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VIRTUAL PHILIPPINE HISTORY QUIZ BEE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of the La Liga Filipina? He was also considered as the National Hero of the Philippines.

a)

Jose Rizal

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Emilio Aguinaldo

2.

Where did the name of the Philippines came from?

a)

King Philip II of Spain

b)

King Philip I of Spain

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

3.

What was the first book published in the Philippines?

a)

La Liga Filipina

b)

Doctrine Christiana

c)

La Solidaridad

d)

Noli Me Tangere

4.

For how many years did Spanish rule last in the Philippines?

a)

300 years

b)

258 years

c)

350 years

d)

333 years

5.

Who won the first Philippine National Presidential Election?

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Andres Bonifacio

c)

Manuel L. Quezon

d)

Jose P. Laurel

6.

When did Dr. Jose Rizal die?

a)

December 30, 1897

b)

December 30, 1986

c)

December 30, 1896

d)

December 30, 1886

7.

What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

a)

Alibata

b)

Alpabetong Filipino

c)

Baybayin

d)

Surat

8.

What province was in the earlier times became known far and wide as the 'provincia de Comintang'?

a)

Cavite

b)

Batangas

c)

Laguna

d)

Rizal

9.

From which language is the Filipino vernacular largely derived?

a)

Cebuano

b)

Kapampangan

c)

Pangasinense

d)

Tagalog

10.

When did the original Edsa (People's Power) Revolution begin?

a)

February 22, 1986

b)

March 22, 1986

c)

February 22, 1896

d)

March 22, 1896

11.

He arrived in Cebu in 1565 to establish the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines, marking the beginning of Spain's colonization and Christianization of the archipelago. Who was he?

a)

Gen. Arthur MacArthur

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

d)

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

12.

In 1851, the first commercial bank in the Philippines and the far East, was established. What is the present name of this bank?

a)

Landbank of the Philippines

b)

Metrobank

c)

Bank of the Philippine Islands

d)

BDO

13.

At the time Rizal's final hours at Fort Santiago, a fortress near Pasig City, he handed one of his sisters a lamp which contained his last poem, "Mi Ultimo Adios". He whispered to her in English, "There is something inside." Who was this sister?

a)

Trinidad

b)

Maria

c)

Saturnina

d)

Concepcion

14.

Who composed the Philippine national anthem?

a)

General Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Jose Palma

c)

Juan Felipe

d)

Camilo Osias

15.

Fill in the blank: Lupa ng araw ng luwalhati't pagsinta

Buhay ay _____ sa piling mo

a)

masaya

b)

langit

c)

tagumpay

d)

araw