Quiz：Local and World news
【明報專訊】1．Lunar new year fairs in Hong Kong will be held from 19 to 25 January 2020 at 15 locations. However, the government has decided to restrict stalls in view of the social situation. Which category of stalls is banned from the fairs? (photo.01)
A. Flowers
B. Dry good
C. Fast food
D. None of the above
2．A bush fire (叢林大火) broke out in a country in September. Houses and forests were burnt down. The condition is said to be the worst on record in that country. Which country is it?
A. Australia
B. Brazil
C. Cambodia
D. Denmark
3．A K-pop group's music video reached a billion views on YouTube on 11 November. They are the first K-pop group and the second Korean act to reach this number. Who are they?
A. Blackpink
B. Twice
C. Got7
D. EXO
4．Sha Lo Tung (沙螺洞), a freshwater wetland located in Tai Po District, is home to over 85 dragonfly species. However, Green Power released a report on 11 November, indicating a drop in the recorded number of dragonfly species. How many dragonfly species are recorded in the 2018-2019 study? (photo.04)
A. 81
B. 73
C. 68
D. 56
5．Students and protestors in a university occupied the main bridge and blocked a highway by throwing objects onto the highway to disrupt traffic. The President and a former President of the university visited the protest site on 12 November amid the police firing tear gas. Which university is it?
A. The Education University of Hong Kong
B. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
C. Lingnan University
D. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
6．Anglo-French troops rampaged through Yuanmingyuan (圓明園) and burnt it to the ground in 1860. Numerous national treasures, including twelve Chinese zodiac animal head statues, went missing after this incident. A red bronze horse head statue was returned to the National Cultural Heritage Administration in Beijing this year on 13 November. How many statues have been found and returned to Beijing so far? (photo.06)
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
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