History of CNY
What is the zodiac animal of the year that just passed?
Rabbit
How old is the NUS FST department this year?
25 years old
Name 3 CNY goodies/snacks
Audience decision
When was NUS officially established?
8 August 1980
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
Venus
What country celebrates Lunar New Year instead of Chinese New Year?
Vietnam
What are the two specialization of FST?
Research and Innovation
Industrial Applications
Which country or territory celebrates Lunar New Year with ‘ul boov’?
Mongolia
What is the colour of the ceiling that is meant to connect the campus together?
Yellow
Name the 12 zodiac animals in order.
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Why is red the colour of Chinese New Year?
To symbolise happiness/auspicious and to warn off bad luck
Which date did FST homecoming happen in 2022?
13 August 2022
Name 2 CNY food that is made of glutinous rice flour.
Muah Chee
Tang Yuan
Nian Gao
What method did the researchers from NUS use to fight food wastage?
Insects
Name 5 fruits that are often mistaken as vegetables.
Tomato
Bell peppers
Pumpkin
Cucumber
Egg Plant
Olives
Lady Finger
What dynasty set the date of the first Chinese New Year?
Han Dynasty
Name 2 ventures by FST alumni
Alchemy Foodtech
PastaGo
Mottainai Food Tech
Wok Puffs
How many calories are in one pineapple tart?
73 calories
How many fingernails do the lion in the NUS logo have?
12
Only one of the seven countries that borders India has a population with less than one million people. This country famously measures "gross national happiness" and has Thimphu as its capital city. What is this country?
Bhutan
What is the last day of Chinese New Year called?
Name 3 Food-tech companies that is a spin-off based on the research done in the FST labs
KosmodeHealth
Aurorafood
Curated Food
Soynergy
Probicient
SafeLight
SinFoo Tech
Xavoury Food
Zoe Botanicals
What is the vegetable eaten by Taiwanese during Chinese New Year? How do they eat it?
Leaf Mustard (长年菜)
They cook and eat the leaf whole without cutting.
Name all the majors under FOS
Chemistry
DSA
DSE
FST
Quantitative Finance
Life Science
Mathematics
Pharm Sci
Pharmacy
Physics
Statistic
Environmental Studies
Name the eight immortals from the proverb “八仙过海”.
He Xiangu (何仙姑), Cao Guojiu (曹國舅), Li Tieguai (李鐵拐), Lan Caihe (藍采和), Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓), Han Xiangzi (韓湘子), Zhang Guolao (張果老), Han Zhongli (汉鍾離