Culture, Festivals, and Food
This festival celebrates the Hindu victory of light over darkness.
What is Deepavali? (accept Diwali)
This green attraction is home to the Supertree Grove.
What is Gardens by the Bay?
Singapore fell to this military power during World War II in 1942.
What is Japan?
This is the actual highest natural point in Singapore.
What is Bukit Timah Hill?
Singapore is one of the world's busiest hubs for this mode of transport, critical to global trade.
What is container shipping?
This spicy noodle soup, often associated with Peranakan culture, is a Singapore favorite.
What is laksa?
Nicknamed the “Durian,” this building is Singapore’s iconic performing arts center.
What is the Esplanade?
In 1963, Singapore briefly joined this country to form a new federation.
What is Malaysia?
This Singapore law, introduced in 1967, requires all male citizens and PRs to serve in the military or civil defense.
What is National Service?
Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers. Name one of the other three.
What is Hong Kong, South Korea, or Taiwan?
This hawker dish made waves globally when it became the first street food to earn a Michelin star.
What is chicken rice? (Accept Hawker Chan’s soya sauce chicken)
This hill is known as the birthplace of modern Singapore due to Sir Stamford Raffles’ landing.
What is Fort Canning Hill?
Before the British arrived, Singapore was known by this older Malay name meaning “Sea Town.”
What is Temasek?
These are the official languages of Singapore.
What are English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil?
Singapore’s currency is unique because it is interchangeable with the currency of this neighboring country under a special agreement.
What is Brunei?
This traditional Chinese street opera used to be common at temple festivals but is now increasingly rare.
What is wayang? (Accept Chinese opera)
This UNESCO World Heritage Site was the first in Singapore.
What is the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
This operational mosque, one of Singapore’s oldest, was built by Indian Muslim merchants in Kampong Glam.
What is Sultan Mosque?
Singapore’s only natural hot spring park is located in this northern district.
What is Yishun? (accept Sembawang)
Singapore is a founding member of this major Southeast Asian regional organization.
What is ASEAN?
This ethnic group has deep roots in Singapore and traces its lineage to early Chinese immigrants who adopted local Malay customs.
Who are the Peranakans?
This island, once used for military defense and later oil storage, is now a nature and heritage zone you can explore by bike.
What is Pulau Ubin?
Sir Stamford Raffles signed the treaty that founded modern Singapore in this year.
What is 1819?
Singapore is home to this advanced urban farm type that grows vegetables in high-rise indoor spaces.
What is vertical farming?
This 2018 meeting in Singapore brought together leaders of two nuclear-capable nations for historic talks.
What is the Trump–Kim Summit?