Social Media & Self
What is the most used social media platform in Singapore as of 2023?
Bonus 100 points: What percentage? (+/- 5%)
WhatsApp, 74.7% (Statista)
Based on the current rate, how many years will it take to end child marriages?
(+/- 10 years)
300 years (UNICEF)
What is FOMO?
Fear of Missing Out
Mr. Lawrence Wong will be the how many-th Prime Minister of Singapore?
Bonus 100 points: Name the second PM of Singapore
4th
2nd PM is Mr Goh Chok Tong, current Emeritus Minister
What international body was founded to provide humanitarian aid and protect human rights during armed conflicts?
The International Red Cross
Bonus 100 points: What percentage of teenagers use that platform? (+/- 5%)
YouTube (93%)
What is Period Poverty?
Period poverty refers to the inability to afford and access menstrual products, sanitation and hygiene facilities and education and awareness to manage menstrual health.
(Source: UN Women)
Who recently launched a YouTube Channel and gained 20 million subscribers within 24 hours?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Which Singaporean district is known for its historic Peranakan shophouses?
When will the Paris Paralympics end?
(+/- 1 day)
What is 'Punchtok'?
Bonus 100 points: How many views have such videos garnered? (+/- 5 million as of April 2024)
Women in New York City sharing accounts of being randomly punched in the face by men.
These videos have garnered over 70 million views (Washington Post)
According to the World Economic Forum, how many years will it take to reach gender parity (equal contribution of women and men to every dimension of life, whether private or public)?
(+/- 10 years)
134 years (Global Gender Gap Report 2024)
Which country won the most medals in the recent Paris 2024 Olympics?
Bonus 100 points: How many of these medals are gold?
United States of America (126 total medals, of which 40 are gold medals)
What is Singapore's population in 2023?
(+/- 100,000 people)
5,917,600 people (SingStat)
What is the 2015 International Treaty aimed to tackle climate change called?
The Paris Agreement
According to a 2023 study by Pew Research Centre, around what percentage of teenagers indicated that they often or sometimes decide not to post something on social media because they worry people might use it to embarrass them?
(+/- 5%)
40%
In the 2024 National Day Rally in Singapore, PM Lawrence Wong announced what measure to try to plug the gender inequality gap in Singapore?
Mandatory government paid paternity leave doubled from 2 to 4 weeks
Who has the most Grammy wins?
Beyonce
What is POFMA?
Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act
Which country has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as of 2024?
Bonus 100 points: How many sites are there? (+/-5)
Italy (60 sites)
What percentage of American teenagers has experienced cyberbullying in 2023?
(+/- 5%)
nearly 46% (Pew Research Centre)
According to the 2023Women in the Workplace report by consultant firm McKinsey, what is the percentage of women occupying C-suite positions in companies?
(+/- 5%)
28%
How much, in USD, is the global esports market valued at in 2023?
(+/- 100 million)
USD 5.39 billion (Precedence Research)
Singapore is considered one of the world’s greenest cities today. What percentage of Singapore is covered by greenery as of 2022?
(+/- 5%)
40% (Ministry of National Development)
What is the first country in the world that granted females the right to vote?
Bonus 100 points: What year was it? (+/- 10 years)
New Zealand is the first nation in the world to enshrine universal woman suffrage, in 1893.