Q 01/05

Which of these is a Federal Territory of Malaysia?

A) Kuala Lumpur

B) Malacca City

C) Penang

D) Johor Bahru

Answer · why

A) Kuala Lumpur

It is one of three Federal Territories, an enclave inside the state of Selangor, along with Putrajaya and Labuan.

Q 02/05

What does the name Kuala Lumpur mean in Malay?

A) Muddy confluence

B) Green valley

C) Golden gate

D) Tin city

Answer · why

A) Muddy confluence

Kuala is where two rivers meet and lumpur means mud; some argue it should really be called Kuala Gombak.

Q 03/05

At the confluence of which two rivers does Kuala Lumpur lie?

A) The Muda and the Kedah

B) The Perak and the Pahang

C) The Klang and the Gombak

D) The Klang and the Selangor

Answer · why

C) The Klang and the Gombak

The Jamek Mosque of 1909 stands right at the meeting point.

Q 04/05

What industry led to the founding of Kuala Lumpur around 1857?

A) Spice trading

B) Rubber tapping

C) Tin mining

D) Palm oil

Answer · why

C) Tin mining

Raja Abdullah of Klang sent Chinese miners upriver; the first mine opened at Ampang and exported tin in 1859.

Q 05/05

Which Malay chief is officially credited with founding Kuala Lumpur?

A) Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

B) Sultan Abdul Samad of Selangor

C) Raja Abdullah of Klang

D) Raja Mahdi of Selangor

Answer · why

C) Raja Abdullah of Klang

He raised funds from Malaccan Chinese businessmen to hire miners from Lukut.