CITY GUIDE THE GREAT QUIZ!

Whether you’re fresh off the plane or a Singapore “old hand”, we want to find out what you know about the place – So, go ahead and try our quiz! (And don’t fret if you find it too hard; you’ll learn loads more about the Lion City in the pages of our Guide.)

#1 Singapore’s first MRT station, Toa Payoh, opened in what decade? #2 Old Chang Kee is best known for what type of snack? #3 The coldest temperature ever recorded in Singapore was 22.6, 19.4 or 14.8 degrees Celsius? #4 When President Obama visited Singapore in 2016, what local dish did he reference in his introductory remarks? (Hint: it starts with “r”.) #5 Approximately how many passengers passed through Changi Airport last year, 60 million, 600 million or 6 billion? #6 What Singlish word refers to the practice of claiming a table at a food centre by leaving a packet of tissues on it?

#7 Which island just off Singapore’s coast is said to have been formed by an elephant and a pig turning to stone? #8 What is written in microtext on the back of the S$1,000 note? (Yes, there’s a $1,000 note!) #9 What Singapore attraction was renovated in 2008 – at great expense – after feng shui experts deemed it was moving in an unlucky direction? # 10 If you stretched all of Singapore’s roads end to end, would they reach Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong or the Moon? #11 What MRT stations have the anagrams Trauma Pork, Gender Kit and Siri Raps? #12 If you order a cup of “Kopi C”, does it come black or white? #13 What tasty-sounding road is Singapore’s longest? #14 Approximately how many high-rise buildings does Singapore have: 180; 1,165; or 4,300? # 15 What’s another term for Singapore’s Peranakan community? # 16 What hill was previously known at various times as Forbidden Hill, Government Hill, Sir Bonham’s Hill and Flag Hill? #17 What is Singapore’s biggest export? #18 Was Lau Pa Sat hawker centre built in 1825, 1898 or 1944? #19 Which ingredient is not found in a traditional Singapore Sling cocktail: vodka, pineapple juice or cherry brandy? #20 What 2018 Disney/marvel blockbuster has already become the highest grossing film in Singapore box-office history?