Quiz：Domestic and global issues (April)

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【明報專訊】Domestic issues

1. The first UCI Track Cycling World Championships Hong Kong hosted took place between 12 and 16 April 2017, at the Hong Kong Velodrome (pictured), in ______.

A. Tai Hang

B. Sha Tin

C. Wan Chai

D. Tseung Kwan O

2. Today (April 26) the government is to submit to the Legislative Council an amendment bill for increasing the number of seats on a public light bus from 16 to ____.

A. 17

B. 18

C. 19

D. 20

3. How much will the statutory minimum wage be from 1 May 2017 onwards?

A. ＄30 per hour

B. ＄32.5 per hour

C. ＄33 per hour

D. ＄34.5 per hour

4. The _______ falls on April 7. Every year the World Health Organisation selects an important public health topic as its theme every year. This year's topic is "depression". According to Director of Health Dr Constance Chan, three out of a hundred adults in Hong Kong have depression.

A. World Health Day

B. World Autism Awareness Day

C. International Day of Families

D. World Hepatitis Day

◆Global issues

5. Which country attacked Syria with missiles because the Syrian government was suspected to have killed about eighty civilians with chemical weapons?

A. Russia

B. Turkey

C. North Korea

D. The US

6. Eleven Madison Park (in _______) beats restaurants from Italy, Spain, and France and tops the list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017 published by Restaurant, a British magazine.

A. Copenhagen, Denmark

B. Lima, Peru

C. Vienna, Austria

D. New York, the US

7. An Asian-American passenger of ______ was violently dragged off the plane. That raised a public outcry.

A. Cathay Pacific

B. Delta Air Lines

C. United Airlines

D. Virgin America

8. She called for an early general election on 8 June 2017 in the UK. Who is she? (photo 8)

A. Theresa May

B. Kate Middleton

C. Amber Rudd

D. Liz Truss

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