Statistics for Hong Kong Facts

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Before 1842, Hong Kong was part of this country	China	97%
When it was leased to this country	United Kingdom	94%
Country that occupied Hong Kong from 1941-45	Japan	84%
Most spoken dialect	Cantonese	81%
Nearby island and former Portuguese territory	Macau	79%
Martial artist who mysteriously died in 1973	Bruce Lee	78%
Until being returned in this year	1997	76%
Martial artist known for "Rush Hour"	Jackie Chan	74%
Currency of Hong Kong	Hong Kong Dollar	72%
Bordering sea	South China Sea	72%
Until this war	First Opium War	60%
Popular game played with 144 tiles	Mahjong	59%
Rare disease that killed 299 people in the early 2000s	SARS	49%
Major city on Hong Kong's northern border	Shenzhen	47%
Most-populous peninsula	Kowloon	43%
Style of dining with bite-sized dishes, brought around in carts	Dim Sum	40%
Largest islands in the territory	Hong Kong	40%
Nearby river delta	Pearl River Delta	35%
Famous lookout	{Victoria} Peak	31%
Largest islands in the territory	Lantau	21%