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This "unsinkable" luxury liner struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and carried lifeboats for only about one-third of its passengers
What is the Titanic?
In August of this year, Singapore separated from Malaysia and became an independent nation due to political, economic and racial tensions
What is 1965?
Smallest country in the world
What is Vatican City?
"Well you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk."
What is "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees
Largest living species of bird
What is an ostrich?
This 1986 nuclear disaster occurred during a flawed safety test and left a vast exclusion zone that remains uninhabitable today
What is Chernobyl?
Since 1819, Singapore has expanded its land area by nearly 25% through this process. What is the process?
What is land reclamation?
This is the largest country in the world by land area
What is Russia?
"She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene"
What is "Billie Jean" by MJ?
Most abundant metal on Earth
This 1999 NASA spacecraft crashed into Mars because engineers mixed up imperial pounds-force with metric newtons
What is the Mars Climate Orbiter?
What creature did historians think a Sumatran prince saw to come up with the name Singapura?
What is a tiger?
This is the only country in the world to lie in all four hemispheres
What is Kiribati?
"Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you"
What is "Wonderwall" by Oasis?
This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side
What is Uranus?
In the 14th century, King Edward III of England defaulted on war loans, causing two of Europe's largest banking families to go completely bankrupt. What were the two families called?
What is the collapse of the Bardi and Peruzzi banks of Florence?
Before becoming a British colony in 1819, Singapore was known by this ancient Malay name.
What is Temasek?
What is Nepal?
What is "Hey Ya!" by OutKast?
This painting depicts an agonised figure against a blood-red sky and has become an iconic symbol of existential dread
What is "The Scream"?
This 1979 US nuclear plant accident caused mass panice and led to sweeping safety overhauls, driven by mechanical failure and operator confusion
What is Three Mile Island?
Since 1880, Singapore has officially changed its standard time zone by X times. What is X?
What is 6?
This country stores around 70% of the world's fresh water
What is Antarctica?
"Last night all I think about is you"
What is "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals
This is considered the world's first analog computer
What is the Antikythera mechanism?