PHI
What does the title of José Rizal's book Noli Me Tangere translate to?
a) The Untouchable
b) Do Not Disturb
c) Touch Me Not
d) Hands Off
c) Touch Me Not
What is the traditional Filipino dance that involves dancers skillfully stepping between two bamboo poles that are clapped together?
a) Tinikling
b) Singkil
c) Pandanggo sa Ilaw
d) Kuratsa
a) Tinikling
Who composed the music for the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang"?
a) Julian Felipe
b) Antonio Molina
c) Jose Palma
d) Levi Celerio
a) Julian Felipe
During what month does the Christmas season unofficialy start in the Philippines?
a) August
b) September
c) October
d) November
b) September
Which city is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines"?
a) Tagaytay
b) Sagada
c) Boracay
d) Baguio
d) Baguio
The St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pinas, Philippines has an organ with pipes and keys made from what hollow, tubular evergreen?
Bamboo
The official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and what?
English
Batad and Banaue are two of the prominent Terraces of the Phillipine Cordilleras, dedicated to the irrigation and production of what food stuff?
Rice
In 1543, the islands of the Philippines were named after Philip II, king of what country?
Spain
What is the stonefruit that is the national fruit of India, Haiti, and the Philippines? Strangely enough, is also the summer national fruit of Pakistan. Using seasons to claim four different national fruits: brilliant.
Mango
Who was the first Filipino to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
a) Onyok Velasco
b) Hidilyn Diaz
c) Carlos Yulo
d) Efren Reyes
b) Hidilyn Diaz
Its name meaning "inside the walls" in Latin, what walled area in the city of Manila is home to Fort Santiago and Manila Cathedral?
Intramuros
What is the traditional genre of Filipino love songs that Francisco Santiago is known for contributing to?
a) Harana
b) Tugtugin
c) Kundiman
d) Balitaw
c) Kundiman
White Beach and Puka Shell Beach are just two of the dozen beaches on which little island in the central Philippines?
Boracay
What is the national fish of the Philippines?
a) Tilapia
b) Lapu-Lapu
c) Bangus
d) Dalagang Bukid
c) Bangus
Which famous Philippine volcano is known for its perfect cone shape?
a) Taal
b) Pinatubo
c) Mayon
d) Kanlaon
c) Mayon
Which Filipino revolutionary leader is regarded as the "Brains of the Revolution"?
a) Emilio Jacinto
b) Andres Bonifacio
c) Apolinario Mabini
d) Gregorio del Pilar
c) Apolinario Mabini
Who fought against reigning champion Muhammad Ali in the “Thrilla in Manila,” held in the Philippines on October 1, 1975?
Joe Frazier
What is the longest river in the Philippines?
a) Cagayan River
b) Agusan River
c) Rio Grande de Mindanao
d) Pampanga River
a) Cagayan River
Named the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century by the U.S. Geological Survey, the sulfuric acidic ash emitted from the 1991 eruption of what volcano in the Philippines caused $700 million in damage and caused global temperatures to drop by more than 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit?
Mount Pinatubo
What are the full names of the three priests collectively known as GOMBURZA, who were falsely accused of and executed for treason during the Cavite Mutiny (El Motín de Cavite) of 1872?
Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora
Easily earning her social work merit badge, Josefa Llanes Escoda founded the Philippines branch of what youth organization?
Girl Scouts
In what year did Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declare martial law?
a) 1970
b) 1972
c) 1975
d) 1980
b) 1972
Which historic fortress in Manila, Philippines, built in 1593 by Miguel López de Legazpi for Spain, shares its name with the capital of Chile?
Fort Santiago
Who was the youngest among the three prince brothers sent to capture the mythical Ibong Adarna?
a) Don Pedro
b) Don Diego
c) Don Juan
d) Don Carlos
c) Don Juan