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2008 Christmas Quiz

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24 Dec 2008

2008 Christmas Quiz

Our tenth Christmas quiz takes notes and coins of Hong Kong as its theme. Answers to most of the questions can be found on our website or at the HKMA Information Centre, but some may require a bit of research.

Please fill in your answers and contact details and press the "SUBMIT" button before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 (Hong Kong time). Alternatively, you can send your answers by fax (852) 2509 9159, by post, or even deliver them personally to our Information Centre located on 55/F, Two International Finance Centre. To match the theme of this Quiz, the first three correct entries will each receive a small prize made of Hong Kong banknotes!

Enjoy the quiz and Merry Christmas!

Joseph Yam
24 December 2008

 

1. What is the highest denomination of a legal tender coin issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on behalf of the HKSAR Government?

(A) $10
(B) $50
(C) $1,000
2. What is the maximum value of coins with denominations of less than $1 that can be used as legal tender for payment under the Coinage Ordinance (Chapter 454)?

(A) $2
(B) $5
(C) $10
3. How many Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Hong Kong-dollar commemorative banknotes were issued?

(A) 2 million pieces
(B) 3 million pieces
(C) 4 million pieces
4. Which of the following is not a package of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Hong Kong-dollar commemorative banknotes?

(A) 4-in-1 uncut notes
(B) 8-in-1 uncut notes
(C) 35-in-1 uncut notes
5. Which denomination of Hong Kong dollar banknotes was the largest category of banknotes in circulation (by number of pieces issued) at the end of 2007?

(A) $10
(B) $20
(C) $100
6. Which of the following is not a new security feature of the banknote series first issued in 2003?

(A) Denomination numeral in optical variable ink
(B) Iridescent images
(C) Invisible fluorescent fibres
7. Which note-issuing bank displays the changing views of the Peak and Victoria Harbour from 1850 to 2003 on its latest banknote series?

(A) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
(B) Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
(C) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
8. Where are the Hong Kong ten-dollar polymer notes printed?

(A) Switzerland
(B) Australia
(C) Hong Kong
9. Which substance is the polymer substrate of the ten-dollar note made from?

(A) Polyethylene
(B) Polystyrene
(C) Polypropylene
10. What is the term used by the HKMA to describe good-as-new-notes that are ready for use as lai see?

(A) Ying-san notes （迎新鈔）
(B) Sheung-san notes （常新鈔）
(C) Wan-bo money （環寶錢）

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