Philippine Independence Day Quiz

When was Philippine Independence Day first proclaimed?

• July 4, 1846

• July 12, 1908

• June 4, 1896

• June 12, 1898

The Philippine Independence Day held every June 12 is the celebration of the country’s Declaration of Independence from ______.

• American rule

• Japanese rule

• Spanish rule

• British rule

The Declaration of Independence from the Spanish rule was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 in the house of ____________________.

• Jose Rizal

• Antonio Luna

• Apolinario Mabini

• Emilio Aguinaldo

TRUE or FALSE. July 4 was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until 1962.

• TRUE. It was only until on May 12, 1962 when President Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28, which declared June 12 a special public holiday.

• FALSE. It was only until on May 12, 1982 when President Ferdinand Marco issued Presidential Proclamation No. 128, which declared June 12 a special public holiday .

TRUE or FALSE. The original title of the national anthem was Marcha Filipina Mágdalo (“Mágdalo Philippine March”).

• TRUE

• FALSE. The original title of the national anthem was Marcha Filipina Mádrigal (“Mádrigal Philippine March”).

Where is Emilio Aguinaldo's ancestral house (now the Aguinaldo Shrine) located?

• Capas, Tarlac

• Malolos, Bulacan

• Kawit, Cavite

• San Pedro, Laguna

The Philippine flag was sewn by Marcela Marino de Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo, and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad in __________.

• Cuba

• Hong Kong

• Spain

• Macau

In the center of the white triangle in the Philippine flag is an eight-rayed golden sun. Each ray represents a province with significant involvement in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain. Which among the following are not among the 8 provinces?

• Bataan

• Cavite

• Bulacan

• Batangas

What time of the day was the Philippine independence declared in 12 June 1898?

• Sunrise

• Afternoon

• No exact time

• Midnight

TRUE or FALSE. The Marcha Nacional Magdalo or Marcha Nacional Filipina had lyrics when Julian Felipe composed it for the independence day ceremony.

• TRUE. In 1899, the poem Filipinas (written in Spanish) was adopted as the lyrics of the national anthem.

• FALSE. The Marcha Nacional Filipina was only an instrumental march.