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Philippine Independence Day Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Philippine Independence Day first proclaimed?

a)

July 4, 1846

b)

July 12, 1908

c)

June 4, 1896

d)

June 12, 1898

2.

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

a)

American rule

b)

Japanese rule

c)

Spanish rule

d)

British rule

3.

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

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Antonio Luna

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Emilio Aguinaldo

4.

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

a)

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.

b)

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 .

5.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

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

6.

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

a)

Capas, Tarlac

b)

Malolos, Bulacan

c)

Kawit, Cavite

d)

San Pedro, Laguna

7.

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

a)

Cuba

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Spain

d)

Macau

8.

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?

a)

Bataan

b)

Cavite

c)

Bulacan

d)

Batangas

9.

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

a)

Sunrise

b)

Afternoon

c)

No exact time

d)

Midnight

10.

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

a)

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

b)

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

11.

Who was Emilio Aguinaldo's "unofficial adviser" who opposed the plan to declare the country's independence on June 12, 1898?

a)

Antonio Luna

b)

Apolinario Mabini

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Alawi Ivana

12.

The cession of the Philippines under the Treaty of Paris of 1898 involved a compensation of $ ________ from the United States to Spain.

a)

2 million

b)

200 million

c)

20 million

d)

2 billion

13.

BONUS QUESTION: The Philippines is an independent archipelagic country composed of ____ islands.

a)

7,107

b)

7,717

c)

7,641

d)

7,461