Answers for “Spot the Difference”

1. Since 2000, the “International Arts Carnival” presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department has provided lots of fun-filled programmes for family audiences in 16 years!
2. This is a beamed pair of eighth notes, each represents one eighth the duration of a whole note.
3. Hula hooping is a common item performed in acrobatic shows in China and Russia. The world record for most hula hoops twirled at the same time is over 130! There is also a hula hoop performance in this year’s opening programme Legend of the Silk Road.
4. The big bad wolf appears in numerous famous fairytales such as The Red Riding Hood and The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats from the Grimm’s Fairy Tales, The Boy Who Cried Wolf from Aesop’s Fables, and Three Little Pigs! Multimedia theatre show The Forest of Grimm is inspired by the classics from the Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
5. Bumblebees have 2 pairs of wings which can flap more than 130 times per second when flying! If you are interested to know how their flight could be expressed in classical music, come and listen the Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee at Drumblebee.!
6. A lighthouse is a tower that emits light to aid the sailing ships. Many lighthouses are painted in red and white, so the pilots can easily see them from afar even in bad weather or during fog. Ms Penguina from Too Many Penguins? scribbles on the wall of Mr Polaro’s favourite light house, what do you think he would react?
7. Similar to the ocean, forests are the home of many species of plants and animals, and are critical to a balanced ecosystem. It is important for us to protect them from destruction and degradation. Dr Franz and his friends will give you more insight on how to protect our precious ocean in the puppet musical theatre Franz & Friends’ Voyage Undersea.
8. The top hat is one of the more common props used by magicians to perform hat-tricks. Similar to rabbits, it is often used to represent magic in general.