of Taipei belong to?
A) New Party
B) Kuomintang
C) People First Party
D) Democratic Progressive Party
  • 7. In what year did Ma Ying-jeou take office as mayor?
A) 2022
B) 1994
C) 1998
D) 2006
  • 8. Who became mayor after winning the election on 9 December 2006?
A) Ma Ying-jeou
B) Chiang Wan-an
C) Hau Lung-pin
D) Chen Shui-bian
  • 9. Which former Taipei mayors went on to become President of the Republic of China?
A) Ma Ying-jeou and Chiang Wan-an
B) Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou
C) Hau Lung-pin and Chiang Wan-an
D) Chen Shui-bian and Hau Lung-pin
  • 10. When did the incumbent mayor, Chiang Wan-an, take office?
A) 1 January 2010
B) 25 December 2022
C) 25 December 1998
D) 9 December 2006
  • 11. What is the name of the boulevard where the Presidential Office Building is located?
A) Xinyi Road
B) Zhongshan Road
C) Ketagalan Boulevard
D) Ren'ai Road
  • 12. Which political camp shows a slight inclination in Taipei's overall constituency?
A) Pro-KMT (Pan-Blue)
B) Pro-Communist
C) Pro-DPP (Pan-Green)
D) Independent
  • 13. Who was the first DPP presidential candidate to win Taipei City?
A) Chiang Wan-an
B) Tsai-Ing Wen
C) Ma Ying-jeou
D) Chen Shui-bian
  • 14. Which is the biggest party in the Taipei City Council?
A) Kuomintang
B) Taiwan People's Party
C) Democratic Progressive Party
D) New Power Party
  • 15. How is the incumbent mayor, Chiang Wan-an, described politically?
A) A conservative within the DPP
B) A moderate within the KMT
C) An independent
D) A radical within the KMT
  • 16. What classical music piece is played by Taipei's garbage trucks?
A) The Blue Danube
B) Symphony No. 5
C) A Maiden's Prayer
D) The Four Seasons
  • 17. What is the other musical piece broadcast by Taipei's garbage trucks?
A) Turkish March
B) Moonlight Sonata
C) Clair de Lune
D) Für Elise
  • 18. Which organization established the recycling program in 1998?
A) Executive Yuan
B) Environmental Protection Administration
C) Taipei City Council
D) World Expo Committee
  • 19. What was the recycling rate in Taipei in 1998?
A) 6 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 10 percent
D) 32 percent
  • 20. What was the recycling rate in Taipei in 2008?
A) 6 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 32 percent
D) 15 percent
  • 21. Where did Taipei demonstrate its recycling system to the world in 2010?
A) Shanghai World Expo
B) Taipei 101
C) Tokyo Recycling Fair
D) United Nations Summit
  • 22. Who pays fees to the Recycling Fund?
A) The Mayor's office
B) Manufacturers, vendors, and importers
C) Foreign tourists
D) The general public
  • 23. In which district is the Bangka Lungshan Temple located?
A) Beitou District
B) Xinyi District
C) Wanhua District
D) Zhongshan District
  • 24. In what year was the Bangka Lungshan Temple built?
A) 1787
B) 1900
C) 1879
D) 1738
  • 25. Which road is known as the 'Road to Heaven' due to its high concentration of worship houses?
A) Zhongshan North Road
B) Beitou Road
C) Xinsheng South Road
D) Wanhua Avenue
  • 26. What is the largest Buddhist temple in Taipei?
A) Guandu Temple
B) Lungshan Temple
C) Shandao Temple
D) Baoan Temple
  • 27. Which temple is a rare, well-preserved example of Japanese-style Buddhist architecture in Taiwan?
A) Qingshui Temple
B) Linji Huguo Chan Temple
C) Baoan Temple
D) Taipei Confucius Temple
  • 28. In which district is the Nung Chan Monastery located?
A) Beitou District
B) Xinyi District
C) Wanhua District
D) Zhongzheng District
  • 29. Which deity is often honored in small shrines within restaurants for business success?
A) Baoan
B) Kitchen God
C) Confucius
D) City God
  • 30. What architectural influence is common to the Taipei Confucius Temple and Xia Hai City God Temple?
A) Southern Fujian
B) Western
C) Northern Chinese
D) Japanese
  • 31. In what year was the Linji Huguo Chan Temple completed?
A) 1929
B) 1738
C) 1911
D) 1900
  • 32. Where is the Fo Guang Shan Taipei Vihara located?
A) Xinyi District
B) Beitou District
C) Zhongshan District
D) Wenshan District
  • 33. Which temple is located in the historic Dalongdong area?
A) Baoan Temple
B) Ciyou Temple
C) Hsing Tian Kong
D) Zhinan Temple
  • 34. What is the primary architectural influence seen on older buildings in Taiwan like the Lungshan Temple?
A) Southern Chinese
B) Northern Fujian
C) European
D) Southern Japanese
  • 35. How many floors does Taipei 101 have?
A) 102
B) 105
C) 101
D) 100
  • 36. In what year did Taipei 101 open?
A) 2004
B) 2000
C) 2006
D) 2010
  • 37. Which building eventually surpassed Taipei 101 as the world's tallest?
A) Petronas Towers
B) One World Trade Center
C) Shanghai Tower
D) Burj Khalifa
  • 38. Who designed Taipei 101?
A) Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
B) KTRT Joint Venture
C) C.Y. Lee & Partners
D) Foster and Partners
  • 39. What is the height of Taipei 101 in meters?
A) 600 metres
B) 550 metres
C) 509 metres
D) 450 metres
  • 40. Taipei 101 was the first building to break which height milestone?
A) Quarter-mile
B) 1,000 feet
C) One-kilometer
D) Half-kilometer
  • 41. What device does Taipei 101 use as a giant counterweight?
A) Pendulum balance beam
B) Hydraulic stabilizer
C) Dynamic shock absorber
D) Tuned mass damper
  • 42. Taipei 101 holds what type of certification for being a 'green' building?
A) BREEAM
B) LEED
C) ISO 14001
D) Energy Star
  • 43. What is a popular recurring international broadcast event at Taipei 101?
A) New Year's Eve fireworks display
B) Mid-Autumn Festival light show
C) Lunar New Year parade
D) National Day concert
  • 44. Which treaty resulted in China ceding Taiwan to Japan in 1895?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Taipei
C) Treaty of Nanjing
D) Treaty of Shimonoseki
  • 45. What was the Japanese name for Taipei?
A) Taihoku
B) Nippon-tai
C) Tokio-tai
D) Taipei-shi
  • 46. Which current landmark served as the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan during Japanese rule?
A) Presidential Office Building
B) Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
C) Executive Yuan Building
D) Taipei City Hall
  • 47. In what year was Taihoku incorporated as part of Taihoku Prefecture?
A) 1920
B) 1945
C) 1895
D) 1938
  • 48. Which area was annexed into Taihoku City in 1938?
A) Matsuyama
B) Bangka
C) Jōnai
D) Twatutia
  • 49. On what date did the largest Allied air raid on Taihoku take place?
A) 28 February 1947
B) 31 May 1945
C) 1 July 1967
D) 7 December 1949
  • 50. When did the Kuomintang government declare island-wide martial law in Taiwan?
A) 1949
B) 1967
C) 1945
D) 1947
  • 51. Which of these areas was annexed by Taipei City in 1968?
A) Jōnai
B) Shilin
C) Matsuyama
D) Twatutia
  • 52. By the mid-1970s, what had Taipei's population exceeded?
A) Five million
B) One million
C) Ten million
D) Two million
  • 53. In what year were Taipei's 16 districts consolidated into the current 12 districts?
A) 1967
B) 1990
C) 1995
D) 1947
  • 54. Taipei is noted for being one of the world's most ______ urban areas.
A) newly industrialised
B) agriculturally active
C) sparsely populated
D) densely populated
  • 55. In what year did Han Chinese colonists begin to settle in the Taipei Basin?
A) 1895
B) 1875
C) 1709
D) 1886
  • 56. Which product was primarily responsible for the booming overseas trade in the late 19th century?
A) Silk
B) Rice
C) Spices
D) Tea
  • 57. When was the northern part of Taiwan incorporated into Taipeh Prefecture?
A) 1875
B) 1886
C) 1895
D) 1709
  • 58. What was the name given to the new prefectural capital established in 1875?
A) Chengnei
B) Twatutia
C) Dalongdong
D) Bangka
  • 59. What does the name Chengnei mean?
A) The provincial capital
B) The north gate
C) The inner city
D) The trading port
  • 60. In what year was Taipeh designated as the provincial capital?
A) 1886
B) 1895
C) 1709
D) 1875
  • 61. When did Japanese rule in Taipei begin?
A) 1895
B) 1875
C) 1709
D) 1886
  • 62. Which historical structure remains from the Qing dynasty period in Taipei?
A) The city walls
B) The south gate
C) The west gate
D) The north gate
  • 63. Who demolished the west gate and city walls?
A) The Kuomintang
B) The Japanese
C) The Qing dynasty
D) The Ketagalan tribes
  • 64. Which of these was a flourishing township adjoining the new prefectural capital?
A) Yongding
B) Fujian
C) Bangka
D) Dabu
  • 65. Taipeh was part of which county from 1875 until 1895?
A) Tamsui County
B) Dabu County
C) Anxi County
D) Taipeh County
  • 66. What was the main designated overseas trade port in the Taipei area mentioned in the text?
A) Bangka
B) Twatutia
C) Chengnei
D) Tamsui
  • 67. In what century did the number of Han colonists begin to increase significantly?
A) Early 19th century
B) Early 20th century
C) Late 17th century
D) Early 18th century
  • 68. In what year was Taipeh formally made the provincial capital?
A) 1949
B) 1945
C) 1894
D) 1887
  • 69. What feature was prominent in the urban planning program during Japanese rule?
A) Extensive railroad links
B) Subway networks
C) Canal construction
D) Airport expansion
  • 70. What event in 1990 helped move Taiwanese society toward multi-party democracy?
A) General Order No. 1
B) Wild Lily student rallies
C) The formation of Fukien-Taiwan Province
D) The surrender of Japan
  • 71. What name is derived from Taiwanese Hokkien?
A) Taihoku
B) Tai-pak
C) Taipeh
D) Táiběi
  • 72. What was the name of the province declared in 1887?
A) Ketagalan Province
B) Fukien-Taiwan Province
C) Taihoku Province
D) Han Province
  • 73. Under which dynasty did Han colonists first begin to develop the Taipei area?
A) Qing dynasty
B) Republic of China
C) Empire of Japan
D) Ming dynasty
  • 74. When did Taiwan officially transition to multi-party democracy?
A) 1990
B) 1996
C) 1949
D) 1945
  • 75. What is the official status of Taipei?
A) Province
B) Special municipality
C) District
D) Territory
  • 76. What geographic feature does most of Taipei rest upon?
A) A volcanic crater
B) A coastal plain
C) An ancient lakebed
D) A high plateau
  • 77. What is the name for the metropolitan area that includes Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung?
A) Taiwan Metropolitan Area
B) Taipei Basin Region
C) Greater Taipei
D) Northern Urban Core
  • 78. When did Taipei first become the seat of Taiwan Province under the Qing dynasty?
A) 1945
B) 1895
C) 1949
D) 1887
  • 79. What is a popular shopping district in Taipei mentioned in the text?
A) Yangmingshan
B) Dalongdong
C) Ximending
D) Maokong
  • 80. In which national park is Qixing Mountain located?
A) Yushan National Park
B) Yangmingshan National Park
C) Taroko National Park
D) Kenting National Park
  • 81. What type of volcano is Qixing Mountain?
A) Dormant
B) Fissure
C) Extinct
D) Active
  • 82. Which mountain is the runner-up in height to Qixing Mountain?
A) Mt. Datun
B) Mt. Caigongkeng
C) Songshan Hill
D) Taipei Peak
  • 83. What is the Köppen climate classification of Taipei?
A) Humid subtropical
B) Humid continental
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical savanna
  • 84. Has snow ever been recorded in the city of Taipei?
A) Yes, every decade
B) Yes, frequently
C) No
D) Yes, once in history
  • 85. What weather phenomenon was recorded on January 24, 2016?
A) Sleet
B) Blizzard
C) Hail
D) Snow
  • 86. Which hills lie to the southeast of the city?
A) Qixing Hills
B) Datun Hills
C) Xindian Hills
D) Songshan Hills
  • 87. Which river flows through the northern districts of Shilin and Beitou?
A) Yangming River
B) Xindian River
C) Keelung River
D) Tamsui River
  • 88. What is a significant source of air pollution in Taipei?
A) Motor vehicle engine exhaust
B) Agricultural waste burning
C) Industrial coal burning
D) Volcanic activity
  • 89. When are fine particulate matter levels typically higher in Taipei?
A) In the mornings
B) During the winter months
C) In the late evenings
D) Only on weekends
  • 90. Which of the following districts in Taipei is among the most densely populated?
A) Nangang
B) Beitou
C) Daan
D) Shilin
  • 91. What was the literacy rate in Taipei as mentioned in the text?
A) 92.30%
B) 95.50%
C) 97.75%
D) 99.18%
  • 92. How many billionaires are based in Taipei?
A) 30
B) 5
C) 16
D) 50
  • 93. What is the approximate annual economic growth rate of Taipei?
A) 2%
B) 10%
C) 8%
D) 5%
  • 94. How many Global Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Taipei?
A) 5
B) 30
C) 16
D) 400
  • 95. What is the primary cause of poor visibility in Taipei on rainless days?
A) High humidity
B) Fog
C) Smog
D) Dust storms
  • 96. What was the economic contribution of visitors to Taipei in 2013?
A) US$10.8 billion
B) US$9.8 billion
C) US$11.8 billion
D) US$12.8 billion
  • 97. The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall was built in memory of which person?
A) Chiang Kai-shek
B) Sun Yat-sen
C) The Japanese Governor
D) A local artist
  • 98. When was the National Taiwan Museum founded?
A) 1972
B) 1983
C) 1908
D) 1999
  • 99. What was the original name of the National Taiwan Museum?
A) Formosan History Museum
B) Republic of China Museum
C) Taipei National Museum
D) Taiwan Governor's Museum
  • 100. How far is the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines from the National Palace Museum?
A) 200 meters
B) 1 kilometer
C) 50 meters
D) 500 meters
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