Answer: Iskandar Puteri
Johor Bahru was originally a fishing village named Tanjung Puteri. In 1855, under an agreement with the British Government, the territory of the State of Johor was transferred to Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, a nobleman, who renamed Tanjung Puteri as Iskandar Puteri. The name was changed to Johor Bahru in 1866 by Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim's successor, Temenggong Abu Bakar, who eventually assumed the title of Sultan Abu Bakar. Johor Bahru was granted city status in 1994.
Today, the city lies within a district of the same name and functions as the capital city of both the District of Johor Bahru and the State of Johor. A neighbouring city, Iskandar Puteri, also located within the District of Johor Bahru, serves as the administrative capital of the state. The city of Iskandar Puteri was established when a second land connection to Singapore was constructed in the 1990s and the area adjacent to the bridge was developed as Nusajaya. In 2016, Nusajaya was renamed Iskandar Puteri in honour of the historical name of Johor Bahru.
This question was penned then reworded by Phoenix Rising team member purelyqing.
From Quiz: The Southern Gateway to Malaysia
Answer: Peninsular Malaysia
West Malaysia is called Peninsular Malaysia, stretching about 465 miles (748 km) by 200 miles (322 km), and boasting 2,900 miles (4,675 km) of coastline known for gorgeous if narrow beaches. Malaysia has a tropical climate, lots of rain, forested mountains and coastal plains.
About 400 miles (640 km) across the South China Sea lies East Malaysia, which has quite a different economic, religious and cultural makeup.
From Quiz: The Coast is Clear: Malaysia
Answer: Sarawak
Sarawak located in the north of Borneo and has an area size of 124,451 square km, with a population of more of 2.7 million as of 2017. Gunung Mulu National Park is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The world's second longest cave chamber, Deer Cave, is located in this park. Deer Cave is about 4.1 km long, 148 meters high and 142 meters wide.
From Quiz: Federation of Malaysia
Answer: Rantau Abang
Rantau Abang is one of the more important nesting sites in the world for giant leatherbacks. The animals usually come onto the beach to lay their eggs from May to September. In recent years, the number of turtles nesting at Rantau Abang has dropped drastically from thousands to less than ten a year, due to pollution and mistreatment of the animals, among other factors.
From Quiz: Places of Interest in Malaysia
Answer: Kuala Lumpur
"Kuala Lumpur" is actually a direct translation of Mud Valley.
From Quiz: Diverse Malaysia
Answer: 27 Million
27 million live in Malaysia in 2006 and about one million live in the biggest and capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is home of the Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Tower and many shopping malls.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Southeast Asia
Malaysia is in Southeast Asia. It is just north of Singapore and south of Thailand.
From Quiz: Malaysia, Truly Asia
Answer: Queen Victoria
Abu Bakar became the Temenggong of Johor upon the death of his father Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim in 1862. In 1868 he changed his title to Maharaja as the Malay title of Temenggong held little significance in the other parts of the world. In 1885, in reaction to hostile politics by the then British Governor of the Straits Settlements, Abu Bakar sought to change his title once again to Sultan and requested legal recognition for the change from Britain, which he received.
Abu Bakar became the first Malay leader to travel to Europe where he met Queen Victoria in 1866. They formed a lifelong friendship during the visit. Because of his diplomatic skills he was able to maintain internal autonomy for Johor while other states on Peninsular Malaya came under more and more British control.
Through his leadership the agricultural economy of Johor, which was founded by ethnic Chinese, flourished. He also helped establish Westernized infrastructure, administrative systems, and military and civil service.
This question was copied into the quiz by royal scribe and Phoenix Rising member tazman6619.
From Quiz: The Southern Gateway to Malaysia
Answer: Sabah
Sabah is located in the north-east of Borneo to the east of Sarawak and Brunei, and has an area size of 73904 square km. The highest mountain in South East Asia, Mount Kinabalu, (4095 m) is located in this state.
From Quiz: Federation of Malaysia
Answer: Kek Lok Si Temple
Construction of the Kek Lok Si Temple began in 1893 and is still ongoing. New buildings are constantly being added on to the temple. Within the temple grounds, there is a Liberation Pond where one can release turtles into freedom, in line with the Buddhist tradition of gaining merit.
From Quiz: Places of Interest in Malaysia
Answer: Red, blue, yellow and white
The Malaysian flag resembles the USA flag. It consists of 14 stripes with alternate red and white colour. However, in the Malaysian flag, there is a crescent and a 14-pointed star instead of 50 stars on the USA flag. The yellow crescent is a symbol to show that Malaysia is an Islamic country, with Islam as its official religion.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: 330,000 km2
Malaysia is approximately 330,000 km2 big. Myanmar is the biggest country in South East Asia with an area of 676,000 km2.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. The area of the city is 243.65km squared. Its time zone is (UTC+8). Also, it is the largest city in the country.
From Quiz: Malaysia, Truly Asia
Answer: Equatorial
Johor Bahru is in the northern hemisphere and situated about 160 km (100 mi) from the equator. An equatorial climate is the same as saying that it has a tropical rainforest climate. As such, its temperature is relatively consistent the year round and it rains a lot there. Average rainfall is about 2,350 mm (93 in) a year.
The city endures two monsoon periods during the year. The Northeast monsoon arrives around November and runs through to March. This one will bring much heavier rains to the city. The Southwest monsoon is between May and September and does not change the rainfall significantly.
Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 decided to rain on his own parade when he wrote this question.
From Quiz: The Southern Gateway to Malaysia
Answer: Sri Lanka
The Malay Archipelago is the stretch of island nations splayed out between Asia and Australia and includes Borneo (and, thus, Malaysia), all of Indonesia, the Philippines, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea. It's the most expansive of all the archipelagos in the world, taking up more of the Earth's surface than any other such grouping, but it falls short when speaking of number of islands-- the Norwegian Archipelago, and the islands in the north of Canada, have higher total number of islands. That said, more of the Malay Archipelago is inhabited as well. It probably has something to do with climate.
From Quiz: Okay, But What is Malaysia?
Answer: Monsoon
While white sandy beaches and stunning sunsets are a splendid attraction in Malaysia, the coast is not so clear during the monsoon seasons. The eastern side is so rainy and rough November to March many resorts, most of the ferries and boats between islands, and even entire islands "close". It can rain ferociously for days at a time, or pour in short and violent spurts.
You can visit the western side April to September (though exactly when it begins and ends varies), because while frequent rain is the source of Malaysia's tropic beauty, the western coast is often clear.
Something to watch--from July to October Indonesia may conduct controlled burns to clear land, sometimes causing heavy smoke across southeast Malaysia--and there may be heavy traffic jams during monsoon seasons.
Speaking of coasts not clear, there are pirates. Attacks have been cut in half by gallant Malaysian effort, but in 2013 there was a surge and it is an ongoing concern in parts of the country and surrounding sea.
Because monsoon, smoke pollution, traffic jams and pirates are important to avoid, carefully research and factor in current conditions before you choose your travel dates, or head for places in the "highlands", great indoor shopping malls and some gorgeous beaches reliably beautiful year round. Millions visit Malaysia's unforgettable sites each year without incident.
From Quiz: The Coast is Clear: Malaysia
Answer: Pahang
Genting Highlands, also known as Resorts World Genting, is a hill resort with an average height of 1740 meters (5710 ft) located in Bentong, Pahang. It is between the states of Selangor and Pahang. In the resort there are casino, amusement theme parks and a few hotels with more than 7000 rooms.
From Quiz: Federation of Malaysia
Answer: The Mines Wonderland
The Mines Wonderland was part of the Mines Resort City, which was dubbed the Seven Wonders of Malaysia. The other six "wonders" are The Mines Resort and Golf Club, The Mines Shopping Fair, The Mines Waterfront Business Park, The Palace Beach Resort & Spa, The Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Centre and The Palace of the Golden Horses. The former mining site, on which Mines City is built, was the largest open cast tin mine in the world.
From Quiz: Places of Interest in Malaysia
Answer: Mount Kinabalu
Mount Kinabalu is also the highest mountain in South East Asia. It has a peak of 4101 meters. It is located in Sabah state. It is said that the name "Kinabalu" derived from "Aki Nabalu" (a Kadazan word), which means "the revered place of the dead". (Source: www.mount-kinablalu-borneo.com) Meanwhile, Mount Mulu is located at Miri, Sarawak. It is a popular tourist spot. It is famous for its well-preserved natural formations and it is one of the longest networks of caves in the world. Some people have the opinion that Mulu Cave National Park is the eighth wonder of the world!
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Chinese, Malay, Indian
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. Festivals of the variety of religions and ethnicities happen throughout the year so Malaysia has many special occasions.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Unity is Strength
Malaysia's motto is "Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu". In English, it means "Unity is Strength". This motto is included in the Coat of Arms of Malaysia which also includes the crest and the shield.
From Quiz: Malaysia, Truly Asia
Answer: Coconut
A popular dish in Malay culture is nasi lemak, which is coconut milk, screwpine leaf and steamed rice. Have a delicious cup of hot teh-tarik at any meal, and savor the spicy aroma in the mamak shops, or hawker stalls, where you can order spicy, tangy, sweet or sour dishes from a "boss". The east coast is known for sweet dishes, the central region for savory gravy, and south is spicy sauces.
Malaysians specialize in boiled tapioca with grated coconut, rice topped with coconut, rice with coconut milk, and sweet cakes. Meals are often served on or wrapped in leaves such as banana or yam, and eaten with the hands. You may balk at leaves and bare hands, until the fabulous food hits your taste buds.
From Quiz: The Coast is Clear: Malaysia
Answer: 452 meters
Petronas Twin Towers, which was completed in 1996, was the tallest building in the world from 1998 to 2004 until it was surpassed by Taipei 101 in Taiwan.
From Quiz: Federation of Malaysia
Answer: 31 August
Malaysia gained its independence from the British on 31 August 1957. Normally, the celebration will last for almost a fortnight, until 16 September, as 16 September is Malaysia Day. In 2007 all Malaysians celebrated their 50th anniversary of nationhood.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Gracefully accept. If you don't want a lot, it's ok to say so. But you should at least have a little
Usually it's better to accept so as to not offend the host. Malaysians love serving their guests and usually go to great lengths in preparation for your visit. So it's always polite to accept and have a little. They went through all their efforts after all.
From Quiz: Diverse Malaysia
Answer: Islam
58% of Malaysia's population are Muslims, followed by 23% of its population are Buddhists, 11% of it are Christians and 6% of it are Hindu.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: August 31, 1957
Malaya got independence from the U.K on August 31, 1957. The other territories of Malaysia which got independence on September 16, 1963 are Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.
From Quiz: Malaysia, Truly Asia
Answer: The Second Link
The Johor-Singapore Causeway is a 1 km (0.6 mi) link between Johor Bahru and Singapore. Its construction was proposed in 1917 to replace the overloaded existing ferry services. The Causeway is a combination of a railway and a motorway bridge. Since its opening in 1924, it has grown into one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, with an estimated 300,000 crossings daily.
To alleviate traffic congestion on the Causeway, a second bridge was built. The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link, measuring 1.9 km (1.2 mi), lies about 32 km (20 mi) west of the Causeway and joins Iskandar Puteri in Johor Bahru District to Tuas in Singapore. Although traffic on the Second Link is generally lighter than on the Causeway, congestion still occurs during festive periods and school holidays as travellers visit both sides of the border.
Phoenix Rising team member purelyqing thought about bridging this question but couldn't get over it.
From Quiz: The Southern Gateway to Malaysia
Answer: Its endemic species
Malaysia may be multicultural and multiethnic and be worth visiting/living in for a multitude of reasons, but the term 'megadiverse' specifically refers to the diversity of species found throughout the country. Seventeen countries on the globe were considered 'megadiverse' when Conservation International determined their statistics for the first time in the late 1990s though the number rose over the years. Malaysia shares the honour of 'megadiverse' with Costa Rica, Iran, Venezuela, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa, amongst others. Notably, most of these biodiverse nations are in regions of the globe closer to the Equator and closer to the sea.
From Quiz: Okay, But What is Malaysia?
Answer: Genting Highlands
With a total of 6118 rooms, First World Hotel in Genting Highlands holds the 2006 Guinness World Record for the largest hotel in the world. Other attractions in Genting Highlands include theme parks and a wind-turbine sky diving simulator.
From Quiz: Places of Interest in Malaysia
Answer: South China Sea
The South China Sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean in the world.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Twin Towers are 452 metres (1483 feet) tall. Kuala Lumpur Tower is 421 metres tall. KL Tower looks taller between the two because it is located on a hill.
From Quiz: Malaysia
Answer: Air Asia
Air Asia is the first every budget airline that operates domestic and international flights in Asia. Air Asia has its subsidies such as Thai AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia and Vina AirAsia.
From Quiz: Malaysia, Truly Asia
Answer: A transportation hub
The Southern Integrated Gateway is a complex that houses the Customs, Immigrations and Quarantine (CIQ) complex, the city's railway station, and a bus terminal. The railway station and bus terminal are contained within a building known as Johor Bahru Sentral. From the Gateway, travellers can board buses and trains or exit the country through the CIQ. Buses that call at the JB Sentral terminal ply routes around the city and its suburbs. There are also shuttle services for tourists who wish to visit major shopping centres in the city or theme parks that are located outside the city.
Trains that stop at JB Sentral bring travellers north to other parts of the country or south to Singapore via the Causeway. Cross-border buses are also available at the CIQ, which is located at the Johor Bahru end of the Causeway. Private vehicles also pass through the CIQ to get to Singapore.
The different parts of this question were centralised by Phoenix Rising team member purelyqing.
From Quiz: The Southern Gateway to Malaysia
Answer: Tin
In the late 1970s, Malaysia was reported to produce 31% of the world's tin. The mineral was mined in the neighboring areas of Kinta Valley in the state of Perak.
Tin is the main mineral used in the production of the pewter alloy. Founded in 1885, Royal Selangor is a reputable Malaysian pewter manufacturer and retailer that specializes in handcrafted pewter items, such as tableware, photo frames, and wine accessories.
The nickname "Chersonesus Aurea", or "Golden Peninsula", coined by Greek geographer Ptolemy, is a reference to the gold mines in the state of Pahang.
From Quiz: Malaysia - My Beloved Country
Answer: Largest caves in the world
Gunung Mulu National Park, found on Bornean Malaysia in the state of Sarawak, is known specifically for its landscape. While it features a number of mountains and karst peaks, it's actually most studied for its cave systems, among which you'll find the largest anywhere in the explored world. Sarawak Chamber has the largest explored area in the world; Deer Cave is one of the longest, and Clearwater is one of the most extensive as a system in this region of the world. Of course, with the caves comes a lot of bats. When we talk about biodiversity, Bornean Malaysia has it in spades.
From Quiz: Okay, But What is Malaysia?
Answer: Borneo
Just like Peninsular Malaysia, East Malaysian landscape is coastal plain that rises to hills and mountains. It has 1,620 miles (2,607 km) of coastline and two main cities. East Malaysia is often called by the name of its two major states, Sabah-Sarawak, or it is called Borneo, since it is on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. Borneo has significant oil and gas reserves, rain forests and a major port. But it is less populated than the mainland, and there have long been tensions between the mainland and its eastern neighbor, steeped in political and religious history, as well as the sea between them.
From Quiz: The Coast is Clear: Malaysia
Answer: Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru the capital of Johor state is connected to Singapore by two causeway links. The northern link is about 1 km in length connecting Woodlands in northern Singapore to Johor Bahru city. The second link to reduce the congestion is connected from Tuas, on western Singapore to Tanjong Kupang, Johor, is 1.92 km in length.
From Quiz: Federation of Malaysia
Answer: Tasik Chini
Tasik Chini is made up of twelve freshwater lakes that are inter-connected. The rising and falling of the lakes' waters throughout the different seasons have created an ecosystem that is unique to the lake. Its main feature is the Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).
From Quiz: Places of Interest in Malaysia
Answer: Petronas Twin Towers
Located in Chicago, USA, the Willis Towers (formerly known as the Sears Towers), was the world's tallest building (442m or 1450 ft) from 1973 until 1998. The Petronas Twin Towers were the world's tallest buildings (452m or 1483 ft) from 1998 until 2004. The 88-floor towers were elegantly designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli.
From Quiz: Malaysia