1) Who was the first Filipino recording artist? a) Imelda Papin        b) Pilita Corales        c) Margi Moran        d) Maria Carpena

2) Who founded the la Liga Filipina?        a) Andres Bonifacio        b) Jose Rizalc) Emilio Aguinaldo        d)  Emilio Jacinto

3) What is the first word of the 1987 Philipppine

Constitution?        a) I        b) We c) The        d) People

4) Who was the first Miss Philippines?        a) Margi Moran        b) Mirriam Quiambao        c) Evangeline Castro d) Gloria Diaz

5) Who was the first Filipino Olympian?        a) Paeng Nepomuceno        b) David Nepomuceno c) Akiko Thompson        d) Efren Bata Reyes

6) Whose last words were "It is done!"        a) Ninoy Aquino        b) Andres Bonifacio        c) Manuel Quezon        d) Jose Rizal

7) Who designed the Rizal Monument?        a) Carlos Nicoli        b) Antonio Luna        c) David Antel        d) Richard Kissling

8) In 1851, the first commercial bank in the Philippines and the far East, was established.

What is the present name of this bank?        a) Bank of the Philippine Islands b) Banco de las islas Filipinas        c) Bangko Central ng Pilipinas        d) Far East bank

9) She was the first woman member of the

Katipunan(July 1893).        a) Marina Dizon

b) Segunda Katigbak        c) Gregoria de Jesus        d) Gabriela Silang

10) After the death of her husband Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus was later married to

whom?        a) Felipe Calderon        b) Julio Nakpilc) Jose Calugas        d) Franciso Trinidad

11) Who was the last Sultan of Sulu?        a) Haji Butu        b) Sultan Kudarat        c) Jamalul Kiram IId) Abu Bakr        e)  (your answer) Tarhata Kiram

12) The first woman to top the Philippine BAR

Examination.        a) Josefa Diokno        b) Geronima Pecson        c) Tina Munoz Palma        d) Tecla San Andres Ziga

13) He was also known as Hermano Pule.        a) Apolinario de la Cruzb) Juan Arellano        c) Aurelio Tolentino        d) Pedro Feced

14) Who was the chief advisor of Gen. Emilio

Aguinaldo?        a) Pedro Paterno        b) Jose Rizal       c) Apolinario Mabinid) Felipe Calderon

15) The first political party in the Philippines organized on December 23, 1900 by wealthy

Filipino illustrados.        a) Nacionalista Party        b) Federal Party c) Liberal Pary        d) Partido Nacional Progresibo

16) What is the pseudonym used by Pedro Feced? a) Hermano Pule       b) Quioquiapc) Laong Laan        d) Plaridel

17) Who was called "The First Filipino Diplomat”?

a) Miguel Cuaderno        b) Felipe Calderon        c) Felipe Agoncillod) Robert Cortez

18) Who was the leader of the Cavite Mutiny, the first huelga (labor strike) recorded in the

Philippines?        a) Francisco la Madrid    b) Macliing Dulag        c) Rafael de Izquerdo        d) Patricio Montojo

19) The first president of the Katipunan.       a) Deodato Arellano b) Teodoro Agoncillo        c) Juan Arellano        d) Andres Bonifacio

20) The first Sulu-United States Treaty concluded on August 20,1899 allowing American presence in

Sulu. a) Murphy Treaty        b) Bates Treaty c) Jones Treaty        d) Forbes Treaty

21) Who was the first Filipino president (1915-

1920) of the University of the Philippines?        a) Jesus Villamor b) Jesus Calderon        c) Jose Palma        d) Jose Avelino

22) He founded the Socialist Party of the Philippines in 1929, which merged with the older

Communist Party of the Philippines(PKP) in 1939. a) Jose Abad Santos        b) Luis Taruc        c) Casto Alejandrino        d) Pedro Abad Santos

23) Who was the first woman councilor of Manila?

a) Geronima Pecson        b) Carmen Planasc) Vivian Zapanta        d) Marcela Ocampo

1) One of the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so-called "Tagalog

Republic".        a) Gregorio del Pilar        b) Miguel Malvar        c) Macario Sakay d) Manuel Tinio

2) She is one of Filipino heroines. After her husband died, she continued the war against

Spain, was caught and hanged.        a) Gabriela Silang b) Leonor Rivera        c) Gregoria de Jesus        d) Teodora Alonso

3) Who was the Great Dissenter?        a) Camilo Osias        b) Manuel Roxas Jr        c) Claro M. Rectod) Eulogio Rodriguez

4) After the Negritos, what was the second group of people who migrated by sea to the Philippines

3,000 to 8,000 years ago?        a) Indonesians b) Chinese        c) Malays        d) Indians

5) What is considered the earliest form of writing

in the Philippines?        a) Alibata b) Balitaw        c) Roman alphabet        d) Abakada

6) Who first introduced the Islamic religion in the

Philippines?        a) Idi Amin        b) Mahdum c) Abu Bakr        d) Rajah Baginda

7) Who commanded a large Chinese fleet, sent by Emperor Yung Lo of the Ming dynasty in 1402 to trade with the country at the same time establish

colonies along the coast towns of the archipelago? a) Cheng Ho b) Ko ch'a-lao        c) Chau-ju-kua        d) Lucio Tan

8)  What province was in the earlier times became known far and wide as the "provincia de

Comintang"?  a) Bataan        b) Laguna        c) Batanga d) Isabela

9) Where was the landing spot of the 10 Bornean datus who had escaped (along with their families)

from the rule of their sultan, Makatunaw of

Borneo?        a) Palo, Leyte        b) Homonhon, Samar        c) San Joaquin, Panay Island d) Puerto Princesa, Palawan

10) What was the first book published in the

Philippines?        a) Noli Me Tangere        b) Doctrina Christianac) Pasiong Mahal        d) Barlaam e Josaphat

11) Who fought the Spanish government because the government did not give a formal funeral

ceremony for his brother?        a) Macario Sacay        b) Andres Bonifacio        c) Diego Silang        d) Francisco Dagohoy

12) During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a Filipino president was appointed by

the Japanese. Who was he?        a) Ramon Magsaysay        b) Jose P. Laurel Sr c) Sergio Osmena        d) Josefino Cotas Sr.

13) Which of these was a US president during the

"American Era" in the Philippines?        a) Franklin Rooseveltb) George Bush        c) George Washington        d) Abraham Lincoln

14) On 1901, an institution was established by the Americans for aspiring educators. What is the

present name of this institution?        a) Philippine Normal Universityb) Siliman University        c) University of the Philippines        d) National Teachers' College

15) From which language is the Filipino

vernacular largely derived?        a) Kapampangan        b) Cebuano        c) Tagalogd) Pangasinense

16) What place in the Philippines is also known as

the "walled city"?       

a) Fort Santiago        b) Plaza Miranda        c) Intramurosd) Luneta

17) What act is also known as the "Martial Law"

act?        a) Article 6 Section 14 of the 1973 Constitution        b)  (your answer) R.A. 274        c) R.A. 1081 - correct answer        d) Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S. 1974

18) What kind of a settlement did Manila grow

from in the 16th century?        a) Muslim b) Spanish        c) Visayan        d) English

19) Considered the oldest sports complex in Asia, in what year was the Rizal Memorial Sports

Complex built?        a) 1893        b) 1834        c) 1934d) 1920

20) What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the

Battle of Manila?        a) Cathedral of the Child Jesus        b) San Agustin Church c) Manila Cathedral        d) Quiapo Church

21) Which church is the only gothic style church

in Asia?        a) San Agustin Church        b) Quiapo Church        c) Manila Cathedral        d) San Sebastian Church

22) At what point do all the measurements in

Manila begin?        a) the Rizal Park Monument flagpole b) the National Museums flagpole        c) the National Librarys flagpole        d) the Quirino Grandstand flagpole

23) In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in____by British invaders, not

Americans        a) 1785        b) 1762

c) 1705        d) 1810

24) USA bought the Philippines from Spain in____. a) 1898  b) 1885        c) 1899        d) 1872

25) Los Angeles, California was co-founded in

1781 by a Filipino named___________.        a) Juan Lopez        b) Antonio Miranda Rodriguez c) Reynadlo Reyes        d) Manny Pacman

26) The one-chip video camera was first made by

Marc Loinaz a Filipino inventor from New Jersey. a) True b) False

27) Who was the first ever international Grandmaster from Asia who won at the Chess

Olympiad in Nice, France in 1974.        a) Antonio Rojas        b) Eugenio Torre c) Abelardo Aguilar        d) Eduardo Torres

28) Who was the Filipino-American dancer who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT in the state of

California? a) Janice Monteverde        b) Joyce Monteverdec) Carmen Rodriguez        d) Maricel Reyes

29) Who is first Filipino-American in US Congress

was Virginia Representative?        a) Robert Cortez-Scottb) Ronaldo Guiterez        c) Efren Fernandez        d) Mike Dizon

30) Founded in 1595 by Spaniards, the_________, Philippines is older than Harvard and is the oldest

university in Asia.        a) University of Santo Thomas        b) University of San Carlos c) University of the Philippines        d) Letran

1) Who led the charge of the Light Brigade? a) The Marquis of Anglesey       

b) The Earl of Lucan c) The earl of Cardigan

2) The Young Italy movement was founded by what Italian nationalist in 1833?        a) Garibaldi        b) Cavour        c) Mazzini

3) Which of the following orders was founded as part of the Catholic revival of the sixteenth century? a) Capuchins        b) Augustinians c) Cistercians

4) In February, which country was devastated

by massive floods?        a) Mozambiqueb) Chile        c) Poland        d) Uganda

5) In what country have 12-year-old twins Luther and Johnny Htoo formed God's Army of the Holy Mountain, a guerilla group who have

killed soldiers and captured a hospital?        a) Columbia        b) Cambodia        c) Myanmar (known as Burma) d) Vietnam

6) Apple computers first appeared in which

decade?        a) 1960's        b) 1970'sc) 1980's        d) 1990's

7)  What year did Columbus "discover"

Jamaica?        a) 1497 b) 1532        c) 1610        d) 1756

8) When the Roman Empire was thriving, how

many years did the average Roman live?        a) 48        b) 65        c) 36        d) 22

9)  What wiped out the inhabitants of the

ancient Roman city Pompeii?       

a)  Influenza        b) A volcanic eruptionc) Locusts        d) War

10)  Which of the following leaders of the

Americas spent the longest time in power?        a) Lyndon Johnson       b) George Washington        c) John F Kennedy        d) Manuel Noriega        e) Fidel Castro

11) The Peloponnesian war was fought

between Athens and:        a) Rome        b) Spartac) Crete        d) Nazi

12)  In 1991, The Soviet Union admitted that: a) its flag had been flying upside down at the Kremlin for the past 10 years.        b) the assassination of J.F. Kennedy has been a national conspiracy.        c)  its clocks had been off by one hour for the past 61 years d) the amount of counterfeit money in circulation exceeded real currency.

13) Who was Josephine de Beauharnais?        a) Napoleon's wifeb) The first enlightened despot of Russia       c) One of Henry VIII's unfortunate wives        d) Hitler's mistress

14) Friedrich Engels collaborated:        a) with Hitler on the rise of Nazism.        b) with Karl Marx on "The Communist Manifesto".c) with Andy Warhol on his paintings.        d) with Mahatma Gandhi on conceptualizing peace

15) Who is the the Greek goddess of wisdom,

war, the arts, industry, justice and skill?        a) Arachne        b) Persephone        c) Athenad) Hera

16) Where is the home of the Greek gods?        a) The Aegean Sea        b) Athens, Greece        c) Mt Olympus d) The island of Santorini

17) According to Greek legend, who was the

first woman on earth?        a) Athena        b) Calliope        c) Pandora d) Hera

18) Who had a face that "launched a thousand

ships?"        a) Medusa        b) Helen of Troy c) Cleopatra        d) Hera

19)  In Roman mythology the god of War is: a) Mars b) Atlas        c) Apollo        d) Jupiter

20) Where did the Russian submarine the Kursk sink?        a) Barents Sea b) Kara Sea       c) Black sea        d) Laptev Sea        e) East Siberian Sea