Friday, August 08, 2008

08.08.08 - National Day Eve / Beijing Olympic Games 2008



Feeling good today as i am really looking forward to the long weekend for rest.

Anyway, it's national day eve. And i have a quiz for everyone. If you know the answer, please drop me a comment. Got Prize one !!!

This is a quiz that i have prepared for my office team building exercise - extracted from a book as well as uniquely singapore

Lil Island Quiz

Chicken Feet (1 mark each)
1. Who is the first singapore idol.
2. Tallest Hotel in Singapore
3. how many public holidays are there in each year in sin
4. The most common chinese surnames in singapore
5. What is singapore national language
6. What are the 5 cs every singaporean is supposed to aspire to
7. name the company founded in 1989 by olivia lum has now become a multi million dollar company in the field of water treatment

So So Lah (2 mark each)
1. The hotel was formerly known as Dynasty Hotel
2. Buildings in Singapore cannot be higher than 280 metres. Name the three buildings of that height.
3. Singapore second largest chinese dialect group
4. what is the offical residence of the president of sin
5. in which park would you find speakers' corner
6. Tan Howe Liang won a silver medal in the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960. What catergory is that ?
7. which MRT station other than changi airport was added to the east west line with the completion of the changi airport extension in 2002

Sweat Man (3 mark each)
1. which restaurant in sin claim credits for inventing the black pepper crab
2. The highest grossing locally made movie of all time
3. how much can a first offender be fined for jaywalking?
4. singapore first budget airline and is now merged with jetstar
5. what is the oldest foreign bank still operating in sin since 1858
6. robert kwan developed the franchise of which fast food chain in singapore, opening the first outlet in 1979
7. which hdb new town has a name meaning prosperous harbour in chinese

Bonus Questions
1. what does the acronym OTOT stands for (quiz 42)/ LRT (quiz 119)
2. which shopping mall is the only one open 24 hours
3. name the american teenager caned for vandalism in 1994
4. what is special about the windows in LRT trains

Have fun !!! Wishing Singapore a happy birthday :)