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