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Cultivated in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and southern Thailand (and seldom exported), this controversial and particularly pungent produce is Malaysia's national fruit.
What is durian?
The colonial power who occupied Malaysia for the longest amount of time, this country gained power in 1824 and held it until the 1940s.
What is Great Britain?
Malaysia is made up of two separate landmasses, which combined, wouldd be roughly the size of the state of New Mexico. East Malaysia which shares the island of Borneo and this portion which shares a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
What is Peninsular Malaysia?
This actress earned her first golden globe for facing a bagel with everything from everywhere on top.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
Holding the record since 2020, the largest one of these is located in Pahang, Malaysia with a whopping 7,351 rooms.
What is the world's largest hotel?
Although it is preferred to eat using your hands, Malaysian cuisine may be enjoyed with these utensils (in the correct hands, of course).
What is a fork (in the left hand) and a spoon (in the right hand)?
What is Japan?
Malaysia shares borders with Indonesia to the south, Brunei in the middle, and this country to the north.
What is Thailand?
This Malaysian actor and comedian grew up in Singapore, where he returned to film Crazy Rich Asians.
Who is Ronny Chieng?
Malaysia is one of the most biodiverse countries, including what is scientifically known as the Rafflesia arnoldii, the world's largest this.
What is the world's largest flower?
A popular condiment in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, This sauce is made from chiles, spices, herbs, and aromatics and has a complex earthy, spicy, and hot flavor.
What is sambal?
This country was the first European power to establish themselves on the Malay Peninsula and in Southeast Asia, capturing Malacca in 1511.
What is Portugal?
Malaysia is a fairly multi-ethnic society - the biggest groups being Malay, Chinese, and this.
What is Indian?
This famous fashion designer's last name was misspelled on his birth certificate, leading to the iconic spelling we see today.
Who is Jimmy Choo?
You could get stuck in a car for hours in Putrajaya, in the world's largest one of these.
What is the world's largest traffic circle?
Made of rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf and often served with hard-boiled egg, peanuts, vegetables, and sambal, this delicacy is Malaysia's national dish.
What is Nasi Lemak?
What is the Malayan Communist Party?
In 2019, Malaysia was ranked #1 in the world for being the country to have the best this, per the 2019 International Living Annual Global Retirement Index.
What is the healthcare system?
This person served as the first Malayan Chief Minister, and then after Independence, as the first Malayan Prime Minister.
Who is Tunku Abdul Rahman?
You could fit 40-50 Boeing 747s in Gunung Mulu National Park's Sarawak Chamber, the world's largest one of these.
What is the world's largest cave chamber?
Malaysia's culinary style in the present day is primarily a melange of traditions from its Malay, Indian, Indonesian, Thai, Filipino and indigenous Bornean and Orang Asli, with light to heavy influences from these 5 cuisines, to name a few.
What is Arab, Thai, Portuguese, Dutch, and British cuisines?
Race riots in the early 1960s led (in part) to the separation of this country from Malaysia in 1965.
What is Singapore?
Malaysia is a largely tropical climate, blanketed with rainforests. It receives about this many feet of rain a year
What is 10 feet?
Top celebrities like Sharon Stone, Patti LaBelle, Ivana Trump, Kelly Preston, Jennifer Tilly, Fergie of Black Eyed Peas, Kirstie Alley and Meg Ryan have all worn some of this designer's collection.
Who is Zhang Toi?
While Malaysia may not have the tallest building in the world, they have the tallest one of these, standing at 452 meters tall.
What is the world's tallest twin towers?