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In the 14th Century, what was the original name of Singapore, as depicted on 15th century Chinese maps?
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Johor
Temasek
Malay
Singapura
Q 2/40
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Which member of the British East India Company is best known for first exploring, and providing the treaty that marked the founding of, the modern nation of Singapore?
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John Alexander Bannerman
William Farquhar
Tengku Hussein
Thomas Raffles
40 questions
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In the 14th Century, what was the original name of Singapore, as depicted on 15th century Chinese maps?
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Which member of the British East India Company is best known for first exploring, and providing the treaty that marked the founding of, the modern nation of Singapore?
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Which Country had nominal power over Singapore at this time?
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What did the British East India Company need to obtain a legal right to operate on the island that would later be known as Singapore?
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How did the British East India Company establish this legal right?
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Which best describes the term of the treaty?
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What was the East India Trading Company's most profitable cargo during the establishment of Singapore?
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What did the East India Company trade to obtain tea from China?
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Where did the East India Company obtain their opium from?
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What did every ship on the trade route between India and China pass through?
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Which European country controlled the majority of the region surrounding Singapore?
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What did Bannerman of the East India Trading Company initially assure the Dutch they would do?
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Why did the British not leave Singapore?
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What did the East India Trading Company do to establish Singapore as a trading port and attract traders?
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Which of these countries did not have a significant representation in the makeup of Singapore during the time of the East India Trading Company?
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Which of these is not a reason that people moved to Singapore?
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Who took charge of the governance of Singapore after Raffles?
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Which of these activities was banned at the start of William Farquhar's governance?
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Which of the following drugs became particularly popular amongst the Chinese workers during the time of William Farquhar?
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When Raffles returned to Singapore, what did he wish to implement?
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30 sec
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In his plans for the new city of Singapore, which feature did Raffles design to be at the centre of the town?
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What did Raffles plan to be at Boat Quay?
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What did Raffles plan to be located behind Boat Quay?
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Which place in his plan for Singapore has now been named after him?
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How long did Raffles spend in Singapore, during his second visit?
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Which trader was described by the British as "the best chinamen that ever lived"?
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What happened in the 1850s that changed the East India Trading Company's views on Singapore?
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How did the East India Trading Company then raise revenue?
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During these time, which group organised and ran the sale of Opium?
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Why were they unable to drive out the secret societies from Singapore initially?
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What increased trade to Singapore by 50% for 5 years, starting in 1869, and made it an economic hub for South East Asia?
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What was introduced to Singapore from Brazil in 1877?
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What new technique did Henry Ridley, a botanist in Singapore, devise?
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What other industry also experienced a boom during the same time that rubber was introduced to Singapore?
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Why was tin mining experiencing a boom?
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What was the British Government's reaction to the boom in trade in Singapore?
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What did the transfer in power from businessmen to civil servants lead to, for the first time?
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How did this change in power affect Whampoa, and other chinese businessmen?
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What was built in 1877 to honour the Queen's jubilee in Singapore?
