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How well do you know the history of the Phillippines?
1
Philippine Independence day is celebrated on what date?
June 12, 1898
July 12, 1889
July 12, 1898
June 12, 1889
33% got this right
It's a holiday where Filipinos celebrate Independence from Spain.
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What is the oldest city in the Philippines?
Cebu
Manila
Quezon
Tacloban
74% got this right
Cebu is the oldest city and the first capital of the Philippines, under Spanish rule for three centuries.
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Who was the first president of the Philippines?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Ferdinand Marcos
Manuel L. Quezon
Ramon Magsaysay
77% got this right
He became the first president of the Philippines in 1899.
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Who was the first woman to become a member of the Katipunan?
Gregoria de Jesus
Corazon Aquino
Leonor Rivera
Teodora Alonso
35% got this right
Gregoria de Jesús, wife of Bonifacio. Her codename was Lakambini (Princess)
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Who was the first female leader of the revolutionary movement against the Spanish colonizers?
Gabriela Silang
Corazon Aquino
Josefa Llanes Escoda
Melchora Aquino
69% got this right
She was a Filipino military leader and the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain.
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How old was Jose Rizal when he was executed?
35
33
34
36
29% got this right
December 30, 1896 (aged 35) Bagumbayan, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire.
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During which battle with the warriors of Lapulapu was Ferdinand Magellan killed?
Battle of Mactan
Battle of Quinga
Battle of Tirad Pass
Battle of Yultong
86% got this right
The Battle of Mactan was a fierce clash fought in the Philippines on 27 April 1521.
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Who was the Filipino General who is known as the hero of Tirad Pass?
Gregorio del Pilar
Andres Bonifacio
General Douglas MacArthur
Heneral Luna
59% got this right
Based on the story of Gregorio del Pilar, Philippines' youngest military general and hero in the battle of Tirad Pass.
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Who was the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth?
Manuel L. Quezon
Jose P. Laurel
Manuel Roxas
Sergio Osmena
76% got this right
He is the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth established under U.S. tutelage in 1935.
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On which island in the Central Philippines was Jose Rizal exiled?
Dapitan, Zamboanga
Binan, Laguna
Calamba, Laguna
Intramuros, Manila
29% got this right
Throughout his 4-year exile in Dapitan, Rizal kept very busy employing all his talents.
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What was the name given to the first batch of teachers who arrived in the Philippines from the United States?
The Thomasites
The Augustinians
The Dominicans
The Franiscans
44% got this right
600 American teachers, known as Thomasites, arrived in the Philippines aboard the US Army Transport Thomas.
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Arrange the following from oldest to latest according to the time of being proclaimed as President of the Philippines.
1.
Emilio Aguinaldo
2.
Manuel L. Quezon
3.
Ramon Magsaysay
4.
Ferdinand Marcos
86% got this right
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Which country occupied the Philippines during World War II?
Japan
America
German
Spain
63% got this right
During World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. This occupation lasted from 1942 to 1945.
