What state of matter has a fixed volume but changes its shape to match its container?
Liquid
What is the median of this data set: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11?
7
What is the term for a word that takes the place of a noun, like "he," "she," or "they"?
Pronoun
What imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
In what year did Malaya gain its independence (Merdeka) from British rule?
1957
What is the name of the process where a gas turns directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase?
Deposition or Desublimation
What is the value of x if
3x + 5 = 20?
5
What literary device compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctic Desert
(The Sahara is the largest *hot*** desert in the world.)
Before the British arrived, what major natural mineral resource was heavily mined in the Kinta Valley and Larut, attracting many early immigrant workers?
Tin
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
What do you call an angle that is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse
A punctuation mark joins two closely related independent clauses without a connecting word.
What is this punctuation mark?
Semicolon
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Who was the second prime minister of Malaysia?
Tun Abdul Razak Hussein
What is the green pigment in plant leaves that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
What is the value of
x^3 - 4
when x = 5?
121
What is the term for a punctuation mark used to insert an abrupt break, afterthought, or an explanation into a sentence. (Not a hyphen.)
An Em dash
What is the longest river in Malaysia?
Rajang River
What historic city was captured by the Portuguese in 1511, marking the beginning of foreign colonial rule in the Malay Peninsula?
Melaka
What is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid?
H2SO4
If x = 4 and y = -3,
what is the value of
2x^2 + 5y?
17
A word that means the exact opposite of another word is called what?
Antonym
Featuring a red and black background. The yellow symbol in the center is an emblem featuring a machete, a half cogwheel, and a five-pointed star.
What flag is this?
The flag of Angola
What was the name of the agreement signed in 1874 that allowed the British to place a Resident in Perak, deeply involving them in Malay state politics?
Pangkor Treaty