Majulah!
This Singapore neighbourhood was renamed in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Queenstown
In Duke-NUS’ TeamLEAD learning model, LEAD stands for these four words.
Learn, Engage, Apply and Develop.
This part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination.
Cerebellum
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
As of September 2026, this person is Singapore’s Minister for Health.
Ong Ye Kung
Originally completed in 1867, this is Singapore’s oldest reservoir.
MacRitchie Reservoir
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
This famous medical scale ranges from 3 to 15 and assesses eye, verbal, and motor responses.
Glasgow Coma Scale
Regarded as the founder of gastroenterology in Singapore, I also lent my name to one of Duke-NUS’ four colleges.
Seah Cheng Siang
What are the 3M's in Singapore’s 3M healthcare financing framework?
MediSave, MediShield, MediFund
Before it was renamed in the 1970s, this island was known as Pulau Blakang Mati.
Sentosa
This country finished as runner-up at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–0 to Spain after extra time.
The Netherlands
Before becoming a widely used anticoagulant, this drug was originally marketed as rat poison.
Warfarin
This is the only country whose national flag is not four-sided.
Nepal
What does KK in KKH stand for?
Kandang Kerbau Hospital
Opened in 2026, these three new stations completed the Circle Line by connecting HarbourFront to Marina Bay. Name all 3.
Keppel / Cantonment / Prince Edward Road
This is the name for a group of flamingos.
A flamboyance
Located in the neck, this is the only bone in the human body that does not articulate directly with another bone.
Hyoid bone
Which Harry Potter film first featured Michael Gambon as Dumbledore?
Prisoner of Azkaban
Before entering politics, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan trained and practised in this medical specialty.
Ophthalmology
Opened in 1986 as the Westin Stamford, this was then the world’s tallest hotel. What is it called today?
Swissotel The Stamford
Duke-NUS welcomed its first MD cohort in 2007. How many students were in that cohort?
26
This disease was historically known as “consumption”
Tuberculosis
I was the lead anaesthetist for the separation of craniopagus twins from Nepal in 2001 and Iran in 2003.
Prof Ong Biauw Chi !
This Singapore hospital began in 1844 as the “Chinese Pauper Hospital,” funded largely by a philanthropist whose name it now bears.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital