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mystery
100
What is the name of Singapore's largest outdoor art gallery focusing on Asian history and culture?
Answer: Haw Par Villa
Built in 1937, Singapore's largest outdoor art gallery is the brainchild of Aw Boon Haw, the millionaire philanthropist and marketing extraordinaire who gifted the world Tiger Balm.
100
What were the dining hours of RVRC's dining hall?
Answer: Breakfast - 7.00am to 10.30am | Dinner - 5.30pm to 9.30pm
100
What does URL stand for?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
100
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Answer: Milky Way
100
Which Disney princess has a tattoo?
Answer: Pocahontas
200
In 2016 swimmer Joseph Schooling made history by winning Singapore's first Olmypic Gold medal. For what specific event did he win it?
(Hint: Distance and swimming stroke required.)
Answer: 100m Butterfly
200
What is the color of the walkway that you must follow for a sheltered path within the University?
Answer: Yellow
Back in the 70s, when the Kent Ridge campus was built, the yellow ceiling was meant to act as a visual indicator of the sheltered path through the entire campus. While this is still mostly true, a few of the yellow ceiling paths end abruptly as some of the newer buildings do not follow this (e.g. UTown).
200
What computer part is this?
Answer: good ol 8gb stick o' ram
200
What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapor?
Answer: Transpiration
200
When did Universal Studio Singapore first open? (Month and Year required)
Answer: May 2011
300
Launched in 2014 by LTA, the Thoughtful Bunch gently nudge commuters to spread graciousness to make journeys more pleasant amidst the daily rush.
Name all the individuals included in The Thoughtful Bunch.
Answer:
Stand-Up Stacey
Move-In Martin
Give-Way Glenda
Bag-Down Benny
Hush-Hush Hannah
300
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is sited on a hilly part of Kent Ridge, quite literally perched on a ridge. What is the reason?
A. To provide scenic views to students and motivate them in their academic pursuit
B. To make it difficult for students to gather and meet
C. To push students towards an active lifestyle by encouraging the use of stairways
D. All of the above
Answer: B. To make it difficult for students to gather and meet
Toh Chin Chye, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, was concerned about students congregating for mass political demonstrations. Hence, much of NUS' earlier buildings are built in a linear fashion to avoid large quadrangles and on a hilly terrain. As a result, while the Bukit Timah Campus has seen many demonstrations and protests, the Kent Ridge Campus has not witnessed one major student demonstration.
For more in-depth reading: https://imgur.com/a/ZVk6YFS
300
Which component of a computer is responsible for long-term data storage?
Answer: HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is the main storage device used for long-term data retention on a computer. Unlike RAM, which is temporary memory, HDDs store data persistently, even when the computer is powered off. This includes the operating system, software applications, documents, photos, and videos. Though newer technologies like SSDs (Solid State Drives) are also common, HDDs have traditionally been the go-to component for large-capacity storage at a relatively low cost.
300
Jim bought some chocolates and gave half of them to Ken. Ken bought some sweets and gave half of them to Jim. Jim ate 12 sweets and Ken ate 18 chocolates. The ratio of Jim’s sweets to chocolates becomes 1:7 and the ratio of Ken’s sweets to chocolates becomes 1:4.
How many sweets did Ken buy?
300
Who is the first woman to have won a noble prize?
Answer: Marie Curie
A Polish-French physicist and chemist, was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only woman to receive two Nobel prizes.
400
What offence(s) was former minister Iswaran charged with in 2024?
Answer: 4 charges of "obtaining gratification as a public servant" and 1 charge of obstructing justice
400
In 2018, ___ students pranked ___ students with a website redirection. What is the name of the website?
Fill in the blanks and provide the website name.
Answer: In 2018, NUS students pranked NTU students with a website redirection. The name of the website is NUSrejects.com and entering it would direct you to the NTU homepage. It is still functional to this day.
400
What does CAPTCHA stand for?
Answer: CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a type of security measure known as challenge-response authentication.
400
Ivan and Helen have an equal number of coins. Ivan has 104 20-cent coins, and some 50-cent coins. Helen has 64 20-cent coins and some 50-cent coins.
Who has a higher value of coins? How much more money is the value of that person’s coins?
Since we know that Ivan and Helen have an equal amount of coins, we should first determine how many 50-cent coins they have:
Helen: 64 20-cent coins + 40 50-cent coins + undetermined 50-cent coins
Ivan: 64 20-cent coins + 40 20-cent coins + undetermined 50-cent coins
In total they should have 104 20- & 50-cent coins, and an undetermined but equal amount of 50-cent coins.
Therefore, to calculate who has the higher value of coins, we just need to get rid of the 64 20-cent coins and the undetermined but equal amount of 50-cent coins on each side of the equation.
(40 x $0.50) – (40 x $0.20) = $12
400
Draw the Starbucks logo from memory.
500
Name the winners of Singapore Idol Season 1, 2 and 3 in order.
Answer: Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza and Sezairi Sezali
500
The year is 2017. You want to take the NUS Internal Shuttle Bus Service to University Town from RVRC. You are at the Opp UHC bus stop. What Bus Services can you take?
Answer: C and D2.
Bus A1 and A2 do not go to University Town. Bus D1 does not go to Opp UHC bus stop.
Fun fact: Bus C is not defunct.
500
What model and make of GPU is this?
Answer: PowerColor Fighter RX 7700 XT
500
Albert and Bernard have just become friends with Cheryl, and they want to know when her birthday is. Cheryl gives them a list of 10 possible dates:
- May 15, May 16, May 19
- June 17, June 18
- July 14, July 16
- August 14, August 15, August 17
Cheryl then tells Albert and Bernard separately the month and the day of her birthday respectively.
Albert: I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know that Bernard doesn’t know either.
Bernard: At first I didn’t know when Cheryl’s birthday was, but I know now.
Albert: Then I also know when Cheryl’s birthday is.
So when is Cheryl’s birthday?
Let’s take a look at the first statement.
Albert: I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know that Bernard doesn’t know either.
By saying that Bernard has no idea of Cheryl’s birthday, we can begin the process of elimination. The only way for him to know would have been if Cheryl had given him the numbers 18 or 19, which only appeared once in the list. As such, 18th June and 19th May are out.
With Albert confirming that Bernard mustn’t have known the answer, we can cross out May or June from the list too.
Bernard: At first I didn’t know when Cheryl’s birthday was, but I know now.
Next, we gotta remove the repeated days from the list – 14 – as we can safely conclude that Cheryl’s birthday must fall on a unique date for Bernard to have been able to figure it out.
We are now left with the following dates:
- July 16
- August 15, August 17
Albert: Then I also know when Cheryl’s birthday is.
Albert would have known for sure only if he didn’t have to choose between 2 possible dates – meaning August is out.
And that is why the answer is 16th July.
500
How many gifts are given in the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
Answer: 364