Philippines Quiz Questions
1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines?
a) 6,000
b) 7,000
c) 8,000
d) 9,000
2) When did the Philippines become independent?
a) 4 July 1776
b) 4 July 1946
c) 14 August 1947
d) 1 January 1984
3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World
War II?
a) Portugal
b) USA
c) UK
d) Belgium
4) Which country occupied the Philppies during World War II?
a) Germany
b) China
c) Italy
d) Japan
5) What is the term of the President of the Philippines?
a) Four years
b) Five years
c) Six years
d) Seven years
6) Which country had the Philippines as its colony for more than 300 years?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) France
d) England
7) Who of the following explorers arrived in the Philippines in 1521?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco da Gama
d) James Cook
8) Which is the predominant religion of the Philippines?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Buddhism
d) Judaism
9) Which of the following languages is indigenous to the Philippines?
a) Basque
b) Catalan
c) Galician
d) Tagalog
10) Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
a) NATO
b) ASEAN
c) SAARC
d) OAU
Philippines Quiz Questions and Answers
1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines?
b) 7,000
2) When did the Philippines become independent?
b) 4 July 1946
3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World
War II?
b) USA
4) Which country occupied the Philppies during World War II?
d) Japan
5) What is the term of the President of the Philippines?
c) Six years
6) Which country had the Philippines as its colony for more than 300 years?
a) Spain
7) Who of the following explorers arrived in the Philippines in 1521?
b) Ferdinand Magellan
8) Which is the predominant religion of the Philippines?
a) Christianity
9) Which of the following languages is indigenous to the Philippines?
d) Tagalog
10) Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
b) ASEAN
What Spanish navigator first used the name Las Islas Filipinas (The Philippine Islands)?
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King Philip II
Ferdinand Magellan
Roy Lopez de Villalobos
Sebastian del Cano
No hint
Question 2:
What did Spanish invaders call Pygmies, the aborigines of the Philippines?
question
Malayans
Malays
Negritos
Sakai
No hint available for this
Question 3:
What did ancient Filipinos call the supreme being in which they believed? No hint available for this
question
Bathala
Allah
Anito
Diwata
Question 4:
During Spanish times Philippine foreign trade with Spain was carried out through this country.
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No hint
China
Mexico
Japan
Korea
Question 5:
Which of these was the head of the Philippine government during the Spanish period?
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governor-general
gobernadorcillo
alcalde mayor
alcaldia
No hint
Question 6:
Who was known as "Prince of Filipino Printers"? No hint available for this question
Francisco Baltazar
Pedro Paterno
Tomas Pinpin
Jose Rizal
Question 7:
What is the typical Visayan love song called?
balitaw
kumintang
oyayi
harana
No hint available for this question
Question 8:
What is the typical Tagalog love song called?
oyayi
kundiman
balitaw
harana
No hint available for this question
Question 9:
Who introduced duck breeding in the Philippines?
the Japanese
the Spanish
the Indonesians
the Chinese
No hint available for this question
Question 10:
Which of these groups in the Philippines had the most elaborate tattoos in ancient times? No hint
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Tagalogs
Bicolanos
Ilocanos
Visayans
How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan use during his voyage that eventually found the
Philippines?
A.
10
B.
5
C.
9000
D.
1
E.
He didn't use ships, he walked.
2.
Where did Miguel Lopez de Legazpi establish San Miguel?
A.
Madrid
B.
Norfolk
C.
Cebu
D.
Okinawa
E.
Bulacan
3.
What are the established years of Spanish occupancy of the Philippines?
A.
1565-1764
B.
1762-1764
C.
1898-1946
D.
1946-1972
E.
1565-1898
4.
Who are the Malay?
A.
Spaniards who founded settlements in the Philippines
B.
Anglo-Saxon women who traded with natives
C.
Austronesian people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula
D.
Malay ko
E.
Americans who founded settlements in the Philippines
5.
When was Tagalog established as the national language of the Philippines?
A.
July 4, 1776
B.
November 12, 1937
C.
September 15, 1804
D.
December 30, 1937
E.
August 13, 1989
6.
Which one of these languages is not indigenous to the Philippines?
A.
Tagalog
B.
Ilokano
C.
Waray-waray
D.
Davao
E.
Kapampangan
Sinong lider ng pinakamatagal na rebelyon?
A.
Jose Rizal
B.
Francisco Dagohoy
C.
Emilio Aguinaldo
D.
Andres Bonifacio
2.
Ang _______ ay makabagong katipunan ng mga kamaradang aktibong umuusig sa prinsipyong
pang-pulitika at iba pa.
3.
Ano ang reaksyon mo sa noon at ngayong pamamahala sa ating bansa?
4.
Sino ang ginang ni Ferdinand Marcos?
A.
Imelda Papin
B.
Imelda Marcos
C.
Imelda Cuanco Marcos
D.
Gregoria Marcos
5.
Ang tawag sa mga tage rehiyon VII ay Cebuano
A.
True
B.
False
6.
Heneral _______.taga Tacloban ,,dumaong sa red beach,Polo, Leyte ang kanyang grupo.
7.
Ilan ang barkong Nakabalik Sa Espanya?
8.
Anong barko ang nakabalik sa Espanya?
9.
Anong unang paaralan ng mga kababaihan ang tinatag sa Pilipinas?
10.
Pinakamaliit na isda sa Pilipinas?
11.
Saan ito matatagpuan?
12.
Sa San Juan Batangas ba Kilala ang Lambayok/Lambanog Festival?At naririto rin ang mga
magagandang binibini na sinasabing pinaglihi ng mga ninuno sa ilang-ilang ?
A.
True
B.
False
