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Philippines (General Knowledge) Trivia Questions

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1. Who was the first Filipino to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

Answer: Hidilyn Diaz

a) Onyok Velasco

b) Hidilyn Diaz

c) Carlos Yulo

d) Efren Reyes

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2. What does the title of José Rizal's book Noli Me Tangere translate to?

Answer: Touch Me Not

a) The Untouchable

b) Do Not Disturb

c) Touch Me Not

d) Hands Off

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3. Who composed the music for the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang"?

Answer: Julian Felipe

a) Julian Felipe

b) Antonio Molina

c) Jose Palma

d) Levi Celerio

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4. In what year did Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declare martial law?

Answer: 1972

a) 1970

b) 1972

c) 1975

d) 1980

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5. Which city is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines"?

Answer: Baguio

a) Tagaytay

b) Sagada

c) Boracay

d) Baguio

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6. What do Filipino children traditionally do during the New Year's Eve to get taller?

Answer: Jump

a) Jump

b) Sleep early

c) Put coins in their pockets

d) Stretch

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7. What was the first full-length Filipino film directed and produced by Jose Nepomuceno, which premiered in 1919?

Answer: Dalagang Bukid

a) Ang Tatlong Hambog

b) Dalagang Bukid

c) Tatlong Maria

d) Noli Me Tangere

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8. Who is the Filipino boxer nicknamed "Ahas," which means "snake" in Filipino?

Answer: Donnie Nietes

a) Nonito Donaire

b) Manny Pacquiao

c) Donnie Nietes

d) Gabriel Elorde

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9. Who was the first Filipina to win the Miss Universe title?

Answer: Gloria Diaz

a) Pia Wurtzbach

b) Gloria Diaz

c) Catriona Gray

d) Margie Moran

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10. The Philippine folklore creature tikbalang is known for having the body of a human and the head of which animal?

Answer: Horse

a) Eagle

b) Tiger

c) Dog

d) Horse

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11. What term refers to a subculture in the Philippines known for using capital letters and symbols in their unique style of writing and texting?

Answer: Jejemon

a) Bayong

b) Sawsawero

c) Taga

d) Jejemon

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12. What is the longest river in the Philippines?

Answer: Cagayan River

a) Cagayan River

b) Agusan River

c) Rio Grande de Mindanao

d) Pampanga River

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13. Which Filipino revolutionary leader is regarded as the "Brains of the Revolution"?

Answer: Apolinario Mabini

a) Emilio Jacinto

b) Andres Bonifacio

c) Apolinario Mabini

d) Gregorio del Pilar

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14. During what month does the Christmas season unofficialy start in the Philippines?

Answer: September

a) August

b) September

c) October

d) November

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15. What is the traditional Filipino practice that involves community members coming together to help a family move their house or perform other collective tasks?

Answer: Bayanihan

a) Kapwahan

b) Salu-salo

c) Pagtutulungan

d) Bayanihan

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16. What is the national fish of the Philippines?

Answer: Bangus

a) Tilapia

b) Lapu-Lapu

c) Bangus

d) Dalagang Bukid

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17. On what date is the birthday of José P. Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines?

Answer: June 19

a) June 19

b) December 30

c) March 15

d) August 21

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18. Which famous Philippine volcano is known for its perfect cone shape?

Answer: Mayon

a) Taal

b) Pinatubo

c) Mayon

d) Kanlaon

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19. Who was the first female president of the Philippines?

Answer: Corazon Aquino

a) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

b) Corazon Aquino

c) Leni Robredo

d) Miriam Defensor Santiago

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20. Who is the Filipino singer known as "Asia's Songbird"?

Answer: Regine Velasquez

a) Lea Salonga

b) Sarah Geronimo

c) Sharon Cuneta

d) Regine Velasquez

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21. Who was the youngest among the three prince brothers sent to capture the mythical Ibong Adarna?

Answer: Don Juan

a) Don Pedro

b) Don Diego

c) Don Juan

d) Don Carlos

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22. What is the traditional Filipino dance that involves dancers skillfully stepping between two bamboo poles that are clapped together?

Answer: Tinikling

a) Tinikling

b) Singkil

c) Pandanggo sa Ilaw

d) Kuratsa

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23. The Philippine Eagle, which is the national bird of the Philippines, is also known as the ______ eating eagle.

Answer: Monkey

a) Lemur

b) Monkey

c) Snake

d) Squirrel

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24. What should you do if you're lost, according to a common Filipino superstition?

Answer: Turning your shirt inside out

a) Be silent and pray

b) Whistling loudly

c) Stop for 30 minutes

d) Turning your shirt inside out

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25. What is the traditional genre of Filipino love songs that Francisco Santiago is known for contributing to?

Answer: Kundiman

a) Harana

b) Tugtugin

c) Kundiman

d) Balitaw

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