1st grade
Who is the president of the Philippines rules the longest year?
Manuel Quezon, Corazon Aquino, Ferdinand Marcos, Emilio Aguinaldo
Ferdinand Marcos
Been in office for 20 years, 57 days (7,362 days).
Largest island in the Philippines
Mindanao, Palawan, Negros, Luzon
Luzon
Andres Bonifacio was the _________ Supremo of the Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan.
First, Second, Third, Fourth
Third
Andres Bonifacio was a prominent founder of the Katipunan but he wasn't the first and sole Supremo, contrary to popular belief. Deodato Arellano and Ramon Basa were elected in 1892 and 1893 respectively. Bonifacio only became Supremo in 1894.
What was the original title of the Philippine National Anthem?
Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan, Bayang Magiliw, Marcha Filipina Magdalo, Marcha Real
Marcha Filipina Magdalo
General Emilio Aguinaldo commissioned composer Julian Felipe to create an instrumental march. The title was initially "Marcha Filipina Magdalo" which was changed to "Marcha Nacional Filipina."
Marcelo H. del Pilar became the editor of the propaganda newspaper La Solidaridad in 1889. What was his pen name?
Plaridel, Mariano , Celo , Graciano
Plaridel
Del Pilar went by the pen name "Plaridel." He, together with Jose Rizal and Graciano Lopez Jaena, were the leaders of the Reform Movement in Spain.
First capital of the Philippines?
Manila, Davao, Legazpi, Cebu
CEBU
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan went on a Spanish expedition to discover spices, fortune, and glory. What year did he reach the Philippine archipelago?
1521, 1621, 1721, 1921
1521
March 16, 1521
Choose one, seamstresses of the Philippine national flag?
Marcela Agoncillo, Maria Orosa, Gabriela Silang, Magdalena Leones
Marcela Agoncillo
The Philippine Flag was sewn in Hong Kong by Marcela Agoncillo, her daughter Lorenza Mariño Agoncillo, and Jose Rizal's niece, Delfina Herbosa de Natividad. It was brought back to the Philippines by Emilio Aguinaldo and was first unfurled in 1889 after the Philippine Revolutionary Army won over Spanish forces in Cavite.
Which of the following is NOT Jose Rizal’s profession?
ophthalmologist, novelist, journalist,soldier
soldier
Our heroic Dr. Jose Rizal is an ophthalmologist, novelist, journalist, scientist, poet, and many other things but he is not a soldier.
Philippine name was influenced by which country?
Germany, Spain, Japan, China
Spain
The Philippines was named after Prince Philip (later King Philip II) of Spain by the Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos during his 1542-1546 expedition to the islands.