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Quiz
- Which former name for Taiwan remained in common usage among English speakers into the 20th century?
- Name the capital of Taiwan?
- What is the most spoken language in the country?
- Taiwan is approximate in area to which European country: (a) Cyprus, (b) Germany, or (c) Switzerland?
- Which strait separates Taiwan from the Chinese mainland?
- Taiwan lies roughly how many miles off the coast of China: (a) 20 miles, (b) 40 miles, or (c) 100 miles?
- Which film director was born in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan in 1954?
- What is th population of Taiwan: (a) 24 million, (b) 48 million, or (c) 72 million?
- What is Taipei 101?
- The national flag of Taiwan has a white what in the top corner of the hoist side of the flag?
- In which year was the People’s Republic of China established in Taiwan after defeat on the Chinese mainland?
- Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang, TSMC is a leading Taiwanese company in the manufacture of what?
Answers
- Formosa
- Taipei, officially Taipei City
- Mandarin Chinese
- (c) Switzerland
- Taiwan Strait
- (c) 100 miles
- Ang Lee
- (a) 24 million
- A skyscraper - officially the world's tallest building from its opening in 2004 until 2009
- A white sun
- 1949
- Semiconductors (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited)