Pax Silica
What is the name of the U.S.-led initiative launched in 2025 to strengthen cooperation on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and other strategic technologies?
Pax Silica
During the final years of the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, students were among the groups that actively participated in demonstrations, campus organizing, and opposition to government policies. One particularly important period of student activism occurred during the first three months of 1970. What was this period commonly called?
First Quarter Storm
It involves direct political control, military domination, settlement, or economic influence. In its broadest political-science sense, it refers to the extension of a powerful state’s authority or influence beyond its own territory. What is this system or policy called?
Imperialism
The original UP Oblation was designed and sculpted by one of the Philippines’ most prominent classical sculptors, who also created numerous important monuments and public artworks. Who created the original Oblation?
Guillermo E. Tolentino
Pampanga is one of the most historically significant provinces in Central Luzon. Its provincial government is headquartered in a city often called the “Christmas Capital of the Philippines.” What is the capital of Pampanga?
City of San Fernando
Modern smartphones, computers, automobiles, telecommunications equipment, and artificial-intelligence systems all depend on tiny electronic components that control the flow of electrical current, and this specific chemical element has become the dominant material used in manufacturing integrated circuits because of its abundance and useful electrical properties.
Silicon
Philippine schools and universities recognize student publications as important venues through which students can practice journalism and express views on issues affecting their communities. The principal Philippine law specifically protecting and promoting campus journalism was enacted in 1991. This law is known as the Campus Journalism Act of 1991. What is its Republic Act number?
Republic Act No. 7079
During the Age of European Expansion, Spain established a colonial government in the Philippine archipelago and maintained colonial rule for centuries. Spanish rule formally ended after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish-American War. What 1898 treaty transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States?
Treaty of Paris
The UP System is composed of several autonomous constituent universities located throughout the Philippines, each with specialized academic strengths. How many constituent universities currently make up the UP System?
9
Every December, communities in San Fernando compete in producing enormous, intricately designed illuminated lanterns. The event has become one of the Philippines’ best-known Christmas traditions. What is the name of this festival?
Giant Lantern Festival
Taiwan has become one of the most strategically important locations in the global technology industry because one company headquartered there manufactures a very large share of the world’s advanced chips for companies designing processors for smartphones, computers, artificial intelligence, and other applications. What company is being described?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
On January 30, 1970, students and other demonstrators marched toward Malacañang Palace and clashed with government forces. The confrontation became one of the most prominent episodes of the growing protest movement of the period. By what name is this confrontation commonly known?
Battle of Mendiola
European representatives gathered in Berlin between 1884 and 1885 to establish rules concerning European claims in Africa. African representatives were not given an equivalent role in determining the division of their own continent. What conference resulted from this diplomatic gathering?
Berlin Conference
The University of the Philippines was established during the American colonial period as the country’s national university. Its founding was authorized through a legislative act in the early 20th century. On what exact date was the University of the Philippines established?
June 18, 1908
In June 1991, one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century occurred in Central Luzon. Its eruption column reached the stratosphere, and the resulting aerosols contributed to temporary global cooling. What volcano erupted?
Mt. Pinatubo
In semiconductor manufacturing, lithography is used to transfer extremely small circuit patterns onto a silicon wafer. For the most advanced chips, manufacturers use a technology that employs light with a wavelength of approximately 13.5 nanometers. What is this technology called?
Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
In February 1971, students and faculty members at the University of the Philippines Diliman established barricades and temporarily took control of portions of the campus in protest against government policies and police intervention. What name is given to this event?
Diliman Commune
In 1916, a Russian revolutionary thinker published a book called Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, arguing that imperialism represented a particular stage in the development of capitalism, characterized by monopolies, finance capital, and the export of capital. Who wrote this work?
Vladimir Lenin
The University of the Philippines was granted a strengthened legal mandate as the country’s national university through legislation signed in 2008. This law enacted on April 29, 2008 replaced the earlier UP Charter and clarified UP’s role in national development. What Republic Act is known as the UP Charter of 2008?
Republic Act No. 9500
Following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, repeated lahar flows buried large portions of several Pampanga communities. One municipality became particularly famous for the destruction and burial of much of its built-up area by lahar. It was also the former capital of the province from 1698 to 1904. Which municipality was this?
Bacolor
A Dutch company has become strategically important to the global semiconductor industry because it is effectively the sole commercial supplier of the highly sophisticated EUV lithography machines required to manufacture many of today’s most advanced chips. What company is this?
ASML
Founded in 1964, this Philippine youth organization became particularly influential in student activism and left-wing political organizing during the 1960s and 1970s. Its name literally means “Patriotic Youth.” What organization was this?
Kabataang Makabayan
In 1494, Spain and Portugal agreed to divide newly encountered territories outside Europe along a designated meridian. The agreement attempted to prevent conflict between the two Catholic maritime powers over overseas exploration and colonization. What treaty established this division?
Treaty of Tordesillas
The first president of the University of the Philippines was an American educator who served from 1911 to 1915 and previously had experience in education in the United States. Who was the first UP President?
Murray Simon Bartlett
During Holy Week, some Kapampangan penitents participate in an intense traditional practice involving self-flagellation as an act of penance. What Kapampangan term is commonly used for this practice?
Magdarame