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During Youth Olympics 2010, Singapore will be putting up novel InfoComm applications to showcase our technology capabilities. One of these is the Digital Fabric of the World, whereby photographs of athletes in action will be submitted by youths and then compiled into a montage. According to Shariq Barmaky of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Singapore as reported in the Business Times, 07 April 2008, how many images do they plan to be used in this montage?
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Singapore is hosting the 2010 Youth Olympics. A full Olympics usually has around 10,000 athletes. How many athletes are expected to compete in the planned 26 sports in YOG?
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Organising the 2010 YOG will be a massive affair. Some 7,500 staff and volunteers are necessary to ensure the Games will be a success. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Youth Olympics Games Organising Committee?
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In the article, “Sungei Road bargains on eBay” in 2005, what is undergraduate Ruby Liu selling of eBay?
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Earth Hour is an initiative to get people to be environmentally conscious by switching off their lights for an hour on March 29 this year. From what time does Earth Hour starts?
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What is the name of the treaty that seeks to regulate greenhouse gas emission, which has already been signed by over 120 countries?
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In April 2007, Singapore’s Ambassador-at-large, Professor Tommy Koh (reported in ST 22 April 2007) gave an impassionate plea for Singaporeans to do their part to protect the environment. He gave 10 suggestions. What is his first suggestion?
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There are increasingly more Singaporeans with a mission to save the Earth. According to The Straits Times 14/03/2007 report on “Saving the Earth catches on among S'poreans”, what does a group like Blue Water Volunteers (BWV) do?
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Singapore is hosting the first Formula 1 night race in 2008. Formula 1 is now a big business. According to The Straits Times 02/02/2007, “Why hosting F1 is a winning formula for Singapore”, how much did survey company, AC Neilsen estimates to be the benefit to developers, hotels, tourism, catering, retailing and advertising companies in Shanghai when it hosted its first Formula 1 race in 2004?
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Dr William Tan, a 50-year-old physician, who is paralysed from the waist down set a new world record when he completed seven marathons – one on each continent – in 26 days and 17 hours on December 19, 2007. In the process, he raised S$1.5 million for research into childhood cancers. Which was the last continent he crossed?
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In an effort to provide better public transport, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that two new underground MRT lines will be built by 2020 – one from Woodlands to Marina Bay via Thomson, and the other from Changi to Marina Bay via Marine Parade (The Straits Times 26/01/2008, “Two new MRT lines by 2020”). How many kilometers of rail will be added along these two lines?
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12. Tapping onto unsecured wireless Internet access without permission (also called ‘Mooching’) is illegal. As reported in The Straits Times 08/02/2007, a 21-year old national serviceman received a 3-month jail term and $4,000 fine for tapping into his neighbour’s network and doing another illegal act. What is that illegal act?
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Posting of irresponsible comments on forum and blog sites can get even students into trouble with the law. In one of the earliest case of this, about 60 people were threatened with lawsuits by a Sim Lim computer shop for posting what the shop claims to be defamatory messages against it, as well as profanities on www.hardwarezone.com. What is the name of the shop?
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Rosalind Tan is termed "Madame Butterfly" of Alexandra Hospital for transforming the Hospital garden and drawing in 101 species of free ranging butterfly (out of 282 known species spotted in Singapore). What is her original occupation before becoming Senior Operations Executive in the hospital?
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In 2003, a student sent 161,064 email messages to his teacher, causing the system subscribed to by the school to crash. He did it out of boredom during the March holidays. For this, he faced 35 charges in court. Even young students are liable to be charged and punished in court for breach of Computer Misuse Act. What level was the student studying in at the time of the offence?
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ASEAN and Japan concluded a free-trade agreement pact in November 2007. When implemented, what percentage of current imports between ASEAN and Japan will be immediately have zero tariff (import duties)?
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In an Earth Day Straits Times coverage in 2006, a new programme was launched by NParks to help primary and lower secondary students appreciate heritage trees. The programme involves visits to parks and nature reserves, where students learn simple tree biology through activities like drawing flowers and collecting leaf samples. What is the name of this programme?
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In a feature on Cyber Addiction in The Straits Times in November 2007, the stories of two teenagers who were cured of their computer game addiction were shared. Which counseling centre did the single mother of the 15-year-old bring him to for help?
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Which of the following is the Singaporean Table Tennis player to shoot from number 73 in the world ranking in August 2007 to number 12 in April 2008, defeating China’s world number 1 player in the process? (The Straits Times 09/04/2008)
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BMX biking and beach wrestling are two of the “exotic” sports in Youth Olympics Games 2010. Where is the announced location for beach wresting? (The Straits Times 24/02/2008 “BMX racing, anyone?”)
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