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Birds of a Feather' is the most-played song on Billie Eilish's newly released album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.' Its concept is rooted in the English phrase 'Birds of a feather flock together.' Also known as an adage, a simple traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience is called what?
PROVERB
In 1991, the BSP issued for the first time a 1,000-peso banknote, featuring on the obverse side the composite portraits of three important Filipino figures: Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, and who? PS: She is a social worker also known as the 'Florence Nightingale of the Philippines.'
JOSEFA LLANES ESCODA
The Rizal Monument in Daet, Camarines Norte, was the first monument built to honor José Rizal in his home country. However, in which country is a Rizal monument erected to honor him for making one of its cities famous with his poem The Flowers of Heidelberg?
GERMANY
Ferdinand Magellan is a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led the Spanish expedition to the East Indies. When did he and his crew reach the Philippines, when they sighted the mountains of Samar?
March 16, 1521
The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to a monk named St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick, becoming known as the protector of children and sailors. In which country was this monk born around A.D. 280? PS. This country is known as the "Land of Cats".
TURKEY
Adolf Hitler, the German dictator whose idea of a master race led to the Holocaust and World War II, would have taken a completely different life path if he had not failed in his attempt to enter a certain academy in Vienna. What profession, before becoming a politician, was Hitler's first choice?
PAINTER (Fine artist)
"Rigor, huwag mong kakalimutan yung liempo ha?" is the iconic line of the character Lena Cortez in the 2023 Filipino television series Batang Quiapo. Who is the actress, known for her roles in art house and independent films, portrayed Lena?
MERCEDES CABRAL
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported continuing eruptive activity at Kanlaon from December 11 to 17. The seismic network recorded 2 to 32 daily volcanic earthquakes, and sulfur dioxide emissions ranged from 3,620 to 8,600 tonnes per day. Where is this active stratovolcano located?
NEGROS ISLAND
As Philomena Cunk said in her show, "What is more culturally significant, the Renaissance or Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies'? Truly, this Beyoncé song is giving diva. When was it released?"
2008
Contrary to the current practice of celebrating Christmas on December 25th, the Orthodox Church in the Eastern (Byzantine) half of the Roman Empire fixed the date of Christmas on ___________, commemorating simultaneously Christ’s birth, baptism, and first miracle.
JANUARY 6TH
Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. Contrary to the popular belief that he was awarded the prestigious prize due to his study of the special theory of relativity (space-time relativity), it was actually for his discovery of what law?
LAW OF PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT (a phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a metal surface when light of sufficient threshold frequency is incident upon it)
Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. After an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths. In the 2024 American musical Wicked, who is the British singer who played the Wicked Witch of the West?
CYNTHIA ERIVO
TikTok is one of the leading social media platforms in 2024, owned by ByteDance, a Chinese technology company. TikTok's global headquarters are located in Singapore and where?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Earth Day is an annual event that demonstrates support for environmental protection. When is it celebrated, specifically which month?
APRIL
Who was the Roman Emperor who established Christmas on December 25th in 326 CE? He was the first Christian emperor and wanted to bring Christians and pagans together in celebration.
CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 5:7. If there are 525 girls, how many boys are there?
735 boys
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) became a huge part of Gen Z's process of determining their personality type. It is loosely based on a theory of psychological 'types' (extraversion vs. introversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving) developed by whom?
CARL JUNG
Toblerone, a well-known Christmas gift or delicacy, is distinct for its shape as a series of joined triangular prisms and the lettering engraved in the chocolate. This chocolate is produced in both Bern, Switzerland, and which other country?
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA
The dancing plague is a mysterious historical event in which hundreds of citizens of Strasbourg, France, danced uncontrollably and apparently unwillingly for days on end. Investigators in the 20th century suggested that the afflicted might have consumed bread made from rye flour contaminated with the fungal disease ergot, which is known to produce convulsions. In what year did it start?
1518
In the English-speaking world, which song is traditionally sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve/Hogmanay? The lyrics are a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788, but based on an older Scottish folk song.
AULD LANG SYNE
Gen Z spends an average of four hours on apps each day. 55% of Gen Z use their smartphones for five or more hours a day. What is the name of the rare phobia in which a person has an extreme fear of not having their phone with them?
NOMOPHOBIA
Pulp Fiction is a highly acclaimed 1994 American independent crime film that follows the lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits as their stories intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Who is the filmmaker, known for specializing in stylized violence, extended dialogue often featuring profanity, and references to popular culture, who created the film?
QUENTIN TARANTINO
Megalodon is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs. In 2020, Christian Gio Bangalao discovered a megalodon tooth in which part of the Philippines?
MARIBOJOC, BOHOL
Humans first evolved in Africa, and much of human evolution occurred on that continent. In the geologic time scale, during which epoch did hominins first appear?
MIOCENE EPOCH (6 million years ago)
The month of January is named after which Roman god of beginnings, doors, and gates? This god had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back.
JANUS