Historical Periods
The name of the Spanish explorer who claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
What is 7,641 islands?
Besides his native Tagalog, Rizal was fluent in several languages. Name any one of them.
What is Spanish, English, German, French, Latin, Greek?
This annual festival in Cebu City honors the Santo Niño and features a grand parade with vibrant costumes and street dancing.
What is Sinulog?
The Tagalog word for "thank you."
What is salamat?
This script, used by early Filipinos, is one of the oldest known forms of writing in the Philippines. (It was banned during the Spanish colonial period)
What is Baybayin?
The Filipino national animal
What is a carabao?
This novel, published in 1887, exposed the abuses of the Spanish colonial government and the clergy in the Philippines.
What is Noli Me Tangere?
This traditional Filipino dance involves dancers skillfully moving between bamboo poles that are rhythmically clapped together.
What is Tinikling?
The Tagalog phrase for "How are you?"
What is Kamusta ka?
Name 2 other religions that influenced the Philippines before Catholicism
What are Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism?
The term used for someone who is half Filipino and Spanish?
What is meztiso/a?
José Rizal metaphorically used what to fight for the injustices done to the Filipino people?
What is his "pen"?
This formal shirt for men, typically made of lightweight fabric and often embroidered, is considered the national costume of the Philippines.
What is the Barong Tagalog?
Languages that have heavy influence on the Filipino language Tagalog (name at least 2)
What is Spanish, Sanskrit, Chinese and Malay?
The year the Philippines gained full independence from American rule.
What is 1946?
The Filipino flag features this number of stars in its design.
What is three?
The amount of siblings José Rizal had
What is 11?
This Filipino practice of showing respect to elders by taking their hand and pressing it to one's forehead is called this.
What is mano po?
The name for the Filipino alphabet
What is over Abakada?
This act, passed in 1934, promised Philippine independence after a 10-year transitional period.
What is the Tydings-McDuffie Act?
A folklore creature that is small and must say "tabi tabi po" to pass by.
What is duwende?
Jose Rizal's full name
What is José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda?
This cultural trait, characterized by a deep sense of hospitality and a strong sense of community and family, is highly valued in Filipino society.
What is bayanihan?
The traditional way of eating using hands. Often associated with communal eating and special occasions.
What is Kamayan?