General Knowledge
Pop Culture & Media
Majulah Singapore
Beautiful History of Vietnam
Wild Cards!
1
How many cards are there in a deck of standard playing cards (not including Jokers)?
Answer: 52.
1
What is the name of Thor's hammer in Avengers?
Answer: Mjölnir
1
Name this famous building in Singapore.
Answer: Marina Bay Sands
1
What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?
Answer: Saigon
1
What colour are smurfs?
Answer: Blue
2
How many continents are there in the world?
Answer: 7
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia (sometimes referred to as Oceania when including the Pacific islands)
2
What was the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Answer: Hedwig
2
This is the national dish of Singapore.
What is it called?
Answer: Chicken Rice
2
Which famous Vietnamese dish is historically inspired by a baguette?
Answer: Bahn Mi
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2
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
Answer: 206
3
Which country was LEGO invented?
Answer: Denmark
3
Which famous Netflix series does this business card belong to?
Answer: Squid Game
3
What is the national language of Singapore?
Answer: Bahasa Melayu (Malay)
3
What is the name of Vietnam's national traditional dress?
Answer: Ao Dai
3
In USA, a holiday is celebrated with fireworks on the 4th of July. What is it called?
Answer: Independence Day.
4
What is the world's tallest building?
Answer:
Burj Khalifa
4
In the famous cartoon 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', what was the name of their martial arts instructor/adoptive father?
Answer:
Master Splinter
4
Which sweet, spiky-smelling fruit is famously banned in Singapore’s trains?
Answer: Durian
4
What is the longest river in Vietnam?
Answer: Mekong River
4
A VPN is a secure connection used to encrypt internet traffic and protect online privacy.
What does 'VPN' stand for?
Answer: Virtual Private Network
5
Which is the biggest country by area?
Answer: Russia
It covers about 17.1 million square kilometers, making it the largest country in the world.
5
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Which superhero movie does this quote come from?
Answer: Spider-Man (2002)
5
Apart from the official languages in Singapore (ie., English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil), what is the 5th 'language' spoken here in Singapore?
Words include: 'lah', 'leh', 'lor', 'sia', etc...
Answer: "Singlish"
It is a local mix of English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil slang.
E.g. "You want to go watch movie?"
"Ok lah."
5
What was the name of the Vietnamese restaurant in Hanoi which Obama and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain visited in 2016?
Answer: Bun Cha Huong Lien
5
In a game of Billiard, how many balls are there in total? (excluding the white ball)
Answer: 15
6
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Answer: Wellington
6
Which famous Japanese Anime series was released in Year 1999 and has over 1000+ episodes and counting till today?
Answer: One Piece
(It's a story about Pirates 😊)
6
The famous cocktail 'Singapore Sling' was invented by one of the hotel bars Singapore.
What was the name of the hotel?
(Extra point if you can name the bar.)
Answer: The Long Bar in Raffles Hotel
6
Which ingredient is commonly added into Vietnamese coffee together with sweetened condensed milk?
Answer: Raw Egg Yolk
6
Riddle:
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer:
The letter "M"
7
The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City is famous for its ceiling artwork.
Who was the artist who painted it?
Answer: Michelangelo
7
In the famous detective series 'Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, what was the unit number of his home/consulting agency?
Answer: 221B Baker Street
7
Explain what the word 'Chope' in Singlish means?
Answer: To reserve or save a seat, spot, or item — usually in a casual or informal way.
E.g. At a hawker centre (food court), someone might place a packet of tissue paper on a table to "chope" it — meaning they are reserving the table while they queue for food.
7
What is the name of the Vietnamese currency before the đồng was reintroduced in 1978?
Answer: The Piastre
7
Solve the following equation:
Answer: 15
