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Philippines and World Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of the Philippines?

a)

Cebu

b)

Davao

c)

Manila

d)

Quezon City

2.

Which Philippine island is known as the "Textile Capital of the Philippines"?

a)

Cebu

b)

Marinduque

c)

Iloilo

d)

Aklan

3.

Who was the first female president of the Philippines?

a)

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

b)

Corazon Aquino

c)

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

d)

Imelda Marcos

4.

What is the highest mountain in the Philippines?

a)

Mt. Pulag

b)

Mt. Apo

c)

Mt. Banahaw

d)

Mt. Mayon

5.

Which of the following is a major export product of the Philippines?

a)

Automobiles

b)

Electronics

c)

Petroleum

d)

Wheat

6.

What is the official language of the Philippines, alongside Filipino?

a)

Spanish

b)

Cebuano

c)

Ilocano

d)

English

7.

Which historical event is commemorated on the EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Paris

b)

The end of the Marcos dictatorship

c)

The declaration of Martial Law

d)

The independence from Spain

8.

Who is considered the national hero of the Philippines?

a)

Emilio Aguinaldo

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Andres Bonifacio

d)

Apolinario Mabini

9.

What body of water separates the Philippines from mainland Asia?

a)

South China Sea

b)

Philippine Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Sulu Sea

10.

What is the largest island in the Philippines?

a)

Palawan

b)

Mindanao

c)

Luzon

d)

Panay

11.

Which country is the largest by land area in the world?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

12.

Which river is the longest in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Yangtze

d)

Mississippi

13.

What is the most spoken language in the world by the number of native speakers?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Mandarin Chinese

d)

Hindi

14.

Which country hosted the first Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Greece

15.

Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

John Glenn

16.

What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

Nauru

d)

Liechtenstein

17.

Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

a)

Sudan

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

18.

Which city is known as the "Big Apple"?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Paris

c)

New York

d)

Tokyo

19.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Antarctic Desert

20.

Which European country is famous for inventing pizza?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

21.

In which region of the Philippines is the Chocolate Hills located?

a)

Luzon

b)

Mindanao

c)

Visayas

d)

Palawan

22.

Which is the largest continent by land area?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

23.

Which island in the Philippines is known for its pristine beaches and being a top tourist destination?

a)

Boracay

b)

Siargao

c)

Palawan

d)

Camiguin

24.

Which country is the Eiffel Tower located in?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

25.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

K2

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Denali

26.

Who developed the theory of general relativity?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Stephen Hawking

27.

Which element on the periodic table has the atomic number 1?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon

28.

What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Argon

29.

Who is credited with inventing the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Guglielmo Marconi

30.

Which planet in the solar system is known for having a ring system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

31.

Which province is known as the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines"?

a)

Davao del Sur

b)

Cebu

c)

General Santos City

d)

Zamboanga

32.

Which Philippine national hero is associated with the "La Liga Filipina"?

a)

Andres Bonifacio

b)

Emilio Aguinaldo

c)

Apolinario Mabini

d)

Jose Rizal

33.

What Filipino folk dance imitates the movement of birds and is performed with clapping bamboo poles?

a)

Carinosa

b)

Tinikling

c)

Pandanggo sa Ilaw

d)

Itik-itik

34.

Which Philippine island is famous for its Chocolate Hills, a geological formation?

a)

Palawan

b)

Bohol

c)

Leyte

d)

Cebu

35.

Which sea is located to the west of the Philippines?

a)

Celebes Sea

b)

Sulu Sea

c)

South China Sea

d)

Philippine Sea

36.

Who was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines?

a)

Teresita Leonardo-De Castro

b)

Maria Lourdes Sereno

c)

Conchita Carpio-Morales

d)

Estela Perlas-Bernabe

37.

What is the national sport of the Philippines, as declared by Republic Act No. 9850?

a)

Basketball

b)

Boxing

c)

Arnis

d)

Sepak Takraw

38.

Which province in the Philippines is known for its giant lantern festival held annually in December?

a)

Pampanga

b)

Laguna

c)

Batangas

d)

Quezon

39.

Who was the first Filipino to win a gold medal in the Olympics?

a)

Paeng Nepomuceno

b)

Carlos Yulo

c)

Hidilyn Diaz

d)

Efren "Bata" Reyes

40.

Which river in the Philippines is the longest and considered the largest river system?

a)

Pasig River

b)

Agusan River

c)

Cagayan River

d)

Pampanga River

41.

Which ocean is the largest in terms of surface area?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

42.

Which country is known for having the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa?

a)

Qatar

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United States

d)

United Arab Emirates

43.

What is the currency of Japan?

a)

Yuan

b)

Won

c)

Yen

d)

Baht

44.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in which field?

a)

Marie Curie – Physics

b)

Rosalind Franklin – Chemistry

c)

Ada Lovelace – Mathematics

d)

Jane Goodall – Peace

45.

Which country is the world's largest producer of coffee?

a)

Colombia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Brazil

d)

Vietnam

46.

Which ancient civilization built the pyramids in Giza?

a)

Romans

b)

Mayans

c)

Egyptians

d)

Persians

47.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Brisbane

48.

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

a)

Andes

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Alps

49.

Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift?

a)

France

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

50.

What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

51.

What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?

a)

Iron

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

Graphite

52.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Gd

d)

Go

53.

Which planet is known as the "Morning Star" or "Evening Star"?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

54.

Who developed the first successful polio vaccine?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Jonas Salk

d)

Alexander Fleming

55.

What is the main gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

56.

What is the name of the spacecraft that carried the first humans to the moon?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Sputnik

c)

Voyager 1

d)

Lunar Rover

57.

What type of blood cell is responsible for transporting oxygen in the body?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

58.

Which part of the cell contains genetic material?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

59.

What technology uses sound waves to detect objects underwater?

a)

Radar

b)

Sonar

c)

GPS

d)

Magnetometer

60.

Which scientist is known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Nikola Tesla