NewsTracker Answers for week of July 10, 2017

Q: Resource-scarce Singapore is turning small vacant pockets of land into space for urban farming as the wealthy city-state strives to ease its reliance on imported food. The island nation imports more than 90 percent of its food, much of it from its neighbors. Can you find Singapore at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula?

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Q: The tiny farms could never feed Singapore’s people, but the nation’s dependence on imports can leave it exposed to potential supply chain disruptions. What small rich nation’s food supply has been endangered by a recent dispute with its neighbors?

A. Liechtenstein

B. Luxembourg

C. Monaco

D. Qatar


D. A dispute between Qatar and several other Mideastern Arab nations led Saudi Arabia to close its border with Qatar, shutting of the main source of food to the world’s second wealthiest nation. The tiny nations of Liechtenstein, Qatar, Luxembourg and Monaco have the highest Gross Domestic Product per person in the world. Singapore ranks seventh.


Q: Qatar gets most of its wealth from gas and oil. Where do Singapore and the other top richest nations get most of their wealth?

A. Agriculture

B. Financial services

C. Shipping

D. Technology


B. Singapore is one of the world’s top financial and banking centers, and the small European nations of Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Monaco benefit from low tax rates and easy incorporation rules that attract wealthy businesses and individuals trying to avoid higher taxes.


Q: Singapore has 5.7 million people living on 63 islands with only 272 square miles of land. What island nation has the largest population?

A. Indonesia

B. Japan

C. Philippines

D. United Kingdom


A. Singapore’s Southeast Asian neighbor Indonesia is the world’s most populous island nation with 258 million people and more than 17,000 islands. Japan is the second most populous island nation followed by the Philippines and United Kingdom.


Q: Indonesia is also the world’s most populous majority Muslim nation. What is the majority religion in Singapore?

A. Buddhist

B. Christian

C. Muslim

D. Taoist


A. Just over 36 percent of Singapore’s people are Buddhist; about 18 percent are Christian; 14 percent are Muslim; 11 percent are Taoist; and 5 percent are Hindu. Ethnically, 74 percent of the people are Chinese; 13 percent are Malay; and 9 percent are of Indian descent.