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100

On March 11, 1942, who said the famous line, "I shall return"?

General Douglas McArthur

100

This is the highest mountain in the Philippines.

Mt. Apo

100

It is a Filipino core value that inspires community to be living heroes to each other. It is the practice of helping a kababayan, a member of the community who is in need.

Bayanihan

100

This is the national language in the Philippines. It is used mainly in Manila Area and nearby provinces such as Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, and Laguna. This is the only language that is generally used and can be understood around the country.

Tagalog

100

In what part of Asia does Philippines located?

South east Asia

200

On March 16, 1521, Magellan's expedition landed in the Philippines on the Island of?

A. Homonhon Island
B. Suluan Island
C. Guiuan Island

A. Homonhon Island

200

What is the smallest province in the Philippines?

Batanes

200

A traditional game played on a board game using small sea shells in which players try to take all shells. The winner is determined by who has the most shells at the point when all small pits become empty.

Sungka

200

How many letters do we have in modern Filipino alphabet?

28 letters (includes the entire 26-letter set of the ISO basic Latin alphabet, the Spanish Ñ and the Ng digraph of Tagalog)

200

A geographical term that describes Philippines.

A. Plateau
B. Archipelago
C. Peninsula

B. Archipelago

300

He changed the date of celebration of the Phillipine Independence from July 4 to June 12.

A. Ferdinand Marcos
B. Diosdado Macapagal
C. Emilio Aguinaldo

B. Diosdado Macapagal

300

This is the province that was dubbed as the "Mango Capital of the Philippines".

A. Guimaras
B. Camiguin
C. Cebu

A. Guimaras

300

In the Filipino folklore song Bahay Kubo, how many plants were mentioned?

18

300

In the Filipino linguistics and grammar, what do we call a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., ako, ikaw) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., sya, ito, sila).

Panghalip

300

What are the last words of Jose Rizal?

A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. Consummatum est!
C. Fuego!

B. Consummatum est! or It is Finished!

400

The youngest general that died in Tirad Pass

Gregorio del Pilar

400

Name the four provinces and 1 city in SOCCSKSARGEN.

South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos

400

This is a folk dance for courtship. Philippine folk dances include women characters that have a shy and Maria Clara personality. This famous folk dance originated from Panay Island.

A. Carinosa
B. Pandanggo sa Ilaw
C. Tinikling

 A. Carinosa

400

On 1895, in order to help achieve its goals, the Propaganda Movement put up its own newspaper, called?

La Solidaridad

400

Ano sa tagalog ang orange

kahel

500

How many years was the PH colonized by Spain?

333

500

How many provinces are there in Philippines?

 81 Provinces

500

It is s a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. In some versions, it is a transformation of an aborted fetus sent to earth from limbo.

Tikbalang

500

Short poems consisting of four lines with seven syllables each that rhyme at the end of each line.

A. Korido
B. Dalit
C. Tanaga

C. Tanaga

500

In Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, he is the father of Maria Clara.

Padre Damaso