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100

What is Richard's surname (you must spell it)?

Ongkowidjojo

100

Which singer/songwriter produced the album "Man's Best Friend"

Sabrina Carpenter

100

What two countries in SEA have recently started conflict? 

Thailand and Cambodia

100

Stabilo, Staedtler, Prismacolor, Derwent

Brands of (colour) pencils 

100

What does MCCY stand for?

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

200

What is featured in the profile picture of the RD Instagram? 

A duck in a suit. (please follow @rafflesdebate!!)

200

Which studio produced Kpop Demon Hunters?

Sony Pictures Animation

200

In what Middle Eastern state did mass demonstrations begin on 28 Dec 2025? 

Iran

200

Smith, Marx, Keynes, Hayek

Surnames of prolific economists

200

Who was the president before Halimah Yacob?

Tony Tan

300

What was Wei Kai's listening age (within 3 years) in Spotify Wrapped 2025? 

85 (accept 82-88)

300

What was the final sentence given to Sean "Diddy" Combs after his trial?

Federal prison 4 years and 2 months (50 months)
$500,000 fine
5 years supervision after release

300

The Crans-Montana fire broke out in what country, resulting in 40 dead and 116 injured? 

Switzerland

300

CeraVe, Neutrogena, Bioderma, La Roche-Posay

Brands of Skincare products

300

Who is an MP of Ang Mo Kio GRC (that is NOT Lee Hsien Loong)?

Darryl David, Jasmin Lau, Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Victor Lye (any one of the above)

400

What activity involving isosahedrons does the RD EXCO frequently gather for on weekends? (if you partake in it with us, you may not answer)

Dungeons and Dragons

400

What kind of relationship are Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in?

A non-demi-curious, semi-binary relationship

400

Why did protests erupt after the EU gave provisional approval to the EU–Mercosur trade deal on January 9, 2026?

Farmers in Europe protested because the trade deal would allow large imports of cheap agricultural products from Mercosur countries, which they feared would undercut local prices and threaten their livelihoods.

400

Gulf, Six Day, Seven Years, Opium

Names of Wars

400

How many seats has the Worker's Party cumulatively obtained post-independence in Parliament? (includes NCMP seats)

48

500

On what date (to the month) did Eamon get his braces installed? 

1 August 2024

+200 points if you‘re within 3 days (29/7 to 4/8)


500

When was the first year that Jeopardy aired?

1964 (March 30 on NBC)

+- 2 years

500

What are the top ten most valuable publicly traded companies as of right now? (by market capitalisation)

Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, TSMC, Meta, Broadcom, Saudi Aramco, Tesla

+200 if you list the order

500

Methodological, Marinara, Coca-Cola, Heroism 

Words that share their first 4 letters with common drugs 

500

Within 5% accuracy, how many votes were cast in the 2025 General Election? (inclusive of rejected ballots)

2,438,610 (accept 2,316,680 - 2,560,540)

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