CHRISTMAS
This is the Filipino version of a Christmas feast, often featuring lechon, hamon, and queso de bola.
What is Noche Buena?
This author wrote Pride and Prejudice, a novel set in early 19th-century England about love, class, and misunderstandings.
Who is Jane Austen?
The process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells is called.
What is mitosis?
This famous explorer discovered the Americas in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The Philippines was a colony of this country for over 300 years, from 1565 until 1898.
What is Spain?
This Christmas carol asks for "a partridge in a pear tree."
What is "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
This novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of Jay Gatsby and his obsession with Daisy Buchanan in the Jazz Age.
What is The Great Gatsby?
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is.
What is nitrogen?
The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against invasions from this nomadic group.
Who are the Mongols?
This Philippine island is known for its chocolate hills and is considered one of the country's most iconic natural wonders.
What is Bohol?
These are the three kings who are celebrated in the Simbang Gabi tradition.
Who are the Magi or Three Wise Men?
This literary device involves the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
This unit measures the amount of energy in a system, typically in food.
What is a calorie?
This company created the first personal computer.
What is Apple?
This capital city, part of Metro Manila, is the center of commerce, education, and government in the country.
What is Quezon City?
This Christmas carol, written by Charles Wesley, has been translated into more than 100 languages and is sung on Christmas Eve in many Christian denominations.
What is “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”?
This 1937 fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien follows the adventure of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who encounters trolls, elves, and dragons.
What is The Hobbit?
The largest planet in our solar system is.
What is Jupiter?
This messaging platform, launched in 2009, became popular for its encrypted messaging and was later acquired by Facebook in 2014.
What is WhatsApp?
This famous Filipino composer and conductor, known as the "Father of Philippine Music," composed the national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang."
Who is Julian Felipe?
In this country, the main Christmas dish is a special meat pie known as Tourtière, traditionally served on Christmas Eve.
What is Canada?
This character in Frankenstein is a scientist who creates a living being but regrets it when the creature turns violent.
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
The Himalayas are an example of mountains formed by this geological process.
What is continental collision?
This tech company, known for its gaming consoles, was founded by Paul Allen in 1975.
What is Microsoft?
This 1898 agreement, signed between Spain and the United States, ended the Spanish-American War and resulted in the Philippines being ceded to the U.S. for $20 million.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1898)?