CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ . . . The Answers
08 – 14 May 2009
“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about,” Oscar Wilde. Does this quote apply to you?
1. All women
Topics: Prejudice & Discrimination
Bonus: Mount Everest
2. Tibet
Topics: World News
3. The Haj
Topics: World News
Bonus: Mecca
4. Zhao Ziyang
Bonus: 04 June
Topics: World News, Global Conflicts
5. Manmohan Singh
Topics: World News, Politics & Government
Bonus: Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Alec Baldwin
Topics: Prejudice & Discrimination
7. Velupillai Prabhakaran
Topics: Global Comflicts
8. Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC)
Topics: Prejudice & Discrimination
9. Manny Pacquiao
Topics: Politics & Government
10. Tall
Bonus: Obese
Topics: Prejudice & Discrimination
11. Tanjung Pengelih
Topics: NE
12. Hong Lim Park
Topics: NE
13. 2.3
Topic: NE
14. whale sharks
Topics: NE
15. Indonesia, Singapore
Topics: Global Politics
16. keling
Topics: Prejudice & Discrimination
17. Conan O’Brien
Topics: Entertainment
18. sex
Topics: World News
19. 50
Topics: NE
20. 28 May 2009
Topics: NE
Bonus: Marymount, Bishan, Lorong Chuan, Serangoon, Bartley
21. Siew Kum Hong
Topics: NE, Politics & Government
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
you dont read...sigh...at least attempt the quiz CAQ 2
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
15 – 21 May 2009
“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about,” Oscar Wilde. Does this quote apply to you?
Each blank is worth two marks, while bonuses give an extra one mark (unless otherwise stated).
1. A Singapore team has made it to the top of the world’s highest mountain once again. What was special about this team? ____________________
Bonus: Name the tallest mountain in the world. ____________________
2. Four Singaporeans were quarantined for suspected H1N1 virus in this Chinese province; they were later cleared. Which province in China was it? ____________________
3. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns that the H1N1 virus will spread rapidly via this annual event attended by 2.5 million people from around the world. Identify the event. ____________________
Bonus: At which city will this event take place? ____________________
4. Secretly recorded memoirs of a disgraced former Chinese politician has been revealed and published. The memoirs include scathing criticism of the Chinese government, high-ranking leaders and the handling of the Tiananmen Incident of 1989. Name the politician. ____________________
Bonus: What is the date of the Tiananmen Incident of 1989? ____________________
5. This man became only the second incumbent Indian Prime Minister to win a re-election. Who is he? ____________________
Bonus: Who was the first – and until this year, only --- Indian Prime Minister to win a re-election?
____________________
6. This Hollywood actor found himself in trouble with Filipinos when, on a TV talkshow, he made a joke about his desperation to get married, saying that he will even marry a Philippine mail-order bride. Name him. ____________________
7. The Sri Lankan government declared its victory in a decades-long civil war against the Tamil Tigers, with the death of the Tigers’ leader. Name the leader. ____________________
8. Another accomplishment for women’s rights in Singapore. Jennie Chua, leader of the Ascott Group of Hotels, has been elected as the first woman chairperson of this grouping of business leaders in Singapore. What grouping is it? ____________________
9. This Philippines boxing champion is going to fight his next match in politics. However, his fans fear that his legacy will be KO-ed in the below-the-belt punches that mark Philippine politics. Name him. ____________________
10. An Australian study has found that people with this physical attribute earned more. What is it? ____________________
Bonus: The study also contradicted earlier ones that people who are ___ did not earn less. The researchers suggested that this could be because that physical condition is very commonplace now anyway. ____________________
11. A new ferry service has opened between Tanah Merah, Singapore and ___, Johor. ____________________
12. Some 2500 people gathered in this smbolic place in an event to call greater inclusiveness in Singaporean society, by the symbolic formation of a pink dot. Where did this take place? ____________________
13. Temasek Holdings sold off its stake in the Bank of America, losing at least US$ ___ billion in the process. Fund managers claim that the sale was in line with corporate policy. ____________________
14. After protests by animal rights groups, the Sentosa IR has decided not to exhibit this creature; scoring another point for civil groups in Singapore! What creature is it?
____________________
15. Myanmarese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested and is facing charges after an American tourist swam across a lake to her house, seeking an audience. Two ASEAN countries, breaking traditional silence over misdeeds by other members, have condemned the charges. Name either one of the two countries. ____________________
16. Indian-Malaysians have sued to have an official dictionary remove a word used to describe their ethnic group. They lost in their bid to do so. What is the derogative word that they wanted out of the dictionary? ____________________
17. Popular US TV talkshow host, Jay Leno, is quitting. His last guest, who will also be his replacement, is ___. ____________________
18. A special theme park in Chongqing, China, called Love Land, has not been given official approval to open. What is the theme of the theme park? ____________________
19. Sweeping changes to the SAF will see military officers in Singapore only retire at the age of ____. ____________________
20. Singapore will get 5 new MRT stations along a new line, the Circle Line. When will the stations open? ____________________
Bonus: Name any one of the 5 new stations. ____________________
21. This NMP’s bid for a second term is inciting ugly comments from both his supporters as well as detractors. He is controversial and his re-election bid contentious because he is allegedly “pro-homosexual”, as seen from his support to repeal Section 377A (which criminalises man-to-man sex) and for one faction over the other in a recent dispute over leadership in an NGO. Who is he? ____________________
15 – 21 May 2009
“I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about,” Oscar Wilde. Does this quote apply to you?
Each blank is worth two marks, while bonuses give an extra one mark (unless otherwise stated).
1. A Singapore team has made it to the top of the world’s highest mountain once again. What was special about this team? ____________________
Bonus: Name the tallest mountain in the world. ____________________
2. Four Singaporeans were quarantined for suspected H1N1 virus in this Chinese province; they were later cleared. Which province in China was it? ____________________
3. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns that the H1N1 virus will spread rapidly via this annual event attended by 2.5 million people from around the world. Identify the event. ____________________
Bonus: At which city will this event take place? ____________________
4. Secretly recorded memoirs of a disgraced former Chinese politician has been revealed and published. The memoirs include scathing criticism of the Chinese government, high-ranking leaders and the handling of the Tiananmen Incident of 1989. Name the politician. ____________________
Bonus: What is the date of the Tiananmen Incident of 1989? ____________________
5. This man became only the second incumbent Indian Prime Minister to win a re-election. Who is he? ____________________
Bonus: Who was the first – and until this year, only --- Indian Prime Minister to win a re-election?
____________________
6. This Hollywood actor found himself in trouble with Filipinos when, on a TV talkshow, he made a joke about his desperation to get married, saying that he will even marry a Philippine mail-order bride. Name him. ____________________
7. The Sri Lankan government declared its victory in a decades-long civil war against the Tamil Tigers, with the death of the Tigers’ leader. Name the leader. ____________________
8. Another accomplishment for women’s rights in Singapore. Jennie Chua, leader of the Ascott Group of Hotels, has been elected as the first woman chairperson of this grouping of business leaders in Singapore. What grouping is it? ____________________
9. This Philippines boxing champion is going to fight his next match in politics. However, his fans fear that his legacy will be KO-ed in the below-the-belt punches that mark Philippine politics. Name him. ____________________
10. An Australian study has found that people with this physical attribute earned more. What is it? ____________________
Bonus: The study also contradicted earlier ones that people who are ___ did not earn less. The researchers suggested that this could be because that physical condition is very commonplace now anyway. ____________________
11. A new ferry service has opened between Tanah Merah, Singapore and ___, Johor. ____________________
12. Some 2500 people gathered in this smbolic place in an event to call greater inclusiveness in Singaporean society, by the symbolic formation of a pink dot. Where did this take place? ____________________
13. Temasek Holdings sold off its stake in the Bank of America, losing at least US$ ___ billion in the process. Fund managers claim that the sale was in line with corporate policy. ____________________
14. After protests by animal rights groups, the Sentosa IR has decided not to exhibit this creature; scoring another point for civil groups in Singapore! What creature is it?
____________________
15. Myanmarese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested and is facing charges after an American tourist swam across a lake to her house, seeking an audience. Two ASEAN countries, breaking traditional silence over misdeeds by other members, have condemned the charges. Name either one of the two countries. ____________________
16. Indian-Malaysians have sued to have an official dictionary remove a word used to describe their ethnic group. They lost in their bid to do so. What is the derogative word that they wanted out of the dictionary? ____________________
17. Popular US TV talkshow host, Jay Leno, is quitting. His last guest, who will also be his replacement, is ___. ____________________
18. A special theme park in Chongqing, China, called Love Land, has not been given official approval to open. What is the theme of the theme park? ____________________
19. Sweeping changes to the SAF will see military officers in Singapore only retire at the age of ____. ____________________
20. Singapore will get 5 new MRT stations along a new line, the Circle Line. When will the stations open? ____________________
Bonus: Name any one of the 5 new stations. ____________________
21. This NMP’s bid for a second term is inciting ugly comments from both his supporters as well as detractors. He is controversial and his re-election bid contentious because he is allegedly “pro-homosexual”, as seen from his support to repeal Section 377A (which criminalises man-to-man sex) and for one faction over the other in a recent dispute over leadership in an NGO. Who is he? ____________________
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
current affairs 1 - answers
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ . . . The Answers
08 – 14 May 2009
After H1N1 panic’s over, it’s time to shut up, sit down, and be aware of what’s happening around the world again…
1. Mas Selamat Kastari
Topics: NE, Terrorism (Global Conflicts)
2. 993
Topics: NE, Healthcare
3. “RapeLay”
Topics: Media, Crime & Punishment, Morals & Ethics
4. An Iraqi police general
Topics: Crime & Punishment, Global Conflicts
5. The critically endangered mountain chicken frog, a 2-pound (0.9 kg), frying pan-size
amphibian that got its name because locals say its meat tastes like - you guessed it -
chicken
Topics: Environmental Issues
6. Sleeping
Topics: NE, Terrorism (Global Conflicts)
7. Brunei
Topics: International Relations
8. Air Traffic Control
Topics: Technology, Crime & Punishment
9. Government Hospitals, Specialist Centres, Polyclinics
Topics: NE, Healthcare
10. Ships (Industry: Ship-Breaking Industry)
Topics: World News, The Environment, Labour
11. Facebook
Topics: Media, Technology
12. Aung San Suu Kyi
Topics: Global Conflict (Internecine Strife)
13. 112
Topic: Demographics
14. Members-only sale of drugs
Topics: Healthcare, Morals & Ethics, Law
15. Up to a year
Topics: Crime & Punishment, Media
16. 8 and a half months
Topics: Media, Crime & Punishment
17. World Bank
Topics: Global Concerns, Morals & Ethics
18. Chicken Pox
Topics: NE, Healthcare
19. Perak
Topics: World News, Politics & Governance
20. mistress
Topics: Politics & Governance
Bonus: Taro Aso
08 – 14 May 2009
After H1N1 panic’s over, it’s time to shut up, sit down, and be aware of what’s happening around the world again…
1. Mas Selamat Kastari
Topics: NE, Terrorism (Global Conflicts)
2. 993
Topics: NE, Healthcare
3. “RapeLay”
Topics: Media, Crime & Punishment, Morals & Ethics
4. An Iraqi police general
Topics: Crime & Punishment, Global Conflicts
5. The critically endangered mountain chicken frog, a 2-pound (0.9 kg), frying pan-size
amphibian that got its name because locals say its meat tastes like - you guessed it -
chicken
Topics: Environmental Issues
6. Sleeping
Topics: NE, Terrorism (Global Conflicts)
7. Brunei
Topics: International Relations
8. Air Traffic Control
Topics: Technology, Crime & Punishment
9. Government Hospitals, Specialist Centres, Polyclinics
Topics: NE, Healthcare
10. Ships (Industry: Ship-Breaking Industry)
Topics: World News, The Environment, Labour
11. Facebook
Topics: Media, Technology
12. Aung San Suu Kyi
Topics: Global Conflict (Internecine Strife)
13. 112
Topic: Demographics
14. Members-only sale of drugs
Topics: Healthcare, Morals & Ethics, Law
15. Up to a year
Topics: Crime & Punishment, Media
16. 8 and a half months
Topics: Media, Crime & Punishment
17. World Bank
Topics: Global Concerns, Morals & Ethics
18. Chicken Pox
Topics: NE, Healthcare
19. Perak
Topics: World News, Politics & Governance
20. mistress
Topics: Politics & Governance
Bonus: Taro Aso
current affairs 1 hi all since i have no time to do it in class..try it..answers in next post
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
08 – 14 May 2009
After H1N1 panic’s over, it’s time to (original witty remarks with reference to certain ongoing social issues have been self-censored in view of the need to “adhere to social norms and values of our mainstream society”) . . .
Each blank is worth two marks, while bonuses give an extra one mark (unless otherwise stated).
1. On 8 May 2009, The Straits Times revealed a news scoop that he was caught. Who is he? (Full name please! Minus one mark if you actually get this wrong!) ____________________
2. Discretion was the word of the season for this group of ambulance workers, who try to work quietly in order to pick up patients suspected to be suffering from Influenza A (H1N1). What number do you call to get them? ____________________
3. This Japanese computer game was slammed by US rights campaigners for how it lets players simulate sexual violence against females. Players earn points for acts of sexual violence, including stalking girls on commuter trains, raping virgins and their mothers, and forcing females to get abortions. The Japanese manufacturers dismissed the protests, claiming that they produce it for the Japanese domestic market. What is the name of the game? ____________________
4. A gunman shot dead Hakeem Jassim as he stood in front of his son's shop in Iraq. It would have been ‘just another killing’ in the violence-torn country of Iraq if not for the fact that Hakeem was…? ____________________
5. Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world's largest (name of animal) off of Montserrat Island in Puerto Rico to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat. ____________________
6. More developments over the capture of who was once Singapore’s most wanted man: He was caught while doing this (and, please, get your mind out of the gutter): ____________________
7. In an unprecedented move among governments in Southeast Asia, Malaysia has signed an agreement with which country to supply power within the next 2 to 3 years? ____________________
8. This important installation within American airports has been hacked into on several occasions over the past few years, as a warning that increased reliance on Web applications and commercial software has made networks more vulnerable. What is this facility? ____________________
9. A local study has found that consumers are less satisfied with service standards in these institutions, than in previous years. What are these institutions? ____________________
10. Governments gathered to work out measures to make recycling old _____________ safer and more environmentally sound, amid criticism the proposals would fail to limit pollution and protect workers in the industry. This industry is notoriously hazardous for the numbers of workers killed every year. ____________________
11. A teenage skier from the Nepalese national team who went missing while training in the Alps has been found wandering the streets of Paris thanks to a campaign on __________________. ____________________
12. This 63-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate, a famous Myanmese opposition leader, was placed on an intravenous drip at her lakeside home in Yangon because she could not eat, had low blood pressure and was dehydrated. What’s her name? ____________________
13. Officials in Vietnam are worried about gender imbalance in the country – there are currently _____ boys for every 100 girls, a gender imbalance that will leave about three million men with difficulty finding wives by 2030 if it continues. ____________________
14. About 30 cannabis-vending coffee shops in the southern Dutch province of Limburg said on Tuesday they would institute this measure to eliminate the 'nuisance' of drug tourism. What are they planning to do? ____________________
15. France has enacted a law that is described as one of the toughest ever drafted against Internet piracy around the world, which would punish those who pirate music and film by shutting down their Internet access for __________ (how long?). ____________________
16. As some form of closure for the Edison Chen sex scandal, the computer technician involved in stealing more than 1,000 sexually-explicit photos from Edison Chen’s laptop has been jailed for _____________ (how long?). ____________________
17. This respected financial institution has been forced to defend its consultants in East Timor after the salaries of those hired by the finance ministry were leaked to local media, sparking widespread anger. These advisors apparently had annual salaries of US$100,000 to more than US$500,000. What institution is this? ____________________
18. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was warded in Singapore General Hospital after contracting this highly-infectious disease. He has since been discharged. What illness was it? ____________________
19. Another political battle is brewing between the Malaysian ruling coalition and the opposition coalition, with both sides claiming legitimacy in the administration of this state. Which state is it? ____________________
20. A close aid to the Japanese Prime Minister has resigned after it was revealed that he had abused free train pass privileges to visit his . . . ____________________
Bonus: Name the Japanese Prime Minister. (Quick, before it changes again!)
____________________
08 – 14 May 2009
After H1N1 panic’s over, it’s time to (original witty remarks with reference to certain ongoing social issues have been self-censored in view of the need to “adhere to social norms and values of our mainstream society”) . . .
Each blank is worth two marks, while bonuses give an extra one mark (unless otherwise stated).
1. On 8 May 2009, The Straits Times revealed a news scoop that he was caught. Who is he? (Full name please! Minus one mark if you actually get this wrong!) ____________________
2. Discretion was the word of the season for this group of ambulance workers, who try to work quietly in order to pick up patients suspected to be suffering from Influenza A (H1N1). What number do you call to get them? ____________________
3. This Japanese computer game was slammed by US rights campaigners for how it lets players simulate sexual violence against females. Players earn points for acts of sexual violence, including stalking girls on commuter trains, raping virgins and their mothers, and forcing females to get abortions. The Japanese manufacturers dismissed the protests, claiming that they produce it for the Japanese domestic market. What is the name of the game? ____________________
4. A gunman shot dead Hakeem Jassim as he stood in front of his son's shop in Iraq. It would have been ‘just another killing’ in the violence-torn country of Iraq if not for the fact that Hakeem was…? ____________________
5. Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world's largest (name of animal) off of Montserrat Island in Puerto Rico to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat. ____________________
6. More developments over the capture of who was once Singapore’s most wanted man: He was caught while doing this (and, please, get your mind out of the gutter): ____________________
7. In an unprecedented move among governments in Southeast Asia, Malaysia has signed an agreement with which country to supply power within the next 2 to 3 years? ____________________
8. This important installation within American airports has been hacked into on several occasions over the past few years, as a warning that increased reliance on Web applications and commercial software has made networks more vulnerable. What is this facility? ____________________
9. A local study has found that consumers are less satisfied with service standards in these institutions, than in previous years. What are these institutions? ____________________
10. Governments gathered to work out measures to make recycling old _____________ safer and more environmentally sound, amid criticism the proposals would fail to limit pollution and protect workers in the industry. This industry is notoriously hazardous for the numbers of workers killed every year. ____________________
11. A teenage skier from the Nepalese national team who went missing while training in the Alps has been found wandering the streets of Paris thanks to a campaign on __________________. ____________________
12. This 63-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate, a famous Myanmese opposition leader, was placed on an intravenous drip at her lakeside home in Yangon because she could not eat, had low blood pressure and was dehydrated. What’s her name? ____________________
13. Officials in Vietnam are worried about gender imbalance in the country – there are currently _____ boys for every 100 girls, a gender imbalance that will leave about three million men with difficulty finding wives by 2030 if it continues. ____________________
14. About 30 cannabis-vending coffee shops in the southern Dutch province of Limburg said on Tuesday they would institute this measure to eliminate the 'nuisance' of drug tourism. What are they planning to do? ____________________
15. France has enacted a law that is described as one of the toughest ever drafted against Internet piracy around the world, which would punish those who pirate music and film by shutting down their Internet access for __________ (how long?). ____________________
16. As some form of closure for the Edison Chen sex scandal, the computer technician involved in stealing more than 1,000 sexually-explicit photos from Edison Chen’s laptop has been jailed for _____________ (how long?). ____________________
17. This respected financial institution has been forced to defend its consultants in East Timor after the salaries of those hired by the finance ministry were leaked to local media, sparking widespread anger. These advisors apparently had annual salaries of US$100,000 to more than US$500,000. What institution is this? ____________________
18. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was warded in Singapore General Hospital after contracting this highly-infectious disease. He has since been discharged. What illness was it? ____________________
19. Another political battle is brewing between the Malaysian ruling coalition and the opposition coalition, with both sides claiming legitimacy in the administration of this state. Which state is it? ____________________
20. A close aid to the Japanese Prime Minister has resigned after it was revealed that he had abused free train pass privileges to visit his . . . ____________________
Bonus: Name the Japanese Prime Minister. (Quick, before it changes again!)
____________________
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