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National Day Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the FIRST choice of color for the National Flag?

a)

ALL WHITE

b)

ALL RED

c)

HALF RED HALF WHITE

d)

HALF RED HALF YELLOW

2.

Why was the color RED used for the National Flag?

a)

FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY

b)

FOR LUCK AND HAPPINESS

c)

FOR UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD AND EQUALITY

d)

FOR LOVE AND HEALTH

3.

Why was the color WHITE chosen for the National Flag?

a)

FOR PURITY AND VIRTUE

b)

FOR PEACE AND CALM

c)

FOR COMFORT AND HOPE

d)

FOR JUSTICE AND PROGRESS

4.

What do the FIVE STARS on the National Flag stand for?

a)

Purity, Prosperity, Pleasure, Patriotism and Peace

b)

Balance, Justice, Equality, Fairness and Impartiality

c)

Love, Wealth, Health, Peace and Happiness

d)

Democracy, Justice, Equality, Prosperity and Peace

5.

What does the CRESCENT MOON on the National Flag represent?

a)

A NEWLY INDEPENDENT COUNTRY

b)

TO ASSURE ITS MUSLIM CITIZENS THAT WE ARE NOT A CHINESE-ONLY STATE

c)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

6.

What was the date Singapore gained independence?

a)

ON THE EVENING OF 9TH AUGUST 1965

b)

ON 9TH AUGUST 1964

c)

ON 1ST JANUARY 1965

d)

ON THE MORNING OF 9TH AUGUST 1965

7.

Who first discovered Singapore?

a)

STAMFORD RAFFLES

b)

HARLAND DAVID SANDERS

c)

S.R. NATHAN

d)

SANG NILA UTAMA

8.

How many Presidents does Singapore have up until now?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

9.

What is the National Language of Singapore?

a)

CHINESE

b)

MALAY

c)

ENGLISH

d)

TAMIL

10.

What does the word "Istana" mean?

a)

PALACE

b)

COURTYARD

c)

TEMPLE

d)

BUNGALOW

11.

Who is the first Singaporean to win an Olympic Games medal?

a)

TAN HOWE LIANG

b)

JOSEPH SCHOOLING

c)

QUAN TING WEN

d)

FENG TIANWEI

12.

What is the National Flower of Singapore?

a)

ROSE HYBRID KNOWN AS VANDA MISS JOAQUIM

b)

ORCHID HYBRID KNOWN AS VANDA MISS JOAQUIM

c)

HIBISCUS HYBRID KNOWN AS VANDA MISS JOAQUIM

d)

BOUGAINVILLEA HYBRID KNOWN AS VANDA MISS JOAQUIM

13.

Before Singapore was named "Singapore" or "Singapura", we had another name. What was this name?

a)

LION CITY

b)

TEMASEK

c)

SYONAN-TO

d)

MAJULAH

14.

Which is Singapore's first UNESCO World Heritage Site?

a)

SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS

b)

SINGAPORE ZOO

c)

JURONG BIRD PARK

d)

MACRITCHIE NATURE TRAIL AND RESERVOIR PARK

15.

What is the theme on the back of a $2 dollar note?

a)

SPORTS

b)

EDUCATION

c)

ARTS

d)

GARDEN CITY