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Multiple Choice

Who is the first candidate for a suitable donor for a patient in need of a transplant? 

• Parents

• Siblings

• Unrelated Donors

• All of the Above

​A suitable donor always starts from the patient’s parents.

• This is because a child inherits half of the HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen markers from each parent 

Multiple Choice

There is a ?% chance of a sibling being a suitable donor.

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

​There is only a 25% chance of a sibling being a suitable donor 

• This is because there are four possible combinations for the maternal and paternal combinations 

• Next, the best option would be an HLA match, unrelated donor 

Multiple Choice

BMDP is the only bone marrow donor registry in Singapore.

True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Patients in need of transplants have them at the tip of their hands.

True or False?

• True

• False

​A bone marrow donor register gives patients the option 

of finding a matched unrelated donor.

• There are currently 50 patients waiting for a bone marrow donor.

• It is a very difficult & tedious process.​

Open Ended

What is bone marrow?

​Bone marrow is the soft, sponge-like tissue found inside a number of large bones in our body. It is the factory that produces blood cells and the cells that make up our immune system.

Multiple Choice

What is the percentage of donors who undergo PSBC Collection? 

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

​There are two methods for donation 

• 1st Method: Peripheral Blood Stem Cells (PSBC) Collection. 

• 90% of donors go through this process.

​Change of Topic

Multiple Choice

When was Singapore first founded?

• 1810

• 1812

• 1819

• 1820

Multiple Choice

A total of ____ Singlish words have made it into the Oxford dictionary.

• 30

• 27

• 25

• 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the largest hawker centre in Singapore? 

• Golden Mile Complex

• Old Airport Road Food Centre

• Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre

• Complex Food Centre

​Complex Food Centre in Chinatown is the largest hawker centre in Singapore with over 260 stalls! 

Multiple Choice

Singapore Botanic Gardens is the first-ever tropical garden named to UNESCO’s list. 

True or False?

• True

• False

​Singapore Botanic Gardens belong to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Multiple Choice

What was the first NDP song?

• Stand Up for Singapore

• Home

• One People, One Nation, One Singapore

• We Will Get There

​Stand Up for Singapore. It was first released in 1984 in commemoration of Singapore’s Silver Jubilee of self-governance.

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