DOKI GAMES Season 2 Week 4 Day 1

What is the smallest province in the Philippines?

• Batanes

• Siquijor

• Apayao

• Camiguin

Answer explanation

Batanes - Land Of The True Insulars. The Province of Batanes is an archipelago province in the region of Cagayan Valley, Philippines. It is the northernmost province of the Philippines and is also the smallest province, both in terms of population and land area. The provincial capital is Basco on Batan Island.

Where can you find out the place that has nicknamed “LAND OF THE HOWLING WINDS”?

• Camotes, Cebu

• La Union

• Siquijor

• Catanduanes

Answer explanation

Catanduanes is located off the coast of the Bicol Region in the southern part of Luzon and faces the Pacific Ocean. Because of its location, the province is usually the first place in the Philippines to get battered by typhoons, and so the province is nicknamed the “Land of the Howling Winds.”

This place is a natural cultural treasure and considered by Filipinos as the “Eighth wonder of the world”?

• Banaue rice terraces

• Calle Crisologo, Vigan

• Chocolate Hills

• Mt. Apo

Answer explanation

The Banaue Rice Terraces (Filipino: Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe) are terraces that were carved into the mountains of Banaue, Ifugao, in the Philippines, by the ancestors of the indigenous people. The terraces are occasionally called the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

What is the smallest active volcano in the world?

• Taal Volcano

• Mayon Volcano

• Mt. Pinatubo

• Mt. Arayat

Answer explanation

The western side of Luzon Island comprises a belt of active volcanoes with Taal Volcano being one of them. Reputedly the world's smallest active volcano, it takes about only 45 minutes to reach the island by boat and roughly 20 minutes to reach the volcano's peak

This hall in the Philippines is shaped like a coffin with a cross on it when viewed from the top.

• Manila City Hall

• Iligan City Hall

• Quezon City Hall

• Makati City Hall

Answer explanation

Manila City Hall that is shaped like a coffin and one of the most haunted places in the Philippines

What is the first book that was published in the Philippines?

• Doctrina Christiana

• The Laguna Copperplate Inscription

• Harry Potter

• Noli Me Tangere

Answer explanation

The Doctrina Christiana (English: Christian Doctrine) was an early book on the Catholic Catechism, written in 1593 by Fray Juan de Plasencia, and is believed to be one of the earliest printed books in the Philippines.

Is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January concluding on third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.

• Ati-atihan Festival

• Dinagyang Festival

• Atik atik Festival

• Panagbenga Festival

Answer explanation

The Ati-Atihan festival is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island. The biggest celebration is held during the third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, the province's capital.

A Bukidnon ethnic-cultural festival that takes place from the last week of February to the first week of March. It can mean a datukship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or any number of these together.

• Kaamulan

• Turumba

• Maleldo

• Carabao

Answer explanation

The word “Kaamulan” comes from the Binukid word “amul” which literally means “to gather”. It is a festival celebrated annually by the Bukidnon people. Kaamulan promotes cultural preservation and recognition for each tribe.

These are the types of Religious festival:

• Moriones, Ati-atihan and Dinagyang

• Dinagyang, Manggahan and Pahiyas

• Pahiyas, Lanzones and Panagbenga

• None of the above

Moriones Festival celebrated in the month of ______

• January

• June

• March

• April

Answer explanation

The Moriones is a lenten festival held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Imperial and Royal Roman soldiers as interpreted by locals. The Moriones tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices is turned into street festivals.