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WorksheetsAPJC FSE Culture Trivia (4 Nov 2020)
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 6mins
Irish/F&B. What is the most popular time in the year for drinking Guinness?
Summer
Winter
Autumn
All year long
Irish/F&B. What is the main ingredient in the famous Irish black pudding?
Egg yolks
Starch
Blood
Black peas
Irish/Famous People. These are famous bands from
Ireland EXCEPT
U2
Boyzone
Cold Play
Cranberries
Irish/F&B. These are Ireland’s beer brands EXCEPT...
Heineken
Guinness
Harp Lager
Kilkenny
Chinese people usually eat a version of porridge for breakfast. What is this porridge and rice mixture called?
Economy rice
Congee
Fried Koay Teow
Toast and Eggs
This colour (text form) symbolizes luck in Chinese culture.
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Approximately how long does it take to cover a cycle of all the zodiac signs on the Chinese calendar?
22 years
18 years
16 years
12 years
Chinese/Social Norm. It is considered a taboo to gift this item to people.
True
False
During the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Chinese people normally will set off firecrackers. What's the reason for this practice?
Enjoy the festivity
Build a noisy atmosphere
Scare away ‘evil spirits’
A demonstration of wealth
What is considered by most to be Australia's national sport?
Rugby
Swimming
Football
Cricket
Australia was once home to 3 metre tall kangaroos, 7 metre long goannas, horse-sized ducks, and a marsupial lion the size of a leopard? True or False?
True
False
How many beaches are in Australia?
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
The name 'Australia' means?
Land of Good Fortune
Unknown Southern Land
Grand Southern Land
Southern Land of Good Weather
The Taj Mahal one of UNESCO’s world heritage Centres completed in 1653 took over ____ years to build.
10
15
20
25
He is known as the ‘King of Bollywood’.
Amitabh Bachchan
Hrithik Roshan
Salman Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Which Indian city is named as “City of Pearls”?
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Chennai
Bangalore
Indian/F&B. Tandoori _______ is a dish prepared by roasting _______ marinated in yogurt and spices in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven.
Lamb
Chicken
Mutton
Fish
Is considered the simplest of all forms of Japanese symbols.
Kanji
Hiragana
Katakana
Romaji
Which form of Japanese pop culture could be considered the Japanese equivalent to cartoon in comic books?
Manga
Anime
Shogi
Karaoke
Which of the following Japanese sports is NOT a form of martial arts?
Jujutsu
Judo
Kendo
Kyotei
As a form of marketing campaigns, you’ll receive these items for free on the streets in Japan.
Facial towels
Tissue paper
Sanitizers
Phone casings
South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics in this year.
1984
1988
1992
1996
S.Korean/F&B.
What is ‘Chimaek’?
Fried chicken & beer
Fried chicken & Coke
Boiled chicken & beer
Ginseng chicken & Soju
An internationally popular Korean martial arts.
Kumdo
Karate
Taekwondo
Judo
Which K-Pop song/group debut at #1 on the US Billboard charts in 2020?
EXplOration (EXO)
How You Like That (Blackpink)
Bang Bang Bang (BIGBANG)
Dynamite (BTS)
This favourite breakfast amongst Malaysians, a Malay cuisine dish consisting of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf.
Nasi lemak
Chendol
Pulut
Banana leaf rice
Malaysian/People. Female Straits-Chinese descendants were either called or styled themselves as…
Baba
Nyonya
Peranakan
Straits Settlers
Malaysia has produced world number ONE athletes in the following sports. Choose TWO.
Cycling
Squash
Badminton
Bowling
A ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees, it is a central part of the Malaysian festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage.
Kolam
Kavadi Aattam
Kuthu vilakku
Stick dance
What colours do Singaporeans normally wear during its National Day on 9 August? Choose TWO.
Red
Yellow
White
Black
Why do Singaporeans like to queue?
A common pastime
They are not shy of mingling with others
(bo pai seh)
Fear of not knowing (mmm cai)
Fear of losing out (kiasu)
Singapore's mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish.
Lion-Fish
Merlion
D'Lion
Sea Mermaid
A Singaporean's social-economic standing was based on the '5Cs' (listed below). Nowadays, they are replaced by new 5Cs which are more essential to the new generation. But there is still one 'C' that remains a common 'asset' to have.
Credit Card
Cash
Car
Condominium
Country Club
What year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
1766
1866
1966
Which of these is NOT an English author?
Franklin W. Dixon
Jane Austen
Enid Blyton
Agatha Christie
Elected British MPs attend their Parliaments sittings here.
House the Commons
House of Commonality
House of Commons
House of Communication
