Buwan ng Wika QUIZBEE (Siena 2024-2025)

Name of the person who is known as

the 1st editor of La Solaridad

Graciano Lopez Jaena

Oldest city in the Philippines

Cebu city

Founder of KKK

Andres Bonifacio

First commercial bank in the Philippines

Bank of the Philippine Island

Who invaded the Philippines in Feb

1565?

Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

Considered as earliest form of writing in

the Philippines

Baybayin

Who discovered Philippines?

Ferdinand

Magellan

Full name of Tandang Sora

Melchora Aquino de Ramos

Leader of the strongest revolt during

Spanish Time

Fransisco Dagohoy

First Philippine President after the

Spanish Colonial era

Ramon Magsaysay

Who sew the Philippine flag?

Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, Lorenza

Agoncillio, Marcela Marino de

Agoncillo

Lupang Hinirang means

The chosen land

Grand woman of Revolution

Tandang Sora, Melchora Aquino

10th President of Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos

5th President of Philippines

Manuel

Roxas

1st Philippine President

Emilio

Aguinaldo

Who designed the Philippine flag?

Emilio Aguinaldo

Who composed the National Anthem?

Juan Felipe

Lupang Hinirang was first heard in

public in?

June 12 1898

Who is in the 50-peso bill?

Sergio Osmeña

Death of Gen. Henry Lawton in the

____________________________

was a great loss to the American Forces

Battle of San Mateo on Dec. 19, 1989

Centaur of the North

Pancho Villa

Father of Atomic Bomb

Robert

Oppenheimer

8 lalawigan ng watawat

Manila,

Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna,

Tarlac, Batangas, Nueva Ecija

First Philippine Republic came to be

called as

Malolos Republic

No. of ships Magellan used during his

voyage

5

Where did Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

establish San Miguel?

Bulacan

Largest islands in the Philippines

Luzon,

Mindanao, Samar

Who succeeded to the Presidency after

Magsaysay’s death?

Carlos Garcia

Philippines became independent on

July 04, 1946

Invaded the Philippines as its colony

from 1898 to 1946, except for some

years during the World War II?

United

States

Country that occupied the Philippines

during World War II?

Japan

No. of islands in the Philippines?

7, 641

First sultan in the Ph

Abu Bakr

What was the first book published in

the Philippines?

Doctrina Christiana

Who was the first Filipino recording

artist?

Maria Carpena

When Rizal excelled as a top student at

Ateneo de Manila, a school

administered by the Jesuit priests, he

loved reading books and novels. Among

other books, he read a novel by

Alexander Dumas. This was the first

novel that he really loved. What was it?

The Count of Monte Cristo

Who was credited with naming the

Philippines "Felipinas"?

Ruy Lopez de

Villalobos

The British Occupation of Manila ended

in 1764 with the signing of what treaty

the year before?

Treaty of Paris

The name Philippines comes from ____ who was the king of Spain during the 16th century when the country became a Spanish colony.

Philip II

Which city is known as the “Walled City?”

Intramuros

On what date is the Philippines Independence Day celebrated?

June 12

In which year did the Bataan Death March take place?

1942

Who was known as the "Hero of Tirad Pass?"

Gregorio Del Pilar

In what year did the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrive on the shores of the Philippines?

1521

In which province is the Mayon Volcano located?

Albay

Who was the first Filipina to win the Miss International beauty title in 1964?

Gemma Cruz

In which year did Gloria Diaz win the Miss Universe contest?

1969

What pen name did Marcelo H del Pilar use in his writings?

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Plaridel

Which Filipino boxer is known for his nickname “Pac-Man?”

Manny Pacquiao

Who said these immortal words “A Filipino is worth dying for?” 

Ninoy Aquino

• What is the meaning of the acronym NAMFREL?

  
  

National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections

What is the original name of Luneta park?

• Bagumbayan

What are the provinces that consist of the acronym CALABARZON? (Name them)

• Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

Mt. Pinatubo is located in the province of Luzon at the intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and which other province?

Pampanga

Where in Manila can you find the San Agustin Church?

Intramuros

In which town in Quezon province is the “Pahiyas” festival celebrated every May?

Luban

What is the residence of the President of the Philippines popularly called?

Malacañang Palace

Ama ng Wikang Pambansa?

Manuel L. Quezon

____ na nilagdaan at ipinahayag ni dating__________________ noong ____na nag-aatas na ang Agosto ay Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa at Nasyonalismo. Bago pa magkaroon ng selebrasyon ng Buwan ng Wika , nagsimula ito sa Linggo ng Wika kung saan si dating Pangulong Sergio Osmeña ang unang nagdeklara ng pagdiriwang nito.

1997, Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos