GENERAL FILIPINO KNOWLEDGE

On what date is the Philippines Independence Day celebrated?

June 12

In which province is the Mayon Volcano located?

ALBAY

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

Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

Which city is known as the “Walled City"?

INTRAMUROS

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

Plaridel

What is the original name of Luneta park?

Bagumbayan

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

Which country occupied the Philippines during World War II?

JAPAN

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

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

Ninoy Aquino

In which year did the "Bataan Death March" take place?

1942

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

Lucban

Where in Manila can you find the San Agustin Church?

Intramuros

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

1969

What is the meaning of the acronym NAMFREL?

National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections

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

Gemma Cruz

Who was the first Filipino to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

HIDILYN DIAZ

What does the title of José Rizal's book Noli Me Tangere translate to?

Touch Me Not

Who composed the music for the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang"?

Julian Felipe

In what year did Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declare martial law?

1972

Which city is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines"?

Baguio

What was the first full-length Filipino film directed and produced by Jose Nepomuceno, which premiered in 1919?

Dalagang Bukid

Who is the Filipino boxer nicknamed "Ahas," which means "snake" in Filipino?

Donnie Nietes

Who was the first Filipina to win the Miss Universe title?

Gloria Diaz

What is the longest river in the Philippines?

Cagayan River

Which Filipino revolutionary leader is regarded as the "Brains of the Revolution?

Apolinario Mabini

What is the national fish of the Philippines?

Bangus

On what date is the birthday of José P. Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines?

June 19

Which famous Philippine volcano is known for its perfect cone shape?

Mayon

Who was the first female president of the Philippines?

Corazon Aquino

Who is the Filipino singer known as "Asia's Songbird"?

Regine Velasquez

Who was the youngest among the three prince brothers sent to capture the mythical Ibong Adarna?

Don Juan

The Philippine Eagle, which is the national bird of the Philippines, is also known as the ______ eating eagle.

Monkey

What is the traditional genre of Filipino love songs that Francisco Santiago is known for contributing to?

Kundiman

What is the meaning of the eight rays of the sun in the Philippine flag?

Represent the first eight provinces that revolted against Spain

Who composed the lyrics of the Philippine national anthem, Lupang Hinirang?

Jose Palma

What is the primary example of baroque architecture in the Philippines?

San Agustin Church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte

Which foreign influence introduced the practice of pre-arranged marriages in the Philippines?

Chinese

Which heritage site mirrors the industriousness, patience, and artistic traits of the Filipinos?

Ifugao or Banaue Rice Terraces

What is the oldest mosque in the Philippines?

Sheik Karimul Makhdum Mosque

Which foreign influence introduced the use of umbrella and silver in the Philippines?

Chinese

Which foreign influence introduced the practice of showing respect for elders in the Philippines?

Chinese

Which foreign influence introduced the practice of giving importance to health and cleanliness in the Philippines?

American

What is the Filipino term for the phrase 'to show attitude at first for a task at first but later, losing interest to complete it'?

Ningas Kugon

Which foreign influence introduced the use of fork and spoon, silverware, and plates at the dinner table in the Philippines?

Spanish

Name of the person who is known as the 1st editor of La Solaridad

Graciano Lopez Jaena

What is the oldest city in the Philippines?

Cebu City

Who is the founder of KKK?

Andres Bonifacio

What is the first commercial bank in the Philippines?

Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI)

Who invaded the Philippines in Febuary of 1565?

Miguel Lopez De Legaspi

Considered as the earliest form of writing in the Philippines

Baybayin

Who discovered the Philippines?

Ferdinand Magellan

What is the full name of Tandang Sora?

Melchora Aquino de Ramos

Who is the strongest leader of 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

Lorenzo Agoncillio

Marcela Marino de Agoncillo

Lupang Hinirang means

The chosen land

Grand woman of Revolution

Tandang Sora/Melchora Aquino

10th President of the Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos

5th President of the Philippines

Manuel Roxas

1st President of the Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo

Who designed the Philippine flag

Emilio Aguinaldo

Lupang Hinirang was first heard in public on?

June 12 1898

Opening of Suez Canal to world shipping linked closer the PH to

Europe

Who is i the 50-peso bill?

Sergio Osmena

Father of Atomic Bomb?

Robert Oppenheimer

What is Michelangelo’s famous sculpture?

David

What year did Adolf Hitler become imperial chancellor of Germany?

1993

Joan of Arc is from?

France

Alfred Nobel invented?

Dynamite

Who is the first Roman Emperor?

Augustus

Whos is the Father of Immunology?

Edward Jenner

Emperor of Japan at the time of the Pearl Harbour attack

Hirohito

8 lalawigan ng watawat?

Manila, Bulacan, Pamgpanga, 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, Mindanoa, Samar

Who succeeded to the Presidency after Magsaysay’s death?

Carlos Garcia

Philippines became independent on?

July 04, 1946

What country invaded the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during the World War II

United States

What country occupied the Philippines during World War II?

Japan

Whos is the first sultan in the Philippines?

Abu Bakr

NO. of islands in the Philippines?

7,641

What was the first book published in the Philippines?

Doctrina Christiana

Who was the first Filipino recording artist?

Maria Carpena

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