Although they each use their own version of the currency, Answer: Girl Scouts
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic,
Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay all use a currency with Bikol, Tagalog, and Mansakan are languages spoken in the
what four-letter name? central part of which South Asian archipelago?
Answer: Peso Answer: The Philippines
Filipina Lea Salonga has supplied the singing voice of two With over 1.39 billion SMS messages sent daily in the
Disney princesses -- Mulan in 1998, and what princess who country in 2007, the Philippines has been frequently named
discovered "A Whole New World" in 1992's "Aladdin?" the “text capital of the world”. The acronym “SMS” is short for
what three-word texting term?
Answer: Princess Jasmine
Answer: Short Messaging System
The St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pinas, Philippines has
an organ with pipes and keys made from what hollow, Cebu City in the Philippines is home to a cross that was
tubular evergreen? believed to be planted in 1521 by what “M” Spanish explorer,
during his circumnavigation of the world?
Answer: Bamboo
Answer: Magellan's Cross
The flag of the Philippines is flown differently to reflect the
state of the country. When the blue side is up, it’s a sign of What Fort in Manila, Philippines, built in 1593 by Miguel
peace. Which state is the country in when the flag is flying Lopez de Legazpi for Spain, shares its name with the capital
red side up? of Chile?
Answer: War Answer: Fort Santiago
A beach in Malay, Aklan, Philippines, located on an In 1543, the islands of the Philippines were named after
archipelago island, has what name due to the color of its Philip II, king of what country?
sand, also the color of Christmas in a Bing Crosby song?
Answer: Spain
Answer: White Beach
Originating from a Filipino Tagalog word meaning
What is the stonefruit that is the national fruit of India, Haiti, “mountain”, what colloquial American word typically refers to
and the Philippines? Strangely enough, is also the summer remote rural area and is the title of a comic strip and mid-
national fruit of Pakistan. Using seasons to claim four 2000s Adult Swim animated series created by African
different national fruits: brilliant. American illustrator Aaron McGruder?
Answer: Mango Answer: Boondocks
In 1967, Singapore formed the Association of Southeast Hidilyn Diaz, who won the women's 55kg class in
Asian Nations with Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and what weightlifting, is the first person from what Asian nation to win
archipelagic country? a gold medal at the Olympics?
Answer: Philippines
Which country in Southeast Asia that is named after a Answer: Philippines
Spanish monarch is one of the few predominantly Christian
countries in Asia?
Answer: The Philippines Batad and Banaue are two of the prominent Terraces of the
Philippine Cordilleras, dedicated to the irrigation and
What international competition has been won by women production of what food stuff?
from the Philippines on four occasions: Gloria Diaz in 1969,
Margie Moran in 1971, Pia Wurtzbach in 2015, and Catriona Answer: Rice
Gray in 2018?
The official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and
Answer: Miss Universe what?
The Tubbbataha Natural Park in Cagayancillo, Philippines is Answer: English
home to an underwater sanctuary that is what kind of “R”
Abbreviated as PHP, 100 centavos are equivalent to one unit
aquatic structure?
of what currency currently used as the official currency of the
Answer: Tubbataha Reef Philippines?
Easily earning her social work merit badge, Josefa Llanes Answer: Peso
Escoda founded the Philippines branch of what youth
In the Saint Paul Mountain Range, on the island of Palawan
organization?
in the Philippines, is what subterranean river and national
park? It gets its name from the Spanish for a royal position Luzon is the biggest and most populated island in what
held by Peach in the Super Mario universe, among others. archipelago country in the western Pacific Ocean?
Answer: Puerto Princesa Subterranean National Park Answer: The Philippines
Five years prior to his announcing his retirement from the In 1992 a Pepsi campaign mistakenly distributed 800,000
sport, professional boxer Manny Pacquiao was sworn into caps with the winning numbers for a prize of 1 million pesos
what political position within the Philippine government on (PHP) iwhat (non-Mexico) country?
June 30, 2016?
Answer: The Philippines
Answer: Senator
The poem 'Filipinas' was adapted to become the lyrics for
The San Agustin Church and the Nuestra Señora de la this song, while the music was written by Julian Felipe.
Asunción Church are two Philippine churches and UNESCO Originally called the "Marcha Nacional Filipina", what is this
World Heritage Sites that are designed in what decorative famous song better known as today?
and gilded 17th century Italian architectural style that is also
a French word meaning “irregularly shaped”? Answer: Lupang Hinirang
Answer: Baroque The Carabao, or Manila, is a particularly sweet variety of
what national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines?
The Philippines were previously named Las Islas Filipinas by
European explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in 1565 to honor Answer: Mango
of King Philip II of what country?
One of the most famous dishes from the Philippines is what
Answer: Spain sweet and savory stew, commonly featuring chicken or
another meat, marinated in soy, vinegar, garlic, and a blend
The national flower of the Philippines is a five-petal white of herbs and spices?
flower called Arabian jasmine, better known by what
common name? Answer: Adobo
Answer: Sampaguita What “R” park in Ermita, Manila, Philippines, also known as
Luneta, is one of the largest urban parks in Asia, covering an
Since “Jolly” pasta is a favorite dish in the country’s cuisine, area of 58 hectares?
the Philippines is one of only two places in the world where
you can still order which McDonald’s menu item? Answer: Rizal Park
Answer: McSpaghetti
What baroque church in Ilocos Norte was declared a What Filipino fast-food brand now sells its flagship
National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in Chickenjoy product in 1,500 outlets worldwide?
1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993?
Answer: Jollibee
Answer: Paoay Church
After being directed to evacuate by President Franklin D.
Its name meaning "inside the walls" in Latin, what walled Roosevelt in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur gave a
area in the city of Manila is home to Fort Santiago and famous speech in which he declared “I shall return" to what
Manila Cathedral? country? MacArthur made good on his promise when he
returned to the country in 1944 to help liberate it from
Answer: Intramuros Japanese troops.
Crowned Miss France in 2016, Iris Mittenaere reigned Answer: Philippines
supreme and won what global beauty pageant competition
held in late January 2017 in Manila, Philippines? Households in Aklan, Antique, Palawan, and Davao were
part of a home solar power program courtesy of PEEP, the
Answer: Miss Universe Energy Efficiency Project of what Pacific Island nation?
Weighing 75 pounds measuring 2.2 feet in length, the largest Answer: Philippines
ever found Pearl, the Pearl of Puerto was found of the coast
of which island country?
Answer: Philippines Named for the capital of the Philippines and the island it sits
on, Manila Luzon is a popular competitor who debuted on
The 1996 "People Power Revolution" ended the 20-year Season 3 of what reality TV series?
dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in
what Asian nation? Answer: RuPaul's Drag Race
Answer: The Philippines A 1977 David Lynch movie set partially in a pencil factory
inspired the name of what Filipino alt rock band formed in
1989?
Answer: The Eraserheads Answer: Philip II
Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, and Palawan are, in Which city that starts with "M" is the financial heart of the
order, the five largest islands that make up what nation of Philippines, with more than 62,000 registered businesses as
over 7,000 islands? of 2012?
Answer: The Philippines Answer: Makati
What Cebu-born fashion designer has dressed celebrities for
more than 20 years, including creating Britney Spears's
What national martial art of the Philippines, also known as wedding gown for her 2004 marriage to Kevin Federline?
Kali or Eskrima, sometimes uses sticks and knives as well as
open hand combat? Answer: Monique Lhuillier
Answer: Arnis By winning the women's 55 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics, which weightlifter became the first athlete from the
The head of the monarchy in the Philippines is known by Philippines to win an Olympic Gold?
what "S" title? The last officially recognized person to hold
this title, Mohamed Mahakuttah Kiram, reigned from 1974 to Answer: Hidilyn Diaz
1986.
The mascot of which Filipino fast-food company was chosen
Answer: Sultan by founder Tony Tan to reflect Filipino optimism and
industriousness?
Fried Chickenjoy, spaghetti, and traditional palabok noodles
can all be found at Jollibee, an international fast-food Answer: Jollibee
restaurant originating in what Asian nation?
The woman born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad
Answer: The Philippines Romualdez was the First Lady of which country for 20 years
before being deposed in a revolution in 1986?
Panay, Negros, and Cebu are the most populated islands of
which of the three major island group of the Philippines? Answer: Philippines
Answer: Visayas The national anthem of the Philippines was composed by
Julián Felipe with lyrics adapted from a José Palma poem.
Although it doesn't have legal status as such, which The original title was Marcha Nacional Filipina. Today, it’s
domesticated swamp-type water buffalo is considered the casually known as “Bayang Magiliw” and more formally by
national animal of the Philippines? which name that means “chosen land” in English?
Answer: Carabao Answer: Lupang Hinirang
Appearing on the back of the Philippine 200 Peso note, a hill According to the 2020 census, which city that starts with Q is
formation in the Province of Bohol is named after which home to 2.9 million people, and is therefore the country’s
earthy colored sweet treat? most populous city? (Hint: It’s nicknamed the City of Stars)
Answer: Quezon
Answer: Chocolate "Camisa fuera" was the old Philippine Spanish name for
what embroidered traditional formal shirt?
The smallest fish in the ocean is the dwarf pygmy goby. It’s
also sometimes named for the country where it’s most often Answer: Barong / Barong Tagalog
found—which would be what archipelago in Southeast Asia?
Akin to Naga, Rahu, and Ketu of Hindu-Buddhist mythology,
Answer: Philippines what "B" is the name of the serpent-like dragon in Philippine
mythology that is believed to be the cause of eclipses,
White Beach and Puka Shell Beach are just two of the dozen earthquakes, rains, and wind?
beaches on which little island in the central Philippines?
Answer: Boracay
Answer: Bakurawa
What American five-star general and Field Marshal of the
Philippine Army was born in Little Rock, AR
Answer: Douglas MacArthur
When Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the Philippines in
1543, he did so in honor of which Spanish king?
A portmanteau of their last names, which moniker was given What is the oldest existing university in Asia? It was founded
to the three priests (Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and in 1611 in Manila, Philippines, from funds and a library
Jacinto Zamora) who were falsely accused of (and executed bequeathed by the third Bishop of Manila.
for) treason during the El Motín de Cavite of 1872?
Answer: University of Santo Tomas
It is 65 square kilometers, but home to over half a million
Answer: Gomburza people. Which island, located a few kilometers from Cebu
Island, is the most densely populated in the Philippines?
The Philippines features over 1,700 distinctly conical hills in
the Bohol Province. Due to the color-changing grass on this Answer: Mactan
geological formation, the Hills are named after what sweet
treat? Ano ang pambansang wika ng Pilipinas? (Filipino)
Answer: Chocolate Hills 2. Sino ang Ama ng Wikang Pambansa o Ama ng
Wikang Filipino? (Manuel Luis Quezon)
Named the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th
century by the U.S. Geological Survey, the sulfuric acidic ash 3. Kailan ginaganap ang Buwan ng Wika (Buong
emitted from the 1991 eruption of what volcano in the
buwan ng Agosto)
Philippines caused $700 million in damage and caused
global temperatures to drop by more than 0.9 degrees 4. Ano ang tema ng Buwan ng Wika ngayong taon?
Fahrenheit?
(Wikang Filipino, Wika ng Pagkakaisa)
Answer: Mount Pinatubo
5. Noong taong 1937, ano ang wikang idineklara ni
In the most recent census of the Philippines, which island Manuel L. Quezon bilang wikang pambansa?
(named the most beautiful island in the world by Conde (Tagalog)
Nast) is the only one of the country's ten largest islands by
area to have reported a population of fewer than a million 6. Ayon sa Kautusan Bilang 7 na ipinalabas ng
people? Edukasyon Kalihim Jose Romero, ano ang naging
opisyal na tawag sa wikang pambansa noong taong
Answer: Palawan
1959? (Pilipino)
What 10,000-ft. peak with an "A" name that towers over
Davao City is the highest point of the Philippines? 7. Anong mga letra ang idinagdag sa alfabetong
Tagalog? (f, j, q, v, at z.)
Answer: Mt. Apo
8. Kanino galing ang pangungusap na ito, "Ang hindi
Which of the Spratly Islands is home to the smallest village magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa mabaho at
in the Philippines? malansang isda" (Jose P. Rizal)
Answer: Thitu
9. Saan ipinaganak si Manuel Luis Quezon? (Baler
The first Asian woman to win a Tony Award, what Filipina Tayabas)
"Miss Saigon" star also provided the singing voices for
Disney's original Mulan and Jasmine? 10. Bakit sa Buwan ng Agosto ipinagdiriwang ang
Buwan ng Wika? (Dahil Agosto 19 ipinaganak si
Answer: Lea Salonga Manuel Luis Quezon.
In addition to being the fourth most populated city in the 11. Sinong pangulo ang nagdeklara na gawing buong
Philippines, which city is also known for having many
buwan ng Agosto ang pagdiriwang ng buwan ng
motorcycle shops on 10th Avenue and a landmark dedicated
to Andrés Bonifacio?
wika? (Fidel V. Ramos ipinalabas din niya na gawing
taon taon ang pagdiriwang ang Buwan ng Wika sa
Answer: Caloocan mga tanggapan ng pamahalaan at paaralan)
What “M” island in the Philippines is located in the Visayan 12. Ano ang pambansang wika na ipinalit sa Pilipino
Sea, across a strait from the northern end of Cebu Island? It ng Saligang batas 1973? (Filipino)
is a popular site for diving, as thresher sharks can be seen
off of Monad Shoal. 13. Sinong pangulo ang lumagda sa batas na
nagpapahayag na ang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng
Answer: Malapascua Island
Wika ay Mula Marso 29 hanggang Abril 4 (Ramon
Named after the third-largest city in Vietnam, which 1881 Magsaysay-siya rin ang lumagda ng proklama bilang
typhoon has the record for the deadliest in Philippines' 12 na ang pagdiriwang ng Wikang Pambansa ay Mula
history, killing an estimated 20,000 people, three times as Agosto 13-19, noong 1954)
many as the second deadliest?
Answer: The Haiphong Typhoon
14. Sinong pangulo ang nagtadhana na ang lahat ng Nasa anong Aspekto ng Pandiwa ang salitang
gusali at tanggapan ng “Nagmahal” -Kontemplatibo
pamahalaan ay pangangalanan sa Filipino? 20. Ano ang tawag sa sinaunang paraan ng pagsulat?
(Ferdinand Marcos -Alibata
21. Ayon sa 2001 Ortograpiyang Filipino, Ang
alpabetong Filipino ay binubuo ng 28 letra at ito ay
Ano ang pangunahing instrumento ng tao upang bibigkasin sa paraang pa-Ingles maliban sa “ň” na
makipag-ugnayan? -wika bibigkasin sa pa-Kastilang paraan. Tama o Mali? -
Tama
2.Ano ang pinakaunang pag-aaral sa istruktura ng
wika? -tunog 22. Kapag ang tunog ay pinagsama-sa sa paraang
sistematiko ang resulta ay salita- kapag ang salita
3.Sino ang kinikilalang ama ng wikang pambansa? -
naman ay pinagsama-sama sa paraang sistematiko
Manuel L. Quezon
ang resulta ay______________________. -
4.Anong batas ang nagsasaad na ang ating wikang Pangungusap.
pambansa ay Filipino na nakabatay sa lahat ng wika
23.Sa Panitikang Filipino ang kabaliktaran ng
sa Pilipinas kabilang ang Ingles at Kastila. -Article
Maikling Kwento ay___________________. -a.
XIV, Section 6 of Philippine Constitution
Nobelab. Maikling Kwentoc. Epikod. Anekdota
5.Wikang sinang-ayunan ni Rizal na maging wikang
24.Ang Biag ni Lam-ang ay halimbawa ng
pambansa sa Panahon ng Kastila. -Wikang Kastila
_______________. -a. Nobelab. Maikling Kwentoc.
6.Ang Tagalog ay ating wikang pambansa ayon sa Epikod. Anekdota
anong konstitusyon? -1935 Philippine Constitution
25.Ang karakter ay maaaring hayop o halaman na
7.Ilang diptonggo mayroon ang Alpabetong Tagalog? nakapagsasalita o nakakikilos na parang tao. -a.
-7 8.Ang kulay-gulay, pala-bala, uso-oso ay Maikling Kwentob. Alamatc Pabulad. Kasaysayan
halimbawa ng? -Pares-minimal
26.Ito’y tala tungkol sa buhay ng isang tao. -a.
9.Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-klaster. a. dramab. Nobelab.Talambuhayc. Parabulad. Anekdota
istraypc. apartmentd.kuwento
27. Ang Hueay halimbawa ng di-verbal na
10. Ang verb ay ______________ sa wikang Filipino. komunikasyon na pagpapahiwatig ng mensahe sa
-Pandiwa pamamagitan ng kulay. Tama o Mali? -Tama.
11. Sa Bahagi ng Panalita, ang 28. Sinong presidente ang nagpasimula sa taunang
___________________ ay nagsasaad ng katangian Linggo ng wika na kinalaunan ay tinawag na Buwan
ng tao, bagay, hayop, pook o pangyayari. -Pang-uri ng Wika. -Ramon M. Magsaysay
12. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang Tambalang-ganap. 29.Ang pangkalahatang layunin ng taggapan na ito
ay magsagawa, mag-ugnay at magtaguyod ng mga
a. Bahay-Kubob. Kapit-Bahayc. Bahay-ampunand. pananaliksik para sa pagpapaunlad, pagpapalaganap
Bahaghari at preserbasyon ng Filipino at iba pang mga wika ng
Pilipinas. -Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino.
13. Ano ang mga panlapi sa salitang “kasalanan”. -ka
at an. 14. Sa pangungusap na ‘Siya ang tunay na 30.Ang dayalekto ay wika sa loob ng isa pang wika,
nagwagi sa patimpalak” ano ang panghalip? -Siya nagaganap ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbabago ng
kahulugan ng salita, tono at intonasyon. Sa panahon
15. Ang Alpabetong Tagalog ay binubuo ng ilang
ng kastila ito ay wika ng particular na pook na kilala
Patinig? -5 16. Ano ang pang-abaysa pangungusap
sa tawag na ____________________. -Bernakular
na – Ang pukol ay naglakad nang patalikod. -
patalikod. 1. Ano ang salitang tumutukoy sa iba't ibang mga
17. Anong kasulatan sa bibliya ang nagsasaad na ang heyograpikal na baryasyon ng mga wika sa
wika ay nagmula sa parusa ng Diyos dahil sa Pilipinas? Sagot: dayalekto
kahangalan ng tao sa kapangyarihan. -Genesis 11: 1-
2. Sino ang tinaguriang unang Pilipino na
9
linggwisto? Sagot: Dr. Jose Rizal
18. Sino ang ama ng Balarilang Tagalog? -Lope K.
Santos
3. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng KWF? Sagot: Komisyon
sa Wikang Filipino
4. Ang Filipinong kantang ito ay nagtataglay ng mga
tindahan sa Chinatown. Ano ang kantang
ito? Sagot: Butse Kik
5. Sinong presidente ng Pilipinas ang nagtakda na
gawing Pambansang Buwan ng Wika ang buong
buwan ng Agosto? Sagot: Pangulong Fidel V.
Ramos
6. Pagkatapos ng rebolusyon sa EDSA, ano ang mga
petsa kada taon idineklara ni Presidente Corazon
Aquino para sa pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng
Wika? Sagot: Agosto 13 - 19 kada taon
7. Buuin ang linya: “Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling
wika ay higit sa hayop at malansang isda; kaya
ating pagyamaning kusa, gaya ng ___ sa atin ay
nagpala.” Sagot: ina o inang
8. Sinong pangulo ang nagtakda ng Marso 27
hanggang Abril 2 bilang Linggo ng
Wika? Sagot: Pangulong Sergio Osmeña
9. Anong buwan itinalaga ni Pangulong Ramon
Magsaysay ang pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng
Wika? Sagot: Mayo
10. Anong taon naganap ang Himagsikan sa
EDSA? Sagot: 1986
11. Anong wikang de facto na pamantayang bersyon
ng Wikang Tagalog? Sagot: Ingles
