Statistics for History of Malaysia Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Country from which Malaysia gained its independence in 1957	United Kingdom	99%
Island nation which became independent from Malaysia in 1965	Singapore	94%
Country that invaded Malaysia in 1941	Japan	93%
World's tallest building between 1998–2004	Petronas Towers	81%
Country that captured the region of Malacca in 1511 – important in the spice trade	Portugal	71%
Asian leader whose brother was assassinated in Kuala Lumpur in 2017	Kim Jong-un	69%
Country in which Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by separatists	Ukraine	64%
Sultanate that controlled the Borneon part of Malaysia between 1368–1888	Sultanate of {Brunei}	63%
International body Malaysia co-founded with its neighbours in 1967	ASEAN	56%
Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared on 8 March 2014	Flight {370}	43%
Politician who was the leading force in making Malaysia into a major industrial power	Mahathir {Mohamad}	34%
Former prime minister arrested in 2018 for corruption	{Najib} Razak	31%
Fashion designer known for handmade women's shoes – founded his company in 1996	Jimmy Choo	29%
Guerrilla war fought against the Communist forces	Malayan {Emergency}	15%
Name used by Greek and Roman geographers to refer to the Malay Peninsula	{Golden} Chersonese	9%