Universiti Malaya
What is the name of the iconic lake located at the center of the UM campus?
Tasik Varsiti
What traditional Malaysian fabric undergoes a resist-dyeing process using liquid wax?
Batik
What is the only metallic element on the periodic table that is liquid at standard room temperature?
Mercury
What is the only country in the world that does not have a rectangular or square national flag?
Nepal
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo
Which UM residential college is officially known as Kolej Kediaman Tuanku Kurshiah?
Third College / KK3
Originating in Johor, what is the traditional Malaysian folk dance performed by couples that features rhythmic, lively steps often accompanied by a tambourine?
Zapin
What process describes the transition of a substance directly from a solid to a gas without ever becoming a liquid?
Sublimation
Which European country is politically divided into 26 cantons instead of states or provinces?
Switzerland
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'
What is the literal English translation of UM's motto, "Ilmu Punca Kemajuan"?
Knowledge is the Source of Progress
Which traditional stringed instrument, shaped like a boat, is prominent in Sarawakian cultural music?
Sape / Sapeh
In computer networking, what does the acronym "HTTP" stand for?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
What is the largest desert in the world, including polar deserts?
The Antarctic Desert
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, 4 people get on. At the second, 2 get off. What color are the bus driver's eyes?
Your eye color, because you are the driver
Which two institutions merged to form the University of Malaya in 1949?
King Edward VII College of Medicine & Raffles College
Mak Yong, an ancient dance-drama recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, originated in which Malaysian state?
Kelantan
What material, consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, is known for its incredible strength and electrical conductivity?
Graphene
Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, is located in which African country?
Tanzania
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
n what year did the Universiti Malaya Act officially separate the Kuala Lumpur and Singapore campuses into two independent national universities?
1962
In the traditional shadow puppet performance of Wayang Kulit, what is the formal title given to the master puppeteer?
Tok Dalang
Which specific protein in human red blood cells is responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body?
Hemoglobin
What is the only sea in the world that has no land boundaries, being entirely defined by ocean currents?
The Sargasso Sea
A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, "Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the photograph?
His son