Philippine Trivia

Filipino Food

100

This dish involves meat, seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and black peppercorns

What is adobo?

200

This type of food is derived from a Filipino word that literally means “to pick something up”

pulutan

300

These are hard-boiled quail eggs dipped in orange-dyed batter then deep-fried

kwek-kwek

Geography

100

The oldest city in the Philippines

Cebu City

200

Known as the “Shoe Capital of the Philippines”

Marikina

300

This island is also known as “The Rock” or “Island Fortress” and it is strategically located at the mouth of Manila Bay

Corregidor

Actors/Actresses

100

Actor who played the lead in John and Marsha

Dolphy

200

This actress first became popular with the song “Mr. DJ” 

Sharon Cuneta

300

Won the 1954 FAMAS Best Actress award for Dalagang Ilocana

Gloria Romero

History

100

Earliest European expedition to the Philippines was led by this man

Ferdinand Magellan

200

What is the complete legal name of Dr. Jose Rizal?

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

300

Called “The Father of the Philippine Revolution” and was one of the founders of Katipunan

Andres Bonifacio

Famous Filipinos

100

Won a Tony Award for Miss Saigon

Lea Salonga

200

The fifth governor of Hawaii and the first Filipino-American governor in the US

Ben Cayetano

300

This singer was born Peter Gene Hernandez who topped the music charts with “Just The Way You Are”

Bruno Mars