ASEAN

The _____ ______ is a term used by historians to refer to Cambodia from the 9th to the 15th centuries, when the nation was a Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia.

Directly translated from the original Malay, Singapore Means...?

• Sheltered Port

• Lion City

• Small Island

• New Harbour

• Prosperous State

Answer explanation

The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been in turn derived from Sanskrit meaning Lion City, derived from the Sanskrit words 'Simha' or lion, and 'Pura' or city.

The Englishman credited with founding modern Singapore in 1824 was...?

• Captain Scott

• Charles Darwin

• James Cook

• Sir Stamford Raffles

• Captain William Bligh

Answer explanation

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles 1781 – 5 July 1826 was a British colonial official who served as one of the British Governors of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and was heavily involved in the capture of the Indonesian island of Java from the Dutch. The running Singapore was mostly done by William Farquhar, but Raffles got the credit.

In the nineteenth century, Penang, Malacca and Singapore were collectively known as the...​ ​ (a)  

• The Straits Settlements
• Malayan Triangle
• Gateway to the East
• The Three Pearls of the Orient
• The Spice Islands
• Rubber, Tin & Tea

Match the colonists to the countries:

• The Philippines

• Spain

• Indonesia

• France

• Malaysia & Singapore

• Britain

• Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam (Indochina)

• Holland

• Burma

• Britain

Sukarno was leader of independent Indonesia from...?

• 1952

• 1965

• 1945

• 1957

Answer explanation

Sukarno or Soekarno 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970)was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967.

The guerrilla war fought in British Malaya from 1948-1960 is known as the ​Malayan ​ (a)  

• Emergency
• Civil War
• Conflict
• War of Independence
• Crisis
• Revolution

(Harry) Lee Kuan Yew lived under FOUR national anthems. They were...?

• Indonesia

  Malaysia

  China

  UK

• France

  Holland

  UK

  Singapore

• UK

  Japan

  Malaysia

  Singapore

• UK

  Thailand

  Indonesia

  Malaysia

• None of these

Answer explanation

1825-1942 God Save the King/Queen

1942-45 Kimigayo

1945 -59 God Save the King/Queen

1959-65 Perka State Anthem Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan

1965 - Majulah Singapore

d

e

f

g

h

c

b

a

Kuala Lumpur

Jakarta

Manila

Saigon

Yangon

Bangkok

Bali

Hanoi

Where is Phnom Penh?