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100

How old is NUS this year?

120

100

Who composed Singapore's national anthem?

Encik Zubir Said

100

What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?

Delta

100

Who is the current president of HISSOC?

Aidil

200

What is the name of the NUS mascot? 

LiNUS

200

When was the first MRT system launched in Singapore?

1987

200

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun?

Nicolaus Copernicus

200

How old was King Tutankhamun when he died?

19

300

How many colleges, faculties and schools does NUS have in total?

16

300

What was the Istana initially called?

Istana Negara Singapura

300

In what year did the Russian Revolution overthrow the Romanov dynasty?

1917

300

When did the first McDonald's open in the Soviet Union?

31 January 1990


400

What are the 3 elements of the NUS logo? 

Lion, Book, Three interlocking rings

400

Which leader of the Barisan Sosialis was detained without trial under the Internal Security Act?

Lim Chin Siong

400

During which dynasty was the Forbidden City in Beijing constructed?

Ming Dynasty


400

Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

Athens and Sparta

500

Where is the History Department located?

AS1-05-27

500

Name the three leaders who signed the 1819 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance.

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong Abdul Rahman.


500

Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution, leading the only successful slave revolt in history?

Toussaint Louverture

500

Victorian killer Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of which city?

London