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1. What is the current highest bill currency in 27. What are the three major islands in the 50.

50. What does the upside-down Philippine


the country? Philippines? flag signify?
Answer: One thousand pesos Answer: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Answer: War
2. What is the capital of the Philippines? 28. Who is the person pictured on the 200 Answer: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
Answer: Manila City pesos bill? 28. Who is the person pictured on the 200
3. Who is the father of the Filipino language? Answer: Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th pesos bill?
Answer: Manuel Quezon president of the country Answer: Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th
4. Where is Mayon Volcano located? 29. What are the provinces included in the president of the country
Answer: Legazpi City, Albay MIMAROPA region? 29. What are the provinces included in the
5. What is the highest mountain in the Answer: Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, MIMAROPA region?
Philippines? Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan Answer: Mindoro Oriental and Occidental,
Answer: Mount Apo 30. Where is the Summer Capital of the Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan
6. Where is the "Asia's Latin City"? country? 1.30. Where is the Summer Capital of the
Answer: Zamboanga City Answer: Baguio City country?
7. Who was the first president of the The beautiful sampaguita is the national Answer: Baguio City
Philippines? flower of the Philippines. The beautiful sampaguita is the national
Answer: Emilio Aguinaldo 31. How many major languages do the flower of the Philippines.
8. Who was the first Filipina crowned as Miss Philippines have? 31. How many major languages do the
Universe? Answer: Eight Philippines have?
Answer: Gloria Diaz 32. Who was the first prime minister of the Answer: Eight
9. What is the country's national sport? Philippines? 2.32. Who was the first prime minister of the
Answer: Arnis (as per Republic Act No. 9890 Answer: Apolinario Mabini Philippines?
of 2009) 33. As of 2023, how many female presidents Answer: Apolinario Mabini
10. How many countries colonized and has the country had? 3 - 433. As of 2023, how many female
invaded the Philippines? Answer: Two, Corazon Aquino and Gloria presidents has the country had?
Answer: Three Macapagal Arroyo Answer: Two, Corazon Aquino and Gloria
11. Who is the country's national hero? 34. What is the oldest existing school in the Macapagal Arroyo
Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal country? 5.34. What is the oldest existing school in the
12. What does the acronym KKK stand for in Answer: University of Santo Tomas (UST), country?
the Philippines? founded in 1611 Answer: University of Santo Tomas (UST),
Answer: Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang 35. Who is the author of Florante at Laura? founded in 1611
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (in English, Answer: Francisco Balagtas 35. Who is the author of Florante at Laura?
Supreme and Honorable Association of the 36. What is the largest lake in the country? Answer: Francisco Balagtas
Children of the Nation) Answer: Laguna de Bay 6.36. What is the largest lake in the country?
13. How many islands and islets do the 37. Who is the Filipino hero known for Answer: Laguna de Bay
Philippines consist of? winning the Battle of Mactan? 7.37. Who is the Filipino hero known for
Answer: 7,641 Answer: Lapu-Lapu winning the Battle of Mactan?
14. Where is the Christmas capital of the 38. What are the four seas surrounding the Answer: Lapu-Lapu
Philippines? Philippines? 38. What are the four seas surrounding the
Answer: San Fernando City, Pampanga Answer: Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea, Sulu Philippines?
15. What fruit is Guimaras known for? Sea, and the West Philippine Sea (also known Answer: Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea, Sulu
Answer: Mango as the South China Sea) Sea, and the West Philippine Sea (also known
16. What is/are the official language/s in the 39. Which Filipino hero led the 1896 as the South China Sea)
country? Philippine Revolution? 39. Which Filipino hero led the 1896
Answer: Filipino and English Answer: Andres Bonifacio Philippine Revolution?
1517. What is the dominant religion in the 40. What is the most popular means of Answer: Andres Bonifacio
country? public transportation in the Philippines? 8.40. What is the most popular means of
Answer: Roman Catholic Answer: Jeepney public transportation in the Philippines?
18. What does NCR mean? The Philippines is surrounded by four seas. Answer: Jeepney
Answer: National Capital Region 41. Which country invaded the Philippines The Philippines is surrounded by four seas.
1419. When does the Philippines celebrate during World War II? 41. Which country invaded the Philippines
its independence day? Answer: Japan during World War II?
Answer: June 12, every year 42. On average, how many typhoons are Answer: Japan
20. How long did the Spanish Colonization expected to visit the Philippines every year? 9.42. On average, how many typhoons are
last? Answer: About 20 typhoons expected to visit the Philippines every year?
Answer: 333 years 43. Where was the first Philippine Republic Answer: About 20 typhoons
21. What is the Spanish-based Creole established? 43. Where was the first Philippine Republic
language in the Philippines? Answer: Malolos, Bulacan established?
Answer: Chavacano 44. What is the meaning of EDSA? Answer: Malolos, Bulacan
12.22. What do they call the traditional script Answer: Epifanio de los Santos Avenue 44. What is the meaning of EDSA?
in the Philippines? 45. What do they call the Japanese Answer: Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
Answer: Baybayin government-issued war notes used during 45. What do they call the Japanese
1323. Who is known to be the “Grandmother the Japanese occupation? government-issued war notes used during
of the Philippine Revolution”? Answer: Mickey Mouse money the Japanese occupation?
Answer: Mechora Aquino, also known as 46. Where is the culinary capital of the Answer: Mickey Mouse money
Tandang Sora Philippines? 10.46. Where is the culinary capital of the
24. In the Philippine flag, what did the three Answer: Pampanga Philippines?
stars originally signify? 47. Who is the first Filipino saint, venerated Answer: Pampanga
Answer: The three principal islands of the in the Roman Catholic church? 47. Who is the first Filipino saint, venerated
archipelago when the flag was created: Answer: Saint Lorenzo Ruiz in the Roman Catholic church?
Luzon, Mindanao, and Panay 48. What do they call the Filipino shamans Answer: Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
11. 25. What is the country's national during the pre-colonial Philippines? 48. What do they call the Filipino shamans
flower? Answer: Babaylan during the pre-colonial Philippines?
Answer: Sampaguita 49. What event led to the end of the Answer: Babaylan
26. When did Ferdinand Magellan arrive on dictatorship of President Ferdinand E. 49. What event led to the end of the
the Philippine soil? Marcos in 1986? dictatorship of President Ferdinand E.
Answer: March 1521 Answer: The EDSA People Power Revolution Marcos in 1986?
Answer: The EDSA People Power Revolution
50. What does the upside-down Philippine
flag signify?
Answer: War

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