Pinoy Culture
What is the honoring gesture of the Filipinos to the elder?
A. Mano (similar to handkissing)
B. Halik (beso beso) C. Shake hands
A. Mano a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the hand of the elder and presses their forehead on the elder's hand
What is the capital city of the Philippines?
A.Cebu City (Visayas)
B.Manila (Luzon)
C. Davao City (Mindanao)
B.Manila (Luzon)
What is the most number tourist destination in the Philippines?
A. Cebu City B. Bohol
C. Davao City D. Boracay Island
D.Boracay Island
How many months is Christmas celebrated in the Philippines?
4 Months?
Body language is very important in the Philippines. When you are talking to somebody, they raise their eyebrows. What does this gesture signify?
A. Bad B. Good
B. Good.
Strong eye contact is considered aggressive and Filipinos often communicate with their eyes, lips and hands. They purse their lips to signify direction. Polite language and gentle conversation are important in their culture.
Which continent does the Philippines belong to?
A. South America B. Africa
C. Asia D. Europe
C. Asia
What cold food is famous during summer in the Philippines?
A. Halo halo B. Ice cream
C. Fruit Shake D. Cold tea
Halo halo is a Filipino cold dessert which is a concoction of crushed ice, evaporated milk and various ingredients including, among others, ube, sweetened beans, coconut julienes, sago, gulaman (seaweed gelatin), pinipig rice, boiled root crops in cubes, fruits.
What is the official language of the Philippines?
A. Filipino/Tagalog
B. Bisaya
C. Cebuano
A.Filipino/Tagalog
What Filipinos will not want to eat without?
A. Bread B Pasta
C. Rice D. Potatoes
Rice is the most common staple food in the country, followed distantly by bread.
What is the Philippines known for?
A. Rich biodiversity as its main tourist attraction.
B. Green Fields
C. White Cliffs
D. Many Caves
A. Rich biodiversity as its main tourist attraction.
What is the most popular dishes in the Philippines?
A. Lechon B. Cochinillo
Lechon always means a whole roasted pig
The Philippines was named after
A. King Philip II of Spain
B. Christopher Columbus C. Peter Pan
A. King Philip II of Spain
What do you call a person who comes from the Philippines?
A. Philippino
B. Philippine
C. Philippian
D. Filipino
D. Filipino
Which body of water is on the Eastern coast of the Philippine islands?
A.The North Pacific Ocean
B.The Mediterranean Sea
C.The Pacific Ocean
A.The North Pacific Ocean
One of the Philippines’ most iconic and exotic delicacies that tends to either fascinate or revolt foreigners.
A. Century Egg
B. Balut
Balut is a 16-to-21-day-old fertilized duck egg that contains not only a yolk but also a semi-developed duck embryo.
Which Filipino boxer is known for his nickname “Pac-Man”
A. Efren "batä" Reyes
B. Manny Pacquiao
C. Floyd Mayweather
B. Manny Pacquiao
What is the Spanish title of the national anthem of the Philippines Beloved Land?
A. Marcha Filipina B. Himno Nacional Filipina
C. Marcha Nacional Filipina D. Patria Adorada
C. Marcha Nacional Filipina
How many Islands are there in the Philippines?
A.8190 B.1765
C.5780 D.7107
D.7107
2000 are inhabited
When giving directions, Filipinos use their....
A. Hands B. Lips
C. Index finger D. Raise the eyebrows
We usually point with our lips when giving quick directions. When someone asks for a certain place, we just pucker our lips towards the direction
What type of landmass is the Philippines?
A. Continent
B. Archipelago
C. Atoll
D. Island
B. Archipelago
The Philippines is the second largest archipelago country in the world.