Round 1: Current Affairs
1)
In the recent British election, the Conservatives won a
slim majority. Who is the leader of the Conservatives?
a) David Cameron
2)
A MARA-sponsored student of Imperial College, London
was recently prosecuted for possession and distribution of child pornography.
What is this student’s name?
a) Nur Fitri
3)
The United Kingdom is made of up 4 territories:
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England. In 2014, one of those
territories had a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. Which of
those territories was it?
a) Scotland
5)
Xavier Bettel, the Prime Minister of a country in
Europe, recently became the first European leader to marry someone of the same
sex while in office. What country is he Prime Minister of?
6)
A recent hot issue in Malaysia involves a certain foundation
using their funds to buy land from 1MDB, which is in financial trouble, and
then proceeding to sell that land. Name this foundation.
a) Tabung Haji
7)
What phenomenon recently killed 500 people in India?
a) A heatwave
8)
There is a brutal and ongoing struggle for safety and
freedom in Ukraine. Much of this was sparked by Russia’s annexation in 2014 of
part of Ukraine. What is the name of the part of Ukraine that Russia annexed?
(To annex means to takeover or seize)
a) Crimea
9)
ISIS recently took seized the city of Palmyra, which is
a UNESCO world heritage site. In what country is Palmyra located?
a) Syria
10)
The 1st of April saw many Malaysians whining and
grumbling about the GST -- also known as the Goods and Services Tax. What is
the percentage that the GST taxes?
a) 6%
11)
The journalist
Mohamad Fahmy was recently released from Egyptian jails after spending more
than a year there on charges of threatening national security. Which popular
Qatari news network does he belong to?
a) Al-Jazeera
12)
Malaysian police recently found 150 of these along the
Perlis-Thailand border. What did they find?
a) Graves of migrants
13)
The Eurovision contest this year was recently
concluded. Which country was the winner from?
a) Sweden
14)
This Malaysian company lost 6 billion ringgit in value
over the past 1 week. Name it.
a) Tenaga Nasional
15)
On the 2nd of May 2015, two boxers met in the ring for
a match that was dubbed “The Fight of the Century”. The boxer that won the
fight has never been defeated in his professional career. Name that boxer.
a. Floyd Mayweather Jr (accept without Jr)
Round 2: Spitfire
Religion or Politics
(Team with lowest points
gets to choose theme first)
Instructions to be read out:
Choice One: Religion
1)
Which religion did science fiction writer L. Ron
Hubbard found?
a) Scientology
2)
In Hinduism, the god Brahma is the creator, whereas the
god Vishnu is the preserver. Who is the destroyer?
a) Shiva
3)
The Protestant Reformation marked the split in
Christianity into Catholicism and Protestantism. Who was the leading figure in
the Protestant Reformation?
a) Martin Luther
4)
How many pillars of Islam are there?
a) Five
5)
What is the name of the holy book of Judaism?
a) The Torah (or Pentateuch)
6)
Who is the founder of Taoism?
a) Laozi (or Lao-Tzu)
7)
From which country did Buddhism originate from?
a) India
8)
There are a few different branches of Islam. Name the
branch of Islam practiced by most Malaysian Muslims.
a) Sunni Islam
9)
Roughly how many people on Earth identify themselves as
Christians?
a) 2.2 Billion (accept answers within the
range of 1.8 to 2.6 billion)
10)
Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Followers of
Hinduism are called Hindus. What do you call followers of the Church of the
Flying Spaghetti Monster?
a) Pastafarians
b) Additional Trivia: Pastafarianism is what you would call a parody religion. Interestingly,
while Christians would end their prayers with an Amen, Pastafarians end theirs
with a “Ramen”.
Choice Two: Politics
1)
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War
Two?
a) Winston Churchill
2)
In which year did the Federation of Malaya become
Malaysia?
a) 1963
3)
How old must you be in order to vote in Malaysia’s
general elections?
a) 21 years old
4)
The United Kingdom is a union of four countries. Name
all four countries.
a) Wales, Scotland, England and Northern
Ireland (reject ‘Ireland’)
5)
With 800 million voters, which country is the world’s
largest democracy?
a) India
6)
Who is the current dictator of North Korea?
a) Kim Jong Un
7)
Hillary Clinton is running for President of the United
States of America next year. What is her husband’s name?
a) Bill Clinton (or William Jefferson Clinton)
8)
The Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of protest in
the Arab world. In which country did it start?
a) Tunisia
9)
Simon Bolivar was a key figure in fighting for Latin
American freedom from the Spanish. Which country is named after him?
a) Bolivia
10)
Nigeria has recently held its general elections, where
power was peacefully passed to the victorious candidate -- Muhammad Buhari. Who
was the president of Nigeria before Muhammad Buhari?
a) Goodluck Jonathan
Round 3: Double or nothing
Time to Get Sciencey
1)
This heavenly body is the only one of its kind that is
visible to the naked eye from earth. It has a highly elliptical orbit around
the sun, and is visible to the average human being twice in their lifetime.
Sightings of this body were recorded by Babylonian and Chinese astronomers as
early as 240 BC. It was last seen from earth in 1986 and will next be visible
in 2061. It is a comet. It was named after the astronomer who first determined
its periodicity, Edmond Halley. What is this comet’s name?
a) Halley’s Comet.
2)
This animal measures 16 metres on average, and is the
only living member of the genus Physeter (fi-se-ter). It is a mammal, and has
the largest teeth of any predator on planet Earth. It fiercely patrols the
depths of the ocean as far down as 8000 feet, and feeds primarily on the squid.
It also has the largest brain of any mammal on earth. It is a type of whale,
and is often mistaken for the blue whale or killer whale. It shares part of its
name with the male reproductive cell. What is it?
a)
Sperm whale (No
other answer to be accepted)
3)
Revered in mathematics for their undefined beauty, these
giants have come under much scrutiny from some of the greatest scientific minds
in history. Stephen Hawking discovered what is now known as Hawking radiation
by studying them. More recently, they have been popularized to the public via
films such as Gravity, The Theory of Everything, and Interstellar. It is said
that there is no escape from their event horizons due to their massive
gravitational pull, even for something as speedy as light. We also know that
they are very, very dark. What are they?
a)
Black holes
4)
This element possesses the highest electrical
conductivity, thermal conductivity and reflectivity of any metal. It is soft,
shiny and is a transition metal. It is found naturally in its pure form. It is
often referred to as a precious metal and has been used in the past as money.
It is also more abundant than its slightly more famous partner, gold. What is
it?
a) Silver
5)
These sneaky little things were discovered on accident
by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen on November 8th, 1895. They have ionising powers and
are important in the field of computed tomography scanning. Their discovery and
use has contributed greatly to, among other things, the field of oncology. One
might typically find these used in the radiology department of a hospital. They
are a kind of electromagnetic radiation, and they have an X in their name. What
are they?
a) X-rays
Round 4: Head to Head
Geography
Set One
1) Name the world’s highest mountain
a) Mount
Everest
2) Give the names of five different continents
a) Asia,
Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica (Any five)
N.B.
- If they say ‘America’, count it as one continent not two.
- Likewise for ‘Eurasia’ (Europe and Asia)
- Likewise for ‘Afro-Eurasia’ (Africa, Europe and Asia)
- The Arctic is not a continent
- If they say ‘America’, count it as one continent not two.
- Likewise for ‘Eurasia’ (Europe and Asia)
- Likewise for ‘Afro-Eurasia’ (Africa, Europe and Asia)
- The Arctic is not a continent
3) Name one country that passes through the equator
a) Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe,
Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya,
Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia or Kiribati. (Any one)
Trivia: The Indonesian city of Pontianak is almost exactly
on the equator. More interestingly, however, is the fact that this city is
named after the Pontianak vampire in Malay and Indonesian culture.
Set Two
1) Name the four seasons
a) Spring,
Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter
2) What is the longest river in the world?
a) The Nile
River
3) What is the name of the canal that connects the Pacific Ocean and
the Atlantic Ocean?
a) The Panama
Canal
Set Three
1) Name the largest country in the world by total area
a) Russia
2) What are the two most common natural disasters in Malaysia?
a) Floods and
Landslides
3) What do you call a cluster of islands?
a) An
archipelago
Trivia: The
Malay Archipelago is the largest in the world at 2 million square kilometres of
area! Indonesia, the Philippines and East Malaysia are located in this
archipelago.
Set Four
1) With 1.3 billion people, which is the largest country in the world
by population?
a) China
2) Give three examples of fossil fuels
a)
Oil/petroleum, coal, natural gas
3) Name the deepest lake in the world
a) Lake
Baikal
Round 5: General Knowledge
1)
What is the name of the second man to walk on the moon?
a)
Buzz Aldrin or Edwin Eugene Aldrin
Jr.
2)
The longest-serving Prime Minister in world history passed
away this year. What was his name?
a)
Lee Kuan Yew
3)
Which chemical element makes up most of the air we
breathe?
a)
Nitrogen
4)
What is the name of the national anthem of the United
States of America?
a) The Star-spangled Banner
5)
Most KTJ students would be familiar with Secret Recipe and
their famous cakes - but which country does Secret Recipe originate from?
a)
Malaysia
6)
What is eleven thousand, one hundred and eleven multiplied
by itself?
(11111 x 11111)
(11111 x 11111)
a)
123,454,321
(one-two-three-four-five-four-three-two-one)
7)
Who is the creator of Facebook?
a)
Mark Zuckerberg
8)
Name the longest bone in the human body
a) The Femur (Accept: Thigh Bone)
9)
PETA is the world’s largest animal rights group, famous
for their controversial campaigns. What does PETA stand for?
a)
People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals
10)
What is the name of the newest country in the world?
a)
South Sudan
11)
The Asteroid belt is a region in the Solar system occupied
by -- wait for it -- Asteroids. Between which two planets is the Asteroid Belt
located?
a)
Mars and Jupiter
12)
Who is the world’s fastest man and from which country
is he from?
a) Usain Bolt from Jamaica
13)
An adult male sheep is known as a ram. What is an adult
female sheep known as?
a)
A ewe
14)
The Beatles are one of the most influential bands of all
time. Name one of their members
a)
John Lennon,
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, or George Harrison (Any One)
a)
Spongebob
Squarepants
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