Trivia Quiz: Know Your National Symbols?

Celebrate Singapore’s 58th birthday by putting your knowledge of our National Symbols to the test. 
Celebrate Singapore’s 58th birthday by putting your knowledge of our National Symbols to the test.

Questions

1. The Singapore flag sports the familiar colours of red and white. What does the white on our National Flag symbolise?
In which year was “Majulah Singapura” composed? 2. If you were a student growing up in Singapore, you would remember singing our National Anthem, “Majulah Singapura” at morning assembly. In which year was “Majulah Singapura” composed?
3. The State Crest, also known as the National Coat of Arms, is a symbol of Singapore as an independent nation. What does the tiger in our State Crest represent?
4. Our National Pledge was drafted by S. Rajaratnam, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs in hopes of uniting Singaporeans regardless of their race and background. How was the National Pledge recited before the 1980s?
The five partings of the mane in the Lion Head symbol each embodies the same meaning as the five stars in the National Flag. Which principles do they represent? 5. The five partings of the mane in the Lion Head symbol each embodies the same meaning as the five stars in the National Flag. Which principles do they represent?
6. Which national symbol was not unveiled during the installation of Yusof bin Ishak as the first head of state?
Our National Flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim, was selected due to its “resilience and year-round blooming quality”. What else is significant about this flower? 7. Our National Flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim, was selected due to its “resilience and year-round blooming quality”. What else is significant about this flower?

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1. The Singapore flag sports the familiar colours of red and white. What does the white on our National Flag symbolise?

Answer: b) Purity and Virtue

2. If you were a student growing up in Singapore, you would remember singing our National Anthem, “Majulah Singapura” at morning assembly. In which year was “Majulah Singapura” composed?

Answer: a) 1958

3. The State Crest, also known as the National Coat of Arms, is a symbol of Singapore as an independent nation. What does the tiger in our State Crest represent?

Answer: c) Singapore’s historical relations with Malaysia

4. Our National Pledge was drafted by S. Rajaratnam, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs in hopes of uniting Singaporeans regardless of their race and background. How was the National Pledge recited before the 1980s?

Answer: b) With the right hand raised

5. The five partings of the mane in the Lion Head symbol each embodies the same meaning as the five stars in the National Flag. Which principles do they represent?

Answer: a) Democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality

6. Which national symbol was not unveiled during the installation of Yusof bin Ishak as the first head of state?

Answer: b) The National Pledge

7. Our National Flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim, was selected due to its “resilience and year-round blooming quality”. What else is significant about this flower?

Answer: a) It was Singapore’s first orchid hybrid

  • POSTED ON
    Jul 4, 2023
  • TEXT BY
    Erin Liam
  • ILLUSTRATION BY
    Liew Xinyi
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