Culture, Economy and Society (Singapore)

Culture Economy And Society

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  1. Complete the sentence about Hainanese chicken rice with the correct year: After the revolution in China in ______, it was still difficult to buy or eat Wenchang chicken in the market or restaurants.
  2. Complete the sentence about Hainanese chicken rice with the correct year: In a debate that stretches back decades to ______, when the two countries split, Malaysia and Singapore have both laid claim t…
  3. Complete the sentence about Hainanese chicken rice with the correct year: In ______, Malaysian Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen said that Hainanese chicken rice was "uniquely Malaysian" and had been "hijac…
  4. Complete the sentence about Laksa with the correct year: An early mention of laksa in the English language can be found in a Royal Geographical Society journal from ______.
  5. Complete the sentence about Katong laksa with the correct year: In ______, the stall was registered under the name "Marine Parade Laksa".
  6. Complete the sentence about Kaya toast with the correct year: Established in ______ as Kheng Hoe Heng Coffeeshop, Killiney Kopitiam is one of the oldest coffee shops in Singapore specialising in the d…
  7. Complete the sentence about Kaya toast with the correct year: Kopitiams started becoming a common sight in Singapore after the Japanese occupation around ______, when rental for commercial spaces were…
  8. Complete the sentence about Kaya toast with the correct year: In ______, it held a month-long event to promote traditional foods called the Singapore Food Festival, which has been hosted annually sinc…
  9. Complete the sentence about Roti prata with the correct year: Singapore and Malaysia, which split in ______, both claim it as a speciality of local cuisine.
  10. Complete the sentence about Roti prata with the correct year: In ______, Malaysia successfully nominated it, along with nasi lemak and teh tarik, for United Nations recognition as intangible cultural…
  11. Complete the sentence about Singapore Sling with the correct year: The gin sling, attested from ______, described a North American drink of gin, which was flavoured, sweetened, and served cold.
  12. Complete the sentence about Teh tarik with the correct year: In ______, it was designated as a Malaysian contribution to intangible cultural heritage.
  13. Complete the sentence about Hawker centre with the correct year: In ______, the first two hawker centers in Malaysia were built in Kuala Lumpur as part of a programme to improve hygiene standards and…
  14. Complete the sentence about Maxwell Food Centre with the correct year: In July ______, a tender notice was published for the construction of stalls within the market.
  15. Complete the sentence about Maxwell Food Centre with the correct year: Opened on 17 November ______ as Maxwell Market, it received thousands of applications for rental of the stalls within the market.
  16. Complete the sentence about Maxwell Food Centre with the correct year: To increase tenancy in Maxwell, a by-law banning hawkers in the vicinity was proposed, and stalls were rent-free till the end of…
  17. Complete the sentence about Lau Pa Sat with the correct year: The Malay name Telok Ayer means "bay water", and the then coastal road Telok Ayer Street was located alongside the bay before land reclama…
  18. Complete the sentence about Lau Pa Sat with the correct year: On 4 November ______, as part of his general plan to remodel the town, Stamford Raffles issued an instruction to relocate the fish market…
  19. Complete the sentence about Newton Food Centre with the correct year: In December ______, hawkers were warned that they have to serve all customers equally, or be answerable to the Ministry of Environ…
  20. Complete the sentence about Newton Food Centre with the correct year: In November ______, a stall made the headlines after showing two sets of prices for the same dishes — 4…
  21. Complete the sentence about Singlish with the correct year: The term Singlish first appeared in newspapers and academic discourse in ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Singlish with the correct year: Following David DeCamp's research on pidgins and creoles in ______, scholars described English in Singapore as a pidgin.
  23. Complete the sentence about Singaporean Mandarin with the correct year: The widespread adoption of Singaporean Mandarin by the Chinese community in Singapore followed the government's Speak Mandarin C…
  24. Complete the sentence about Singaporean Mandarin with the correct year: Historical sources indicate that before ______, when Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapore, there were already a few Chinese set…
  25. Complete the sentence about Tamil language with the correct year: Tamil was the first to be recognized as a classical language of India by the Central Government in ______.
  26. Complete the sentence about Languages of Singapore with the correct year: As of ______, the majority of Singaporeans speak English as their primary language.
  27. Complete the sentence about Kebaya with the correct year: The link between "kebaya" with "qaba" "a vesture", an Arabic term was first established in the Hobson-Jobson dictionary in ______.
  28. Complete the sentence about Kebaya with the correct year: The connection between kebaya with Arabic qaba, "a long loose jacket" was first established by orientalist scholars Henry Yule and Arthur Burn…
  29. Complete the sentence about Deepavali with the correct year: A few, notably the Mughal emperor Akbar, welcomed and participated in the festivities, whereas others banned such festivals as Diwali and H…
  30. Complete the sentence about Chinese New Year with the correct year: The name was first proposed in ______ by Yuan Shikai, who was the interim president of the Republic of China.
  31. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: Thian Hock Keng was gazetted as a national monument on 6 July ______.
  32. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: The building materials of the temple and a statue of Mazu was brought over from China, and the statue enshrined in the main hall of t…
  33. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: In ______, the clan association Hokkien Huay Kuan serving the Hokkien community was formed within the temple ground of Thian Hock Ken…
  34. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: In ______, the Chung Wen Pagoda and Chong Boon Gate were added to the right of the main temple.
  35. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: The building was renovated in ______, and some 'western-style' features were added, such as a wrought-iron gate from Glasgow and dado…
  36. Complete the sentence about Thian Hock Keng with the correct year: A scroll and plaque were presented to the temple by Guangxu Emperor to the temple in ______.
  37. Complete the sentence about Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore with the correct year: The Sri Mariamman Temple was founded in ______ by Naraina Pillai, eight years after the East India Company establishe…
  38. Complete the sentence about Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore with the correct year: Pillai was a government clerk from Penang who arrived in Singapore with Sir Stamford Raffles on his second visit to t…
  39. Complete the sentence about Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore with the correct year: The British Resident of Singapore, William Farquhar, then let Pillai occupy a site near Stamford Canal in ______.
  40. Complete the sentence about Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore with the correct year: Once again, the site proved unsuitable, this time due to the ______ Jackson Plan which reserved the Stamford Canal ar…
  41. Complete the sentence about Sultan Mosque, Singapore with the correct year: Over time, the Sultan Mosque entered a stage of dilapidation and hence plans for a new, larger mosque were confirmed in ____…
  42. Complete the sentence about Sultan Mosque, Singapore with the correct year: The Sultan Mosque was gazetted as a national monument of Singapore on 8 March ______, in recognition of its cultural and his…
  43. Complete the sentence about St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore with the correct year: After a period of more than 2 years of restorative works, the Cathedral Nave was reopened and dedicated by Bishop Ti…
  44. Complete the sentence about St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore with the correct year: A piece of land between Hill Street and North Bridge Road was originally allocated by Sir Stamford Raffles in his To…
  45. Complete the sentence about Religion in Singapore with the correct year: Additionally, the Armenian Church of Gregory the Illuminator is the oldest church in Singapore, having been completed in ______…
  46. Complete the sentence about Buddhism in Singapore with the correct year: In ______, a 3-storey annex was built in Mangala Vihara to cater for the rapidly expanding Sunday Dhamma School.
  47. Complete the sentence about Islam in Singapore with the correct year: In ______, the British colonial authorities established the Mohammedan Advisory Board.
  48. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in Singapore with the correct year: Population of resident ethnic group registered as Hindus ______.
  49. Complete the sentence about Taoism in Singapore with the correct year: Taoism in Singapore is the religion of about 8.8% of the country's resident population as per the ______ census.
  50. Complete the sentence about Taoism in Singapore with the correct year: The Taoist Federation of Singapore was first established in ______ to promote greater public awareness and understanding of the T…
  51. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Singapore with the correct year: After several relocations over the next few decades, the museum moved to its current permanent site at Stamford Road in…
  52. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Singapore with the correct year: The museum was established in ______ by the then Singapore Institution Committee, and is the oldest museum in Singapore…
  53. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Singapore with the correct year: The museum was designated a National Monument of Singapore on 14 February ______ by the National Heritage Board.
  54. Complete the sentence about Asian Civilisations Museum with the correct year: The museum first opened at the Old Tao Nan School building on 22 April ______ at Armenian Street, with exhibits largely ce…
  55. Complete the sentence about Asian Civilisations Museum with the correct year: On 16 September ______, the Museum officially launched its new logo with a new slogan The Asian Civilisations Museum – Whe…
  56. Complete the sentence about Asian Civilisations Museum with the correct year: In late ______, after undergoing a rebranding exercise, the Museum launched its new logo with a new slogan Singapore's Mus…
  57. Complete the sentence about Asian Civilisations Museum with the correct year: The revamp is carried out in phases: Phase 1 was unveiled on 14 November ______.
  58. Complete the sentence about Singapore Art Museum with the correct year: Officially opened on 20 January ______, SAM is one of the first art museums with international-standard museum facilities and pr…
  59. Complete the sentence about Singapore Art Museum with the correct year: The museum was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong on 20 January ______.
  60. Complete the sentence about National Gallery Singapore with the correct year: On 23 February ______, MICA and the Singapore Institute of Architects launched a two-stage architectural design competitio…
  61. Complete the sentence about Peranakan Museum with the correct year: On 1 January ______, the museum, then known as ACM 1 closed the Armenian Street wing for a major revamp.
  62. Complete the sentence about National University of Singapore with the correct year: On 3 July ______, the medical school was founded and was known as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States…
  63. Complete the sentence about National University of Singapore with the correct year: Subsequently, on 18 November ______, the name of the school was changed to King Edward VII Medical School.
  64. Complete the sentence about National University of Singapore with the correct year: In ______, it was again changed to King Edward VII College of Medicine to reflect its academic status.
  65. Complete the sentence about Nanyang Technological University with the correct year: In ______, Nanyang University merged with the University of Singapore to form the current National University of Sin…
  66. Complete the sentence about Nanyang Technological University with the correct year: In ______, the alumni rolls of Nanyang University were transferred from NUS to NTU.
  67. Complete the sentence about Nanyang Technological University with the correct year: In March ______, the Singapore Parliament approved the formation of Nanyang Technological University.
  68. Complete the sentence about Singapore University of Technology and Design with the correct year: SUTD's founding provost, Professor Chong Tow Chong, took over as the university's second president in _…
  69. Complete the sentence about Raffles Institution with the correct year: RI was founded by Stamford Raffles, who proposed the establishment of "the Institution" or "Singapore Institution" at a meeting h…
  70. Complete the sentence about Hwa Chong Institution with the correct year: Previously two separate but affiliated schools — The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College – HCI was established via…
  71. Complete the sentence about Education in Singapore with the correct year: The main language of instruction in Singapore is English, which was officially designated the first language within the local…
  72. Complete the sentence about Education in Singapore with the correct year: In ______, the Ten Years Programme for Education Policy in the Colony of Singapore was formulated.
  73. Complete the sentence about Primary School Leaving Examination with the correct year: Promotion was to Form 2 in the secondary school instead of the previous Standard Six starting from January ______…
  74. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The SSO was established in ______ with Choo Hoey as its music director and resident conductor.
  75. Complete the sentence about Singapore Symphony Orchestra with the correct year: Subsequently, until ______, all orchestras in Singapore were composed largely of amateur musicians.
  76. Complete the sentence about Singapore Symphony Orchestra with the correct year: In ______, at the opening ceremony of the Japanese Garden in Jurong, the then-defence minister Dr.
  77. Complete the sentence about Singapore Symphony Orchestra with the correct year: In ______, a largely amateur Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra was formed under the leadership of Yoshinao Osawa.
  78. Complete the sentence about Singapore Symphony Orchestra with the correct year: The SSO made its debut with its first performance at the Singapore Conference Hall on 24 January ______.
  79. Complete the sentence about Singapore Writers Festival with the correct year: In ______, Singapore Writers’ Week started as part of the Singapore Festival of Arts that focuses on the merit of the lite…
  80. Complete the sentence about Catherine Lim with the correct year: In ______, she received her PhD in applied linguistics from the National University of Singapore.
  81. Complete the sentence about Catherine Lim with the correct year: Lim published her first short story collection called Little Ironies: Stories of Singapore in ______.
  82. Complete the sentence about Catherine Lim with the correct year: A succeeding collection, Or Else, the Lightning God and other Stories, was published in ______.
  83. Complete the sentence about Goh Poh Seng with the correct year: In ______, Goh published his first novel, If We Dream Too Long.
  84. Complete the sentence about Goh Poh Seng with the correct year: In ______, Goh received the Cultural Medallion for his contributions to Literature.
  85. Complete the sentence about Goh Poh Seng with the correct year: In ______, Goh was the keynote speaker of the Singapore Writers Festival.
  86. Complete the sentence about Goh Poh Seng with the correct year: In ______, Goh announced his plan to write a quartet of novels loosely based on his personal and family history.
  87. Complete the sentence about Edwin Thumboo with the correct year: Thumboo graduated in English from the University of Malaya in ______.
  88. Complete the sentence about Kevin Kwan with the correct year: In ______, Kwan was named as one of the "Five Writers to Watch" on the list of Hollywood's Most Powerful Authors published by The Hollywoo…
  89. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The film was announced in August ______ after the rights to the book were purchased.
  90. Complete the sentence about Tan Swie Hian with the correct year: Since his first poetry collection The Giant in ______, Tan has authored 35 publications of poetry, essays and stories.
  91. Complete the sentence about Tan Swie Hian with the correct year: In ______, he was awarded the Cultural Medallion in Singapore.
  92. Complete the sentence about Tan Swie Hian with the correct year: In ______, he won the Marin Sorescu International Poetry Prize in Romania.
  93. Complete the sentence about Liu Kang with the correct year: In Singapore, he taught at different schools and was instrumental in developing the Nanyang Style during a ______ artistic trip to Bali.
  94. Complete the sentence about Liu Kang with the correct year: In ______, a year before his death, he donated all his works to the Singapore Art Museum.
  95. Complete the sentence about Liu Kang with the correct year: Liu Kai was born in Yongchun County, Fujian Province, in Qing China on 1 April ______.
  96. Complete the sentence about Liu Kang with the correct year: After graduating, Liu then moved to Paris, France, in ______ to further study Western art; during this time he lived with Haisu.
  97. Complete the sentence about Cheong Soo Pieng with the correct year: In ______ Cheong held his first solo exhibition of watercolor works.
  98. Complete the sentence about Cheong Soo Pieng with the correct year: In ______, the Government of Singapore awarded Cheong Soo Pieng the Meritorious Service Medal.
  99. Complete the sentence about Georgette Chen with the correct year: In ______, Chen was awarded the Cultural Medallion for her contributions to the visual arts in Singapore.
  100. Complete the sentence about Georgette Chen with the correct year: On 15 March ______, Chen died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis after an 11-year struggle with the ailment.

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