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  • 1. In which year was the Ginger Garden officially opened?
A) 1998
B) 2010
C) 2003
D) 2000
  • 2. What family of plants is the Ginger Garden primarily dedicated to?
A) Orchidaceae
B) Rosaceae
C) Zingiberaceae
D) Asteraceae
  • 3. What was the previous use of the site where the Ginger Garden is now located?
A) Herb Garden
B) Flower Pavilion
C) Rose Garden
D) Orchid Enclosure
  • 4. What is the name of the restaurant located in the Ginger Garden?
A) Spice House
B) Ginger Delight
C) Halia Restaurant
D) Zingiber Eatery
  • 5. What notable feature is located along Tyersall Avenue in the Ginger Garden?
A) A drop-off point
B) A botanical library
C) A greenhouse
D) A sculpture garden
  • 6. What is the name of the first 'green roof' in Singapore?
A) Herb Roof
B) Green Pavilion
C) Nature Roof
D) Eco Roof
  • 7. What type of plants cover the roof of the Green Pavilion?
A) Ferns
B) Weed and grass-like plants
C) Flowering shrubs
D) Orchids
  • 8. Where is the Singapore Herbarium located?
A) Ginger Garden
B) Botany Centre
C) National Orchid Garden
D) Heritage Museum
  • 9. How many specimens are housed in the Singapore Herbarium?
A) 1,000,000
B) 250,000
C) 750,000
D) 500,000
  • 10. What is the function of the corridors and walkways in the Botany Centre?
A) Covered by leaf imprints
B) Furnished with benches
C) Lined with orchids
D) Decorated with paintings
  • 11. What is located in the basement of the Green Pavilion?
A) Visitor services desk
B) Education outreach classrooms
C) Herbarium
D) Food For Thought café
  • 12. What is the purpose of Holttum Hall?
A) Singapore Botanic Gardens' Heritage Museum
B) Visitor services desk
C) Orchid Breeding Centre
D) Education outreach classrooms
  • 13. Who was Ridley Hall named after?
A) Eric Holttum
B) Henry Nicholas Ridley
C) Joseph Banks
D) David Attenborough
  • 14. What does Ridley Hall currently serve as?
A) A function space
B) A café
C) A herbarium
D) A library
  • 15. What is the International acronym for the Singapore Herbarium?
A) Herb. SIN
B) Herb. SG
C) Herb. BOT
D) Herb. SING
  • 16. What is the main focus of the Orchid Breeding and Micropropagation program?
A) Ferns
B) Ginger
C) Herbs
D) Orchids
  • 17. What type of walls are found in the Botany Centre?
A) Painted vertical walls
B) Orchid-covered vertical walls
C) Flower-covered vertical walls
D) Fern-covered vertical walls
  • 18. What is the main function of the Green Pavilion?
A) Serves as an education outreach center
B) Houses the Singapore Herbarium
C) Houses the visitor services desk and a café
D) Acts as a function space
  • 19. What was the tenure of Eric Holttum as Director of the Gardens?
A) 1945 to 1970
B) 1925 to 1949
C) 1888 to 1911
D) 1900 to 1930
  • 20. What is the main focus of the Library of Botany and Horticulture?
A) Astronomy and Astrophysics
B) Botany and Horticulture
C) Zoology and Ecology
D) Geology and Paleontology
  • 21. Who was hired as the superintendent and landscape designer for the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) William Krohn
B) Lawrence Niven
C) Henry James Murton
D) John Smith
  • 22. What movement influenced the design of the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) Italian Renaissance Garden Movement
B) French Formal Garden Movement
C) Japanese Zen Garden Movement
D) English Landscape Garden Movement
  • 23. In which year did the Singapore Botanic Gardens expand in the Northwest direction by about 12 hectares?
A) 1874
B) 1868
C) 1866
D) 1875
  • 24. What significant feature was excavated in the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 1866?
A) Murton Pond
B) Swan Lake
C) Krohn Lake
D) Niven Pond
  • 25. In what year did the colonial government take over the management of the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) 1875
B) 1876
C) 1866
D) 1874
  • 26. Who was hired as the superintendent of the Zoological Garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) Lawrence Niven
B) Henry James Murton
C) William Krohn
D) John Smith
  • 27. By 1877, how many animals were housed in the developed parts of the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) about 100
B) about 150
C) about 250
D) about 200
  • 28. What was the primary function of the new gardens when they first started?
A) botanical research center
B) pleasure park
C) zoological park
D) agricultural farm
  • 29. Which building was completed in the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 1868?
A) Krohn Hall
B) Burkill Hall
C) Niven Hall
D) Murton Hall
  • 30. In which year was the Singapore Botanic Gardens founded at its present site?
A) 1981
B) 1901
C) 1859
D) 1822
  • 31. What significant role did the Singapore Botanic Gardens play in the early twentieth century?
A) It became the first tropical garden to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
B) It played a pivotal role in the region's rubber trade boom.
C) It was the main site for orchid cultivation.
D) It was the first botanical garden in Singapore.
  • 32. What was Henry Nicholas Ridley's contribution to the rubber trade?
A) He discovered the first rubber tree.
B) He established the Agri-horticultural Society.
C) He founded the National Orchid Garden.
D) He perfected the technique of rubber extraction.
  • 33. What was the global significance of the Malayan peninsula in the 1920s?
A) It cornered half of the global latex production.
B) It was the site of the first botanical garden in Singapore.
C) It was the largest exporter of orchids.
D) It was the first to cultivate rubber scientifically.
  • 34. Which hybrid climbing orchid was chosen as Singapore's national flower?
A) Dendrobium
B) Phalaenopsis
C) Vanda Miss Joaquim
D) Cattleya
  • 35. What is the total area of the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) 100 hectares (247 acres)
B) 50 hectares (123 acres)
C) 82 hectares (200 acres)
D) 120 hectares (296 acres)
  • 36. What is the longest distance between the northern and southern ends of the gardens?
A) 2.0 km (1.2 mi)
B) 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
C) 1.5 km (0.9 mi)
D) 3.0 km (1.9 mi)
  • 37. Who established the first Botanical and Experimental Garden in Singapore?
A) Whampoa
B) Henry Nicholas Ridley
C) The Agri-horticultural Society
D) Sir Stamford Raffles
  • 38. Where was the first Botanical and Experimental Garden in Singapore located?
A) On Government Hill
B) Near Orchard Road
C) At Boat Quay
D) In Tanglin
  • 39. In what year did the first Botanical and Experimental Garden in Singapore close?
A) 1901
B) 1822
C) 1829
D) 1859
  • 40. Who granted the land for the present Singapore Botanic Gardens to the Singapore Agri-horticultural Society?
A) Sir Stamford Raffles
B) The colonial government
C) Henry Nicholas Ridley
D) The merchant Hoo Ah Kay
  • 41. How much land was granted to the Singapore Agri-horticultural Society for the Botanic Gardens?
A) 20 hectares
B) 40 hectares
C) 50 hectares
D) 32 hectares
  • 42. What was the land at Tanglin exchanged for?
A) Land at Boat Quay
B) Land at Orchard Road
C) Land at the southern end of the gardens
D) Land at Government Hill
  • 43. In which year did the first rubber seedlings arrive at the Singapore Botanic Gardens from Kew Gardens?
A) 1879
B) 1903
C) 1888
D) 1877
  • 44. What was established in 1879 at the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) Rubber Valley
B) Palm Valley
C) Economic Garden
D) Orchid Valley
  • 45. Who replaced Murton as the second Superintendent of Gardens in 1880?
A) E.J.H. Corner
B) Eric Holttum
C) Nathaniel Cantley
D) Henry Nicholas Ridley
  • 46. In which year was Ridley Hall built?
A) 1910
B) 1903
C) 1879
D) 1882
  • 47. Which house was built at the gardens in 1910?
A) Holttum Hall
B) Cantley House
C) Ridley Hall
D) E.J.H. Corner House
  • 48. Who was the director of the Gardens from 1925 to 1949?
A) E.J.H. Corner
B) Henry Nicholas Ridley
C) Nathaniel Cantley
D) Professor Eric Holttum
  • 49. What does the Singapore Botanic Gardens currently have the largest collection of?
A) Animal specimens
B) Tropical plant specimens
C) Rubber plants
D) Orchids
  • 50. Who negotiated with General Tomoyuki Yamashita to gain control of the Singapore Botanic Gardens during the Japanese occupation?
A) Kwan Koriba
B) Murray Ross Henderson
C) Edred John Henry Corner
D) Hidezo Tanakadate
  • 51. Who succeeded Holttum as director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens from 1949 to 1954?
A) Murray Ross Henderson
B) Hidezo Tanakadate
C) Edred John Henry Corner
D) Kwan Koriba
  • 52. Under which organization was the Singapore Botanic Gardens put in charge in 1986?
A) National Parks Board
B) Singapore Parks and Recreation Board
C) Singapore Tourism Board
D) Singapore Heritage Board
  • 53. What feature was included in the Learning Forest to help with flood protection?
A) A water detention pond
B) A levee system
C) A drainage canal
D) An underground reservoir
  • 54. Which road borders the Singapore Botanic Gardens to the south?
A) Holland Road
B) Bukit Timah Road
C) Cluny Road
D) Tyersall Avenue
  • 55. What is the name of the grand entrance to the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) Holland Gate
B) Cluny Gate
C) Tyersall Gate
D) Tanglin Gate
  • 56. Which notable orchid is named after a former British Prime Minister?
A) Dendrobium Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
B) Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher
C) Dendrobium Elizabeth
D) Dendrobium Akihito
  • 57. Which family do the dominant tree species in the Singapore Botanic Gardens' rainforest belong to?
A) Orchidaceae
B) Bromeliaceae
C) Ficus
D) Dipterocarpaceae
  • 58. Which critically endangered tree species can be found in the rainforest?
A) Anthoshorea gratissima
B) Orchidaceae magnifica
C) Ficus elastica
D) Bromelia pinguin
  • 59. What amphibian was introduced to the rainforest in 2021?
A) Gecko
B) Nyctixalus pictus
C) Salamander
D) Frog
  • 60. Which of the following is a rare native tree in the rainforest?
A) Orchidaceae magnifica
B) Bromelia pinguin
C) Memecylon cantleyi
D) Ficus elastica
  • 61. Which city, besides Singapore, has a tropical rainforest within its city limits?
A) Tokyo
B) Rio de Janeiro
C) New York
D) London
  • 62. Which Mollusca can be found in the rainforest?
A) Clam
B) Amphidromus inversus
C) Octopus
D) Snail
  • 63. When was the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden first announced?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 2004
D) 2007
  • 64. Who was the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden named after?
A) Frédéric Chopin
B) Zodok Ben-David
C) National Parks Board
D) Jacob Ballas
  • 65. What is the name of the sculpture at the Children's Garden Visitor Centre?
A) Chopin
B) Mystree
C) Eco
D) Symphony
  • 66. Who created the sculpture named Mystree?
A) Frédéric Chopin
B) National Parks Board
C) Jacob Ballas
D) Zodok Ben-David
  • 67. How many human figures are depicted in the sculpture Mystree?
A) 200
B) 500
C) 100
D) 1000
  • 68. What year did the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden undergo a 2ha expansion?
A) 2015
B) 2007
C) 2017
D) 2010
  • 69. What is the name of the café located at the Children's Garden Visitor Centre?
A) Halia Restaurant
B) Sprouts Food Place
C) Not specified
D) Botanico
  • 70. How many lakes are there in the Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) Three
B) Two
C) One
D) Four
  • 71. When was the statue of Frédéric Chopin unveiled?
A) 1 October 2008
B) 10 October 2008
C) 10 October 2007
D) 1 October 2007
  • 72. When was the official application for Singapore Botanic Gardens to be listed as a World Heritage Site submitted to UNESCO?
A) May 2015
B) 2012
C) July 2015
D) January 2014
  • 73. How many members of the World Heritage Committee endorsed the inscription of Singapore Botanic Gardens?
A) 10 members
B) 5 members
C) All 21 members
D) 15 members
  • 74. When did the World Heritage Committee deliberate Singapore's submission?
A) 4 July 2015
B) 16 May 2015
C) 31 December 2015
D) 1 January 2014
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