General Knowledge

Rosebud

In the film Citizen Kane by Orson Welles what word did the protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, utter before he died?

Graciano Lopez Jaena

Who was the first editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who painted 'The Vitruvian Man, Mona Lisa, Lady with an Ermine, and The Last Supper' ?

Voltaire

What was the pseudonym of the French Enlightenment philosopher François-Marie Arouet, who was best known for his work 'Candide, ou L'Optimisme'?

Mahatma Gandhi

Who said the famous line: "You must be the change you want to see in the world"?

Treebeard. He's a character in 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien

Who among the following is NOT a character in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland': Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Treebeard, Queen of Hearts, or Duchess?

Salvador Laurel

Who was Corazon C. Aquino's running mate when she ran for the presidency in 1986 snap election?

Pablo Picasso

Who painted 'Garçon à la pipe, Les Demoiselles d' Avignon, Guernica, and Le Rève'?

Benjamin Franklin

Who discovered electricity?

Sherlock Holmes

Who said the famous line: "Elementary, my dear Watson"?

Rudyard Kipling

Who wrote 'The Jungle Book'?

Mt. Pinatubo

Which volcano in Luzon erupted 1991?

Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger

What was the name of Pope Benedict XVI before he ascended to the papacy?

Aristotle

Who was the Greek philosopher and scientist who was the student of Plato and also the teacher of Alexander the Great?

Michael Jordan

Who said the famous quote: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed"?

Mark Twain

Who wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'?

Wright Brothers

Who invented the first powered airplane to work and fly?

Cayetano Arellano

During the time of the Americans, who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines?

Philippine Military Academy

The Presidential Saber is awarded to the top graduate of which school?

Jean Valjean. He's a character in Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables.'

Who among the following is NOT a character in J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' novels: Professor Severus Snape, Neville Longbottom, Siriu Black, Ginny Weasley, Jean Valjean, Dobby the House Elf, or Draco Malfoy?

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Who wrote the 'Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital'?

Steve Jobs

Who said the famous line: "I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year... It's very character-building"?

Thomas Edison

Who invented the electric light bulb?

Juan Luna

Who painted Spolarium, The Death of Cleopatra, El Pacto de Sangre, La Batalla de Lepanto, and The Parisian Life?

Bagumbayan

What was the former name of Luneta Park?

Tom Hanks

Who played the character of Harvard University professor of symbology Robert Langdon in the movies The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons?

Walt Disney

Who said the famous line: "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse"?

Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented the first telephone?

Lualhati Bautista

Who wrote Dekada '70 and Bata, Bata... Paano Ka Ginawa?

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Who was the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?

Socrates

Who was the Greek philosopher known as the Father of Philosophy who died of poisoning?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Who wrote The Sherlock Holmes novels?

Michelangelo

Who painted The Last Judgement and The Creation of Adam?

The Alchemist

This novel, written by Brazilian-born author Paulo Coelho, is about a young Andalusian shepherd and his journey to Egypt as he searches for the treasure he saw in his dreams.

F. Sionil Jose

Who wrote the Rosales Saga Novels (Poon; Tree; My Brother, My Executioner; The Pretenders; and Mass)?

Ronald Reagan

Who was the former actor who became the 40th president of the United States?

Benito Mussolini

Who was the Italian prime minister known as "Il Duce"?

Rich Blaine, Casablanca

Who said the famous line: "Here's looking at you, kid"?

Florante at Laura. It was written by Francisco Balagtas and no by Jose Rizal

Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by Jose Rizal: Noli Me Tángere, El Filibusterismo, Alin Mang Lahi, Me Ultimo Adiós, Florante at Laura, or Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga-Malolos?

Formosa

What was the former name of Taiwan?

Vicente Manansala

Who painted Madonna of the Slums?

Singapore

This largest port in Southeast Asia initially joined the Federation of Malaya before it separated and formed an independent state.

Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Who said the famous line: "I shall return"?

James Naismith

Who invented basketball?

Mauro Malang Santos

What is the real name of the award-winning painter and cartoonist known as Malang?

Johannes Vermeer

Who painted the Girl with a Pearl Earring??

Genghis Khan

Who was the Mongolian leader originally named Temujin?

Gabriela Silang

Who was the first Filipino woman to lead an uprising against Spain?

Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Who are the founders of Microsoft?

Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley and not by Jane Austen

Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by Jane Austen: Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, or Persuasion?

Romanov Dynasty

What was the name of the last ruling dynasty of Russia before the February of 1917 revolution?

Jennifer Cavilleri Barrett, Love Story

Who said the famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry"?

Napoleon Abueva

Who is the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture?

Basha, One More Chance

Who said the famous line: "Kasi ang totoo, umaasa pa rin akong sabihin mo: Sana ako pa rin. Ako na lang. Ako na lang ulit"?

Alan Turing. He developed the Turing Test

Who was the British mathematician and logician who developed a behavioral test to prove whether machines could think?

Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump

Who said the famous quote: "My mama always said, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."?

Julian Felipe

Who composed the Philippine National ANthem, Lupang Hinirang?

The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and not by Roald Dahl

Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by Roald Dahl: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The Twits, The Great Gatsby, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, George's Marvelous Medicine, or The Witches?

Dalai Lama

Who is the spiritual leader of Tibet?

Johannes Gutenberg

Who first invented the printing press?

Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind

Who said the famous line: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"?

Hidilyn Diaz

Who was the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

Star Wars

From which film is the famous line: "May the Force be with you"?

Lavinia, Bituing Walang Ningning

Who said the famous line: "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat"?

Guillermo E. Tolentino

Who sculpted the Oblation located at the UP Diliman Campus in QUezon City?

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Who was the first Philippine president to run for reelection under the 1986 Constitution?

Larry Ellison

Who is the co-founder and the former CEO of Oracle Corporation?

Fernando Amorsolo

Who painted The Making of the Philippine Flag?

Jackie Chan

What is the professional name of Hong Kong martial arts superstar Chan Kong Sang?

Melchora Aquino

Who was the Filipino hero known as Tandang Sora?

Gustav Klimt

Who painted The Kiss?

Margaret Thatcher

Who was the British prime minister, the first woman prime minister of Europe popularly referred to as the Iron Lady?

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.

Who was the famous basketball player who tested positive for HIV and had to retire from the sport in 1991?

Darna

From which film is the famous quote: "Ding, and bato."?

Joyce Kilmer

Who wrote the poem Trees?

Vincent Van Gogh

Who painted Starry Night, Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, and Sorrow?

Queen Elizabeth II

Who was the longest-reigning British monarch?

Archimedes

Who was the Greek mathematician who approximated the value of pi?

St. Thomas Aquinas

Who was the Catholic priest and philosopher best known for his work Summa Theologica?

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Who was the Filipino hero who wrote using the alias Plaridel?

Adolf Hitler

Who was the German dictator mainly responsible for World War II

Thomas Hobbes

Who was the English philosopher known for his social contract theory and his work Leviathan?

Joseph Ejercito Estrada

Who served as the 13th president of the Republic of the Philippines?

The Allies (France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, US, and Japan) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey)

What were the two opposing factions during World War I?

Sandro Botticelli

Who painted The Birth of Venus?

Rene Descartes

Who was the French philosopher and mathematician who said the famous line: "I think therefore I am"?

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

What was the real name of Mark Twain?

Nick Joaquin (Filipino!)

Who wrote The Summer Solstice?

Rembrandt

Who painted Belshazzar's Feast, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr, Nicolaes Tulp, The Night Watch, and Danaè?

The Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union, and China)

What were the two opposing factions during World War II?

Ian Fleming

Who was the writer and creator of James Bond?

Holocaust

What is the term used to describe the mass killing of Jews by Nazi Germany?

Paul Neruda

Who wrote the poems If You Forget Me and Walking Around?

Raphael

Who painted the Sistine Madonna?

The Recruit

Which of the following is NOT a James Bond novel: Casino Royale, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, The Recruit, You Only Live Twice, or Diamonds Are Forever?

Dr. John H. Watson

Who is the best friend and assistant of Sherlock Holmes, who used to be a British Army surgeon?

Apolinario Mabini

Who was the Filipino hero commonly referred to as Ang Dakilang Lumpo?

Claude Monet

Who painted Impression, Sunrise?

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as Vladimir Lenin

Who was the founder of the Russian Communist Party and the first leader of the Union Soviet Socialist Republics?

Michelangelo

Who sculpted David, Pieta, and Moses?