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THE KUCHING REGIONAL I-QUIZ 2016 PRELIMINARY ROUND

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THE KUCHING REGIONAL I-QUIZ 2016

PRELIMINARY ROUND

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THERE ARE30 QUESTIONS

XX POSSIBLE POINTS

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RULES FOR PRELIMS

1. One answer only on your sheets. Do not write question on answer sheet.

2. Questions 9 and 25 have two points. All other questions carry one point.

3. No Negative points4. All answers are one or two words or

one phrase at the most5. Answers must be in English unless

otherwise specified

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SIX TEAMS IN FINALS

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Lets Go!

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What is the proper local name for the sport that we often called Thai kickboxing?

Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 1

Muaythai

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How many squares in a Rubik’s Cube never alter their position?

Question 2

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ANSWER – Question 2

Six

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This kind of race was originally run from Church _______ to Church _______ .

What is the missing word?

Question 3

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Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 3

Steeple – hence Steeplechase

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What name describes both-A large flightless bird of South America -A moon of Saturn named after a Titan from Greek mythology known as the "mother of the gods"?

Question 4

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Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 4

Rhea

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Which country in South-east Asia was a kingdom between 1952–1975 and used the above flag?

Question 5

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ANSWER – Question 5

Laos

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The large scale plantation of rubber in Malaysia started in 1876 while that of palm oil began in 1917. Which plant/crop’s entry into Malaysia started on a large scale in 1950?

Question 6

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ANSWER – Question 6

Cocoa

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Arabic is an official language in 25 Asian and African countries. Which is the only country of these 25 that has territory on both continents?

EgyptEritreaSaudi ArabiaYemenSomalia

Question 7

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ANSWER – Question 7

EGYPT

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Which form of alternative medicine was developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui?

Question 8

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ANSWER – Question 8

REIKI

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Which organisation's highest honour is the 'Service Above Self Award'? The award is internationally competitive and granted to 150 or fewer members worldwide, with no more than one from each district, each year.

Question 9

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ANSWER – Question 9

Rotary International

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In the film’s title what does BFG stand for?

Who is the author of the story on which this film is based?

Question 10

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ANSWER – Question 10

Big Friendly Giant

Roald Dahl

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Kerberos and Styx are two newly named astronomical objects that were discovered by the Hubble Space telescope in 2011. They join Nix and Hydra which were also discovered by Hubble in 2005. The oldest known moon of this body is CharonThey are all moons of which body in the Solar system?

Question 11

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ANSWER – Question 11

Pluto

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Which capital city has hosted the Asian Games the most number of times, hosting it on four occasions in total in 1966, 1970, 1978, 1998 respectively?

Question 12

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ANSWER – Question 12

Bangkok

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What do you call this kind of removable paper cover or jacket on hardcover books? The name reflects their original use (2 words - one of which is ‘Jacket’)

Question 13

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ANSWER – Question 13

Dust Jacket

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The Google doodles refer to two observances connected with this festival —water, symbolising the new, and the freeing of animals, to acquire merit. Name the festival .

Question 14

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ANSWER – Question 14

Songkran

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Which snake has the scientific name “Naja naja” meaning 'snake' in Sanskrit, but is better known by the Portuguese word for 'snake'?

Question 15

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ANSWER – Question 15

Cobra

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What name is given to the horizontal, underground stem on plants such as the iris, which enables it to survive from one growing season to the next?

Question 16

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ANSWER – Question 16

Rhizome

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At 581 feet above sea level, its highest point translates to 'Hill of Tin'. Its longest river is called Seletar and is just 14km long.

Which independent nation's total land area is just 601 square kms?

Question 17

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ANSWER – Question 17

SINGAPORE

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In the news recently, who is this pictured on the January 1989 edition of Time magazine?

Question 18

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ANSWER – Question 18

DONALD TRUMP

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Which country introduced the system of race discrimination called Apartheid in 1948? Apartheid was subsequently abolished under the administration of President F.W. De Klerk in 1991.

Question 19

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ANSWER – Question 19

South Africa

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The roe (egg mass) of this creature is a delicacy in many cuisines.Name this sea creature whose name also means ‘a mischievous boy’ in the English language

Question 20

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ANSWER – Question 20

Urchin / Sea Urchin

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Which O is a branch of physics that describes the behaviour and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter?

Question 21

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ANSWER – Question 22

Optics

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The root of which plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family is used to make a popular Japanese condiment? It is used in powder or paste form as an accompaniment to raw fish, being extremely strong with a pungency like hot mustard or horseradish sauce.

Question 22

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ANSWER – Question 22

Wasabi

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What’s common to the following - Fu Manchu, Walrus, Pencil, Toothbrush, English, Dali, Chevron, Horseshoe, Pancho Villa, Rajputana, and Imperial? (not a full list)

Question 23

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ANSWER – Question 23

Moustaches

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Originally conceived as an April Fook joke and developed and published by Niantic Labs, this game went live in July 2016. Name itNiantic Labs was originally an internal start-up at which company?

Question 24

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Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 24

Pokémon Go / Google

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In which West Malaysian town can you find this leaning tower?

Question 25

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Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 25

TELUK INTANPerak

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Which country?

Question 26

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ANSWER – Question 26

Slovakia

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These traditional costumes belong to which ethnic group in Malaysia?

Question 27

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Question 1

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ANSWER – Question 27

IBANSea Dayaks, from Sarawak

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What is divided into 18 groups and seven periods?

Question 28

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ANSWER – Question 28

The Periodic Table

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These fish are native to the Indo-Pacific, but they have now invaded the Atlantic. Name them

Question 29

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ANSWER – Question 29

Lionfish

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He is often depicted as a hunchback though he might have actually suffered from a condition called scoliosis. Who was the English King whose remains were discovered buried under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012? His remains were recently reburied in Leicester Cathedral.

Question 29

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ANSWER – Question 29

Richard III

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This is the voice of a person famous for his work in wildlife and for his voice. Name himWhat is he narrating here

Question 30

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ANSWER – Question 30

David AttenboroughAdele’s song ‘Hello’

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See you in the Finals!