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Dares
1

Name the deepest MRT Station. 

Bencoolen (as tall as a 15-story building)

1

Name the only country that ends with a letter "H". 

Bangladesh

1

Wonton or Wanton Mee? 

Wonton Mee

(Wanton: Unrestrained, undisciplined, cruel, unprovoked, or immoral. "A wanton disregard for rules" or "a wanton act of cruelty")




1

(adjective, singlish + english)

arrogant; conceited; show-offy; boastful

yaya papaya

1

Let the opposing team make you a "mocktail" using three different drinks available at the party (e.g., Coke, Orange Juice, and Sprite). One person in the team has to finish it.


(Proper drinks only. Please don't give them food poisoning) 

2

Guess the MRT station: 

EW16 | NE3 | TE17

Outram Park

2

Including the Marina Bay Sands, how many integrated resorts do the Sands Corporation have? 

(5 in Macao, 1 in Singapore)

2

Name the disease that more people have died from, than COVID-19 in 2020. (Singapore) 

Dengue Fever

(Dengue: 32 Deaths, COVID-19: 29 deaths)

(Source: Singstat, NCID, NID)

2

(verb, malay) 

1) to guard; to watch over; to keep vigil at;

2) to handle; to manage; to deal with; to oversee

jaga(r)

2

Pick one team member to take a bite of whatever food is on the table and present a 30-second "gourmet review" as if you are a Michelin-star critic.

3
Name the year: two EWL trains collided at Joo Koon station

2017

3

Name one National Flag that is taken to be a square and not a rectangle. (There are 3)

Switzerland | Vatican City | Nepal

3

In the 1970s and 80s, Singapore enforced a strict social regulation targeting a specific physical trait that the government associated with laziness, and a lack of discipline. 

This policy was so heavily policed that government offices displayed signs stating that those who defied it would be "attended to last."

Name the policy. (no specific phrasing) 

No long hair for men (Operation Snip Snip)

3

(interjection, hokkien + singlish)

if not, what? / "duh"

abuden

3

Pick one person in the group to try to sell a random object in the room (like a coaster or a TV remote) to the opposing team using your best "Uncle/Aunty" salesperson voice. You win the points if you manage to convince them after 3 minutes. 

4

Name the bus number with the longest route. 

(x2 points for the starting and ending stations)

858

Woodlands Interchange - Changi Airport

4

Which country has the most islands?

Sweden (over 267,000 islands)

4

How many times has Singapore changed its timezone? 

Six times

1. Pre-1905 (GMT+06:55:25)

2. 1905–1932 (GMT+07:00)

3. 1933–1941 (GMT+07:20)

4. 1941–1942 (GMT+07:30)

5. 1942–1945 (GMT+09:00)

6. 1945–1981 (GMT+07:30)

7. 1982–Present (GMT+08:00)

4

(idiom, english) 

to bear with something unpleasant or unfavourable without complaint; to accept the current situation and having to wait around while nothing can be done

Suck Thumb

4

Pick one team member: call a loved one and tell them you love them. 

5

On the Bukit Panjang LRT loop service, name the only station that is an English word.

Hint: BP8

Pending

5

United Nations (UN) recognised World Toilet Organisation (WTO), dedicated to improving sanitation worldwide by ending open defecation, advocating for clean toilets as a human right. 


Which country initiated and founded the WTO?

Singapore

5

The chinese surname "黄" (Huáng) was romanised to "Ng" or "Wong". 

"Ng": Translated by which dialect group? 

'Wong": Translated by which dialect group?

(3 points for each correct guess, total 6 points) 

"Ng": Hokkien

'Wong": Cantonese/Hakka

5

Archidendron jiringa (or sometimes other related species such as A. pauciflorum), a tree native to Southeast Asia, or its edible seeds. The tree bears brown, leathery fruit pods containing round seeds up to 3.5 cm in diameter, which are edible and said to have a smell resembling garlic. They are known to be slightly toxic, and may cause one’s bodily excretions (such as sweat or urine) to carry a particularly bad smell after consumption.

Jering / Jengkol

(mainly as packaged snacks like spicy crackers (kerupuk) or pre-made Sambal Jengkol)

5

For the next two rounds of the game, the WHOLE TEAM must speak in a specific accent (British, Australian, etc.) assigned by the opposing team. If they break character once, they lose the points.

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