Quiz:Domestic and global issues (May)

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【明報專訊】◆Domestic issues

1. People have been discussing the difficulties they face when donating blood. Which charity is responsible for coordinating blood donation procedures?

A. The Community Chest of Hong Kong

B. Hong Kong Red Cross

C. WWF

D. St James' Settlement

2. Most KMB buses are gold in colour. We will begin to see ________ buses of the company on roads next July.

A. red

B. orange

C. green

D. yellow

3. The Housing Society has been asked to look at the possibility of building public housing on the edges of Tai Lam and ________ country parks.

A. Shing Mun (城門)

B. Lion Rock (獅子山)

C. Pat Sin Leng (八仙嶺)

D. Ma On Shan (馬鞍山)

4. The University of Hong Kong has decided not to offer major in _______ and a joint maths/physics major for new students from the academic year 2018/19.

A. astronomy

B. business administration

C. Chinese medicine

D. dental surgery

◆Global issues

5. Who in the British royal family is stepping down from carrying out royal duties because of old age?

A. Princess Anne

B. Prince Philip

C. Prince Charles

D. Queen Elizabeth II

6. Who has succeeded Park Geun-hye as president of South Korea? (see pho 6)

A. Moon Jae-in (文在寅)

B. Hong Jun-pyo (洪準杓)

C. Ahn Cheol-soo (安哲秀)

D. Yoo Seung-min (劉承旼)

7. What is the name of the computer virus that has caused computer users to have their files locked since May 2017?

A. Code Red

B. ILOVEYOU

C. Locky

D. WannaCry

8. The final of the UEFA Champions League (歐洲聯賽冠軍盃) 2017 will be played in the Principality Stadium (below) in Cardiff, Wales, between Real Madrid CF and ________. (see pho 8)

A. FC Barcelona

B. FC Bayern Munich

C. Juventus FC

D. AS Monaco FC

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