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14. What is the meaning of the acronym NAMFREL?
A. National Movement Free Election
B. National Citizen's Movement for free Elections
1. Which city is known as the “Walled City” C. Non of the above
Discuss
A. Malolos 15. What is the original name of LunetaPark?
B. Intramurous A. LunetaPark
C. Makati B. Bagumbayan
C. Pook Pasyalan
2. Which country occupied the Philippines during World War II?
A. German 16. What are the provinces that consist the acronym CALABARZON
B. America (Name them)
C. Japan A. Cagayan, Landusan,Baguio, Romblon, Quinaguitman
B. Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
3. Philippines Independence Day is celebrated on what date? C. Capiz, Langob, Bohol, Rosario,Quirhat
A. June 12
B. Dec 25 17. Mt Pinatubo is located in the province of Luzon at the
C. July 11 intersection of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac and
______.
4. The Bataan Death March took place in what year? A. Pampanga
A. 1890 B. Lapaz
B. 1942 C. Nueva Ecija
C. 1950
18. Where in Manila can you find the San Agustin Church?
5. Who was known as the "Hero of Tirad Pass"? A. Intramuros
A. Gregorio Del Pilar B. Metro Manila
B. Andress Bonifacio C. Batangas
C. Dr. Jose Rizal
19. “Pahiyas” is a festival celebrated every May in which town in
6. In what year did the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan Quezon province?
arrived in the shores of Philippines ? A. Luban
A. 1521 B. Laoag
B. 1420 C. Palawan
C. 1621
20. What is the residence of the President of the Philippines
7. Mayon Volcano is located in which province? popularly called?
A. Cagayan A. Presidential Palace
B. Albay B. Malacañang Palace
C. Zambales C. White House

8. Who was the first Filipina to win the Miss International beauty title 21. Where is the Philippines located?
in1964? a. South Asia
A. Margarita Moran b. East Asia
B. Gloria Diaz c. Southeast Asia
C. Gemma Cruz d. Southwest Asia
22. What type of landmass is the Philippines?
9. Gloria Diaz won the Miss Universe contest in what year? a. Continent
A. 1969 b. Archipelago
B. 1970 c. Atoll
C. 1965 d. Island
23. The Philippines is the second largest island group in the world
10. What pen name did Marcelo H del Pilar used in his writings? after Indonesia. How many islands comprise the Philippines?
A. Plaridel a. 7,007 islands
B. Parker b. 7,170 islands
C. Mongol c. 7,017 islands
d. 7,107 islands
11. Which Filipino boxer is known for his nickname “Pac-Man” 24. What do you call a person who comes from the Philippines?
A. Efren "batä" Reyes a. Philippino
B. Manny Pacquiao b. Philippine
C. Penalosa c. Philippian
d. Filipino
12. Who said this immortal words “A Filipino is worth dying for” ? 25. What is the Spanish title of the national anthem of the
A. Ninoy Aquino Philippines?
B. Diosdado Macapagal a. Marcha Filipina
C. Emilio Jacinto b. Himno Nacional Filipina
c. Marcha Nacional Filipina
13. What is a fertilized duck egg called? d. Patria Adorada
A. Balut
B. Tukneneng 26. Where was the first capital of the Philippines located?

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 a. Visayas 1 Fort Santiago
b. Luzon 2 Camp MacArthur
c. Mindanao 3 Clark Air Base
d. Palawan 4 US Naval Base Subic Bay
27. What islands were originally called "Las Islas Filipinas" 40. The Philippines' land mass of 115,830 square miles is closest to
(Philippine Islands) before being adopted as the name of the entire which of these countries?
archipelago? 1 New Zealand
a. Cebu and Bohol 2 Ecuador
b. Leyte and Samar 3 Italy
c. Luzon and Visayas 4 Poland
d. Samar and Mindanao 41. What is the Philippines' recognised language?
28. What is the most northern province in the Philippines? 1 Cebuano
a. Ilocos Norte 2 Ilokano
b. Cagayan 3 Waray-Waray
c. Apayao 4 Tagalog
d. Batanes 42. What religion do most Filipinos follow?
29. How many island provinces are there in the Visayas archipelago? 1 Roman Catholic
a. 3 2 Buddist
b.5 3 Animism
c. 7 4 Islam
d. 9 43. Which American General uttered the words 'I shall return' in
30. In Mindanao, what province has more volcanoes than towns? Leyte in 1942?
a. Camiguin 1 General Eisenhower
b. Dinagat 2 General Patton
c. Sulu 3 General MacArthur
d. Basilan 4 General Stilwell
31. Manila's airport is known as NAIA, what do the initials stand for? 44. What is the unit of currency of the Philippines?
a. National Associated International Airport 1 Dong
b. National Airport International Arrivals 2 Baht
c. Ninoy Aquino International Airport 3 Peso
d. Nori Aquino International Airport 4 Philippine Dollar
32. What was former Philippines President Joseph Estrada's former 45. What is the name of the Philippines' ubiquitous public transport
occupation? vehicle?
1General 1 Tuk Tuk
2Doctor 2 Rickshaw
3Actor 3 Trike
4Teacher 4 Jeepney
33. Former President's wife Imelda Marcos is famous for her passion 46. What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the
for what? Philippines?
1Gold a. 6000 b. 7000 c. 8000 d. 9000
2Shoes
3Children 47. When did the Philippines become independent?
4Ice Cream a. 04-Jul-76 b. 04-Jul-46 c. 14-Aug-47 d. 01-Jan-84
34. Which member of the Pussycat Dolls is half Filipino?
1Ashley Roberts 48. Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to
2Melody Thornton 1946, except for some years during World War II?
3Nicole Scherzinger a. Portugal b. USA c. UK d. Belgium
4Jessica Sutta
35. What is the capital city of the Philippines? 49. Which country occupied the Philppies during World War II?
1Manila a. Germany b. China c. Italy d. Japan
2Cebu City
3Davao 50. What is the term of the President of the Philippines?
4ZamboangaIn a. Four years b. Five years c. Six years d. Seven years
36. which year did Spain cede the Philippines to the USA for US$20
million dollars? 51. Which country had the Philippines as its colony for more than 300
1 1850 years?
2 1876 a. Spain b. Italy c. France d. England
3 1898
4 1902 52. Who of the following explorers arrived in the Philippines in 1521?
37. In 2011 what was the estimated population of the Philippines? a. Christopher Columbus b. Ferdinand Magellan
1 92 million c. Vasco da Gama d. James Cook
2 76 million
3 87 million 53. Which is the predominant religion of the Philippines?
4 105 million a. Christianity b. Islam c. Buddhism d. Judaism
38. The Philippines has the 5th longest coastline in the world, how
long is it? 54. Which of the following languages is indigenous to the
a. 123,409 miles Philippines?
b. 221,478 miles a. Basque b. Catalan c. Galician d. Tagalog
c. 317,894 miles
d. 422,549 miles 55. Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
39. Which of the following is not a former US military base? a. NATO b. ASEAN c. SAARC d. OAU

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The modern name for the country can trace its roots to the explorer b. Sisko Sea
56. Ruy López de Villalobos. Who was he honouring when naming c. Sulu Sea
the country in 1543? d. Delenn Sea

a. Philip II of Macedon 65. Going underground now, this Philippine tourist attraction on the
b. Philip II of Spain island of Palawan was until 2007 considered the longest
c. Philip II of France underground river in the world. Featuring stalactites, stalagmites and
d. Philip II of Portugal large chambers up to 2.5 million cubic metres in size, what type of
rock does the river pass through?
57. Following which directions would lead you to the Philippines?
a. Granite
a.North from Vietnam b. Limestone
b.East from Japan c. Sandstone
c. South from Taiwan d. Slate
d. West from Indonesia 66. What other name is commonly used to refer to the Philippines?

58. The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Which of the a. The Pearl of The Orient Seas
following features are typical of this belt? b. The Jewel of the Middle East
c. Land of the Morning Calm
a. Tornadoes d. Land of a Thousand Elephants
b. Earthquakes
c. Monsoons 67. What was the site of the first Christian mass in the Philippines?
d. Tropical temperatures
a. Cebu
59. The Rice Terraces of the mountainous Cordilleras are the only b. Limasawa or Masao or Mazzaua
form of stone construction in the Philippines uninfluenced by colonial c. Siquijor
cultures. What crop was grown before rice took over around 1600 d. Polilio
AD?
68. Which is the longest river in the Philippines?
a. Taro
b. Maize a. Pasig
b. Potato b. Cagayan
d. Wheat c. Agusan
d. Agno
60. Which term most accurately describes the native forests?
69. How many islands does the Philippines have?
a. Subtropical deciduous forest a. over 7,000
b. Tropical rainforest b. Less than 200
c. Sclerophyll woodland c. around 5,000
d. Montane coniferous forest d. around 3,000
70. What is the oldest city in the Philippines?
61. Ninety kilometres north-west of the capital Manila can be found a. Manila
Lake Pinatabu, possibly the country's deepest lake at 600 metres b. Cebu
depth. How was it formed? c. Iloilo
d. Quezon
a. Volcanic eruption 71. Which place is dubbed as "The Salad Bowl of the Philippines"?
b. River erosion a. Pangasinan
c. By building a dam b. Manila
d. Open-cast mining operations c. Benguet
d. Pampanga
62. Turning to energy, which renewable resource contributes the 72. Which city is the major manufacturer of sugar in the Philippines?
most to the Philippine power network? a. Iloilo
b. Bacolod
a. Geothermal c. Dumaguete
b. Solar d. Cebu
c. Wind 73. Which is the highest point in the Philippines?
d. Hydro a. Mt. Mayon
b. Mt. Apo
63. The Chocolate Hills of Bohol are a collection of more than 1,250 c. Mt. Pinatubo
cone-shaped limestone hills spread over some 50 square kilometres. d. Mt. Pulog
Why 'chocolate'? 74. Most of the country's rice comes from what region?
a. Region X (Central Mindanao)
a. The mounds turn brown during the dry season b. Region III (Central Luzon)
b. After the Negrito ethnic groups inhabiting the area c. Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
c. Cocoa beans are grown on the hills d. Region I (Ilocos Region)
d. Deciduous trees turn the hills brown in winter
75. What is the deepest point in Philippine waters?
64. Lending its name to a 'Star Trek' character, in which Philippine a. San Bernardino Strait
sea can you find Tubbataha Reefs National Park? b. Sulu Sea
c. Philippine Deep
a. Riker Sea d. Manila Bay