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Hong Kong cuisine - Quiz
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  • 1. What cuisine mainly influences Hong Kong cuisine?
A) Cantonese cuisine
B) Italian cuisine
C) Greek cuisine
D) Mexican cuisine
  • 2. Which European cuisine especially influences Hong Kong cuisine?
A) British cuisine
B) Spanish cuisine
C) German cuisine
D) French cuisine
  • 3. Which non-Cantonese Chinese cuisines influence Hong Kong cuisine?
A) Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei and Zhejiang
B) Sichuan, Hunan, Shandong and Henan
C) Beijing, Henan, Anhui and Shanxi
D) Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien and Shanghainese
  • 4. Besides European and Chinese cuisines, which other regional cuisines influence Hong Kong cuisine?
A) Central Asian and Scandinavian cuisines
B) South American and Caribbean cuisines
C) Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian cuisines
D) Middle Eastern and African cuisines
  • 5. What past status of Hong Kong contributed to its diverse culinary influences?
A) A purely agricultural settlement
B) A closed military outpost
C) A British colony and international port of commerce
D) An isolated island kingdom
  • 6. What labels has Hong Kong earned due to complex culinary combinations and international gourmet expertise?
A) "Traditional Village" and "Flavor Capital"
B) "Baking Haven" and "Street Food Hub"
C) "Culinary Desert" and "Fast Food Capital"
D) "Gourmet Paradise" and "World's Fair of Food"
  • 7. What type of economy does modern Hong Kong predominantly have?
A) Agricultural economy
B) Industrial manufacturing economy
C) Service-based economy
D) Fishing and mining economy
  • 8. What ranking does Hong Kong hold for population density per square metre?
A) Fourth-densest in the world
B) Tenth-densest in the world
C) Most dense in the world
D) Fiftieth-densest in the world
  • 9. How many people does Hong Kong's population serve?
A) 30 million
B) 7 million
C) 15 million
D) 3 million
  • 10. What characterizes Hong Kong's restaurant industry due to small geographical size and high population density?
A) Exclusively mobile food trucks
B) Intense competition and a high number of restaurants per unit area
C) Low competition and sparse locations
D) Monopoly ownership and uniform pricing
  • 11. What percentage of the resident population in Hong Kong is of Cantonese ethnicity?
A) 92%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 99%
  • 12. What is predominantly the main staple for home meals in Hong Kong?
A) Rice
B) Potatoes
C) Noodles
D) Bread
  • 13. Where are home ingredients traditionally picked up from?
A) Imported gourmet boutiques
B) Farm-direct subscription services
C) Local grocery stores and independent produce shops
D) Online wholesale warehouses
  • 14. By which decade did supermarkets become progressively more popular and dominate certain retail sectors?
A) 1970s
B) 1980s
C) 1990s
D) 2000s
  • 15. What share of fruit retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 30%
B) 59%
C) 90%
D) 75%
  • 16. What share of meat retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 52%
B) 80%
C) 40%
D) 65%
  • 17. What share of vegetable retail did supermarkets dominate in the 2000s?
A) 45%
B) 85%
C) 70%
D) 55%
  • 18. Why do Hong Kong homes and kitchens tend to be small?
A) Due to a lack of construction materials
B) Due to a high population density
C) Due to strict building height limits
D) Due to architectural design preferences
  • 19. Why is food shopping undertaken frequently and in smaller quantities in Hong Kong compared to the West?
A) Refrigerators are banned in residential buildings
B) Food spoils instantly due to local humidity
C) Supermarkets restrict purchase amounts per customer
D) Traditional Chinese cuisine requires the freshest possible ingredients and kitchens are small
  • 20. Why are takeaway and dining out very common in Hong Kong?
A) Residential kitchens lack stoves or cooking equipment
B) Eating at home is discouraged by local culture
C) Restaurants are heavily subsidized by the government
D) People are often too busy to cook with an average 47-hour work week
  • 21. What average work week length contributes to people being too busy to cook?
A) 60-hour work week
B) 47-hour work week
C) 30-hour work week
D) 40-hour work week
  • 22. What elements have become integral parts of Hong Kong culture?
A) Fast food chains and automated vending machines
B) Traditional street stalls, specialty foods, pastries, and restaurants
C) Imported Western snack bars
D) Frozen TV dinners and canned goods
  • 23. From a necessity for sustenance, into what has dining evolved in Hong Kong?
A) A purely medical dietary routine
B) Pursuit of aesthetic, aroma, and exquisite flavor
C) A strictly competitive sport
D) A mechanized mass-feeding system
  • 24. What event shaped Hong Kong cuisine in 1838?
A) The First Opium War
B) The opening of the Hongkong Hotel
C) The legalization of prostitution
D) The founding of the British colony
  • 25. Who was Western dining initially reserved for?
A) Chinese farmers
B) Fishermen
C) Working-class coolies
D) The elites
  • 26. What type of cafes were born following the Opium War?
A) Cha Chaan Teng
B) Traditional Cantonese banquet halls
C) Colonial teahouses
D) Elaborate Western restaurants
  • 27. Which city did Chinese emigrants flock from to conduct business in early Hong Kong?
A) Beijing
B) Canton
C) Macau
D) Shanghai
  • 28. How was simple peasant cuisine described compared to 19th-century Canton cuisine?
A) Rudimentary
B) Elaborate
C) Luxurious
D) Advanced
  • 29. What was Canton commonly known as in the text?
A) Guangzhou
B) Beijing
C) Hong Kong
D) Shanghai
  • 30. Until what year was prostitution legal in Hong Kong?
A) 1841
B) 1935
C) 1838
D) 1945
  • 31. Who often accompanied diners to restaurant meals before 1935?
A) Female escorts
B) Western merchants
C) British soldiers
D) Catering services
  • 32. What substance was also offered in restaurants until the Second World War?
A) Opium
B) Spices
C) Tea
D) Silk
  • 33. What was dining out like for the majority of Chinese who were not part of the merchant class?
A) Extremely frequent
B) Non-existent
C) Luxury dining
D) Exclusively Western
  • 34. When did meat typically appear for the majority of the Chinese population?
A) Every meal
B) Weekly banquets
C) Festive occasions
D) Business meetings
  • 35. How were celebrations like birthdays often handled?
A) By catering services who prepared meals at the celebrant's home
B) By dining at local Cha Chaan Teng cafes
C) By hosting large banquets costing 2 taels of silver
D) By visiting elaborate Western-style restaurants
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