Q 01/05

Malaysia is split into two regions by which body of water?

A) The South China Sea

B) The Bay of Bengal

C) The Java Sea

D) The Andaman Sea

Answer · why

A) The South China Sea

Peninsular Malaysia sits on the Asian mainland while East Malaysia occupies the northern part of a large island shared with Indonesia and Brunei.

Q 02/05

The states of Sabah and Sarawak lie on which island?

A) Sumatra

B) Java

C) Sulawesi

D) Borneo

Answer · why

D) Borneo

Malaysia shares the island with Indonesia and the tiny sultanate of Brunei.

Q 03/05

What is the national capital and largest city of Malaysia?

A) Penang

B) Johor Bahru

C) Kuala Lumpur

D) Malacca

Answer · why

C) Kuala Lumpur

It hosts parliament; the executive and judiciary sit in a separate planned city to the south.

Q 04/05

Which planned city serves as Malaysia's federal administrative capital?

A) Cyberjaya

B) Putrajaya

C) Shah Alam

D) Seremban

Answer · why

B) Putrajaya

It was one of the mega-projects of the Mahathir era, alongside the Petronas Towers and the North-South Expressway.

Q 05/05

How many states does Malaysia have?

A) 9

B) 13

C) 11

D) 12

Answer · why

B) 13

Add three federal territories, including the island of Labuan.