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100

St. Paul University Manila (SPU Manila) was established in what year by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC)?

1912

100

Attaining this highest level of accreditation from the PAASCU grants an educational institution the status of Full Autonomy from CHED.

Level IV

100

This handheld digital pet, first released in Japan in 1996, required constant care and feeding.

Tamagotchi

100

The name of the Apostle who is traditionally credited with writing the majority of the Epistles (letters) found in the New Testament.

Paul/St. Paul

200

Before its current name, the institution was renamed St. Paul College of Manila in what significant year, after its earlier name, St. Paul Institution?

1940

200

This Republic Act was enacted in 1994 to create the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

RA 7722/Higher Education Act of 1994

200

The iconic foldable phone design, popular throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, that required users to master the art of T9 texting.

Flip Phone

200

The ancient city whose walls were supposedly toppled by the sound of trumpets and shouting, according to the Book of Joshua.

Jericho

300

This is the name of the French town where the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) Congregation was originally founded in 1696.

Levesville

300

Foundational principles for academic freedom, research, and the right to quality education are enshrined in this specific Article of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

Article XIV

300

The company that transitioned from mailing DVDs to becoming the world's leading subscription streaming service.

Netflix

300

The three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) whose similar narratives lead them to be studied together.

Synoptic Gospels 

400

Which notable Paulinian alumna served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992, and later as the Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy?

Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera

400

The formal title of the 1982 Act, or Batas Pambansa Bilang 232, that provides for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of education in the Philippines.

Education Act of 1982

400

In 2003, Harvard students were the initial target demographic for what became the world's largest social networking site.

Facebook

400

The Greek word for "word" or "reason" used in the opening of the Gospel of John, often translated as "The Word."

Logos

500

The educational framework that SPU Manila utilizes, which structures curriculum and assessment around a clear set of demonstrable student competencies.

Outcomes-Based Education/OBE

500

SPU Manila's College of Nursing holds this specific accreditation status from CHED, a level just below Center of Excellence.

Center of Development/COD

500

The late 1990s Sun Microsystems coding language that enabled interactive features, such as animated elements, on early websites.

Java/JavaScript

500

The term used for a sudden, unexpected, and often divine intervention that resolves an otherwise unresolvable narrative crisis, borrowed from Greek tragedy but prominent in Biblical narratives.

Deus ex Machina