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PH Trivia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first Capital City of the Philippines?

a)

Cebu

b)

Manila

c)

Ilocos

d)

Davao

2.

Who was known as the "Hero of Tirad Pass"?

a)

Gregorio Del Pilar

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Dr. Jose Rizal

3.

Mayon Volcano is located in which province?

a)

Cagayan de Oro

b)

Albay, Bicol

c)

Zambales

4.

What pen name did Marcelo H del Pilar use in his writings?

a)

Plaridel

b)

Parker

c)

Mongol

5.

"Pahiyas" is a festival celebrated every May in which town in Quezon province?

a)

Lucban

b)

Lucena

c)

Sariaya

6.

Which Philippine hero was born in Ilocos Norte and was also known for his "Spoliarium"?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Juan Luna

c)

Gen. Antonio Luna

7.

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.

a)

Ati-Atihan Festival

b)

Dinagyang Festival

c)

Panagbenga Festival

8.

An annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño (Holy Child), patron of the city of Cebu.

a)

Ati-Atihan

b)

Dinagyang

c)

Panagbenga

d)

Sinulog

9.

A religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

a)

Dinagyang

b)

Ati-atihan

c)

Panagbenga

d)

Sinulog

10.

A month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

a)

Sinulog

b)

Ati-atihan

c)

Panagbenga

d)

Dinagyang

11.

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.

a)

Kaamulan

b)

Maleldo / Cutud Lenten Rites

c)

Turumba

d)

Carabao

12.

An annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks , a part of the medieval Roman armor which covers the face.

a)

Maleldo / Cutud Lenten Rites

b)

Turumba

c)

Pahiyas

d)

Moriones

13.

Lucban celebrates the Festival in honor of the patron saint of farmers, St. Isidore. This festival showcases a street of houses which are adorned with fruits, vegetables, agricultural products, handicrafts and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten grilled or fried.

a)

Panagbenga

b)

Pahiyas

c)

Dinagyang

d)

Sinulog

14.

An annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting “Madayaw”, from the Dabawenyo word “dayaw”, meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful.

a)

Pintados

b)

Penafrancia Fluvial

c)

Kadayawan

d)

MassKara

15.

A week-long festival held each year in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province. The festival features a street dance competition where people from all walks of life troop to the streets to see colorfully-masked dancers gyrating to the rhythm of Latin musical beats in a display of mastery, gaiety, coordination and stamina.

a)

Penafrancia Fluvial

b)

Pahiyas

c)

Higantes

d)

MassKara

16.

The Festival which coincides with the Feast of Saint Clement, the Patron Saint of Angono. These are made of paper-mache and measures four to five feet in diameter and ten to twelve feet in height. Traditionally, it began in the last century when Angono was a Spanish hacienda.

a)

Giant Lanterns

b)

Higantes

c)

Turumba

d)

Carabao

17.

What is the Philippine national sport?

a)

Sungka

b)

Sipa

c)

Tinikling

d)

Sepak takraw

18.

Philippines won the Miss Universe contest in what year?

a)

1970

b)

1965

c)

1982

d)

1969

19.

Which city is known as the "Walled City"?

a)

Malolos

b)

Makati

c)

Intramuros

d)

Bataan

20.

Which island is known as the “Surfing Capital of the Philippines”?

a)

Siargao

b)

Palawan

c)

Mindoro

d)

Samar

21.

The longest subterranean waterway in the world?

a)

Cagayan de Oro River

b)

Puerto Princesa River

c)

Rio Grande de Mindanao

d)

Pulangi River

22.

What animal in the Philippines is known for world's second-smallest primate?

a)

Palawan peacock-pheasant

b)

Philippine eagle

c)

Tarsier

d)

Dugong

23.

Highest mountain in the Philippines

a)

Mt. Pinatibo

b)

Mt. Mayon

c)

Mt. Apo

d)

Taal Volcano

24.

What is the main and staple food of the Philippines?

a)

Rice

b)

Chicken Adobo

c)

Beef

d)

Tropical Fruits

25.

Who was the Philippines named after?

a)

King John II

b)

King Philip II

c)

King Philip III

d)

King Philip I