PHILIPPINE HISTORY & CULTURE
Where was Jose Rizal executed? (Old name)
Bagumbayan
This is the name of the statue in New York that symbolizes freedom and democracy.
Statue of Liberty
This branch of mathematics deals with shapes, sizes, and the properties of space.
Geometry
Water freezes at what temperature in degrees Celsius?
0°C
This psychologist is known for his experiments with dogs and classical conditioning.
Ivan Pavlov
What is the ancient Filipino script that predates the Spanish colonization?
Baybayin
This South African leader was imprisoned for 27 years and later became the country’s first Black president, known for ending apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
This is the mean, median, and mode of a data set collectively referred to as.
Measures of Central Tendency
What is the pH of a neutral substance at 25°C?
7
This core value in Filipino Psychology means shared identity or a sense of being “one of us.”
Kapwa
Who led the longest Filipino revolt against the Spaniards, known as the Dagohoy Rebellion?
Francisco Dagohoy
This triangular structure was built as a tomb for the Pharaohs of Egypt and is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
This is the term for the distance a number is from zero on a number line, regardless of direction.
Absolute Value
This semi-permeable membrane surrounds the cell and controls what enters and exits.
Cell membrane
Tine performs well only when a bonus is at stake. Once rewards are removed, her productivity drops.
Extrinsic Motivation
Which Filipino traditional folk song in the Tagalog language is a courtship dance-song with riddles, often performed by a male and female duo?
Balitaw
This massive mausoleum in India was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal and is now one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
Taj Mahal
Miguel earned ₱1,500 interest from his savings account in a year. With the new 20% tax on interest income, how much tax will be deducted from his earnings?
300 (Solution: ₱1,500 x 0.20 = ₱300)
What hormone is released by the pancreas to lower blood sugar levels after eating?
Insulin
This form of therapy, developed by Aaron Beck, focuses on identifying and changing distorted thinking patterns.
Cognitive Therapy (or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / CBT)
This indigenous woven fabric from the T’boli tribe of Mindanao is believed to be dreamed before it is created.
T’nalak
This East Asian philosophy and religion emphasizes harmony with nature, “wu wei” (non-action), and is symbolized by the yin-yang.
Taoism (or Daoism)
A student scored 36 out of 45 in a test. What is her score in percentage?
80%
In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
S Phase (Synthesis phase)
This new disorder in DSM-5-TR involves intense yearning and preoccupation with the deceased for at least 12 months (6 months for children), along with emotional pain, identity disruption, and social withdrawal.
Prolonged Grief Disorder