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Exploring Brunei: A Quiz on Its Culture and Geography

Test your knowledge about Brunei with this engaging quiz covering its culture, geography, and history!

1 Other major towns are the port town of Muara, the oil producing town of Seria and its neighboring town, ________.

2 What is the currency of Brunei?

3 Which of the following leads to the establishment of Brunei?

4 When was Brunei established?

5 What is the national anthem of Brunei?

6 What type of government does Brunei have?

7 Who of the following is/was the leader of Brunei?

8 What % of the area of Brunei is water?

9 What time offset in UTC is Brunei in during daylight savings?

10 Which of the following titles did Brunei have?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • according to Brunei folklore Nakhoda Manis disrespected his mother, which caused a storm to sink his ship in the Brunei River, transforming the ship into the rock known as Jong Batu.
  • a new free trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership between Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore will come into effect on 1 January 2006.
  • the first coinage used in Brunei were Chinese coins (example pictured), which were referred to as the pitis.
  • the island of Tanjong Pelumpong in Brunei was created when a ten meter deep channel was cut through the spit to provide access to Muara Port.
  • there are two radio stations in Brunei that broadcast partially in Gurkhali for the Nepalese speakers of the First Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles stationed in Brunei.
  • the port of Kuala Belait, one of the two ports in Brunei, is located in Kampong Sungai Duhon.
  • a historic Water Village built on stilts above a river is home to ten percent of the population of the country of Brunei.
  • a subsidiary of Royal Brunei Airlines operates restaurants in Brunei including two halal Chinese restaurants.
  • Kampong Sungai Teraban in Brunei was settled by a group of Malay fishermen who moved across the Belait River after a falling out with the inhabitants of Kuala Belait.
  • taxis in Brunei have license plates with white letters on a green background to distinguish them from private vehicles.
  • Mulaut Abattoir provides Islamic-sanctioned slaughtering facilities to local Bruneian farmers and butchers.
  • Rasau Field, one of the two onshore oil fields of Brunei, was discovered in 1979 but oil production only started in 1983.
  • Sungai Tujoh is the westernmost point of Brunei and is one of the four land crossing points into the Malaysian state of Sarawak from Brunei.
  • New Zealand currently has free trade agreements with Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Chile and China.