Singapore trivia

Multiple Choice

Who named us Singapura

• Sang Nila Utama

• Sir Stamford Raffles
• The Lion

• Sang Nila Utanga

In 1300...

Sang Nila Utama landed in Temasek after a heavy storm. The name Singapura came from when he saw a lion and got inspired by it. Singapura means "City of the Sea Lion" in Sanskrit.

Multiple Choice

What year did Sir Standford Raffles come to Singapore

• 1800
• 1819
• 1820
• 1830

​On 6 February 1819...

Stamford Raffles, Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman and Sultan Hussein Shah, of Johor signed a treaty that gave the British East India Company (EIC) the right to set up a trading post in Singapore.

Singapore was a British settlement, and Raffles left William Farquhar to manage Singapore

Multiple Choice

When did Singapore gain independence?

• May 5, 1945
• September 16, 1963
• July 4, 1776
• August 9, 1965

​August 9, 1965

After many issues with the Singapore-Melaya merger, it was decided that Singapore would split and become an independent country.

At the time, it was a scary moment as Singapore did not have many resources and land. But with the leadership of LKY, Singapore is able to become a prosperous country.

Multiple Choice

Which is the oldest public library in Singapore?

• City Hall Public Library
• Queenstown Public Library

• Marine Parade Public Library
• Chinatown Public Library

30 April 1970

Queenstown Public Library officialy opened by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The library is still open to the public.

Multiple Choice

What year did Changi Airport open?

• 1981
• 1975
• 1985

• 1990

​29 December 1981

The old Paya Lebar Airport was too small to handle all the new airplanes coming to Singapore and so Changi Airport was built.

Changi Airport has opened more terminals and Jewel and it is really big, with 82 million passangers visiting every year. Paya Lebar Airport turned into an airbase.

Multiple Choice

Where was the first HDB built?

• Tiong Bahru
• Queenstown

• Woodlands
• Jurong East

​1936-1940

Tiong Bahru was the first housing estate to be built by company Singapore Inprovement's Trust.

HDB then took over SIT role in 1960 and that is why our flats are called HDBs. Queenstown is the first town built by HDB

Multiple Choice

Who was Singapore's first Olympian?

• Yip Pin Xiu (swimming)

• Feng Tianwei (table tennis)

• Lloyd Valberg (high jump)

• Tan Howe Liang (weightliftin)

He is the first representative from Singapore to join the Olympics in 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London, UK.

Tan Howe Liang is the first Singaporean to be an Olympic medalist. He got 2nd place in weightlifting in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and was the only Singaporean medalist for 48 years until Joseph Schooling in Rio 2016

Multiple Choice

Which of the following locations is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Sentosa Island
• Chinatown
• Marina Bay Sands
• Singapore Botanic Gardens

​4th July 2015

Botanic Gardens became a UNESCO World Heritage Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site is for places in different countries that have a cultural significance and have very important history

Multiple Choice

Where is this place?

• Victoria Hall

• Old Hill Street Police Station

• Parliment Building

• Art and Science Museum

Officially opened in 1934, the Old Hill Street Police Station stands firmly rooted at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street.

Back in the day, it used to house the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks but now serves as the main office of the Ministry of Communications and InformaHon and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

Multiple Choice

• Singapore History Museum

• Victoria Building

• Art Science Museum

• The Cathay

The Cathay Building has been around since 1939 and originally served as the headquarters for the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation.

It was also a movie theatre, and it was well known because it was the first air-conditioned one

Multiple Choice

What ingredient is not used to make kaya toast?

• Coconut Milk

• Flour

• Eggs

• Sugar

Kaya is made of coconut cream, eggs, white sugar and pandan leaves

There are differing accounts on the origins of kaya. Some state that it is a Eurasian jam unique to Singapore and Malaysia, and was originally from a Portuguese egg jam. In this adaptation, coconut milk and pandan leaves were used instad of milk and vanilla pods.

Other state that it is based on the Portuguese dessert, sericaia, which is made from eggs, sugar, milk and cinnamon and shares a similar taste.

Multiple Choice

What does "Michael Jackson drink" mean?

• Coffee with no sugar

• Grass jelly and soybean drink

• Black coffee with condensed milk

• Milo with extra milo powder

The name is inspired by Michael Jackson's song "Black or White" as grass jelly is black in colour while soya bean is white.

Multiple Choice

What is the NDP 2024 song?

• Not Alone

• One Singapore

• Home

• Tommorow Here's Today