Q 01/05

On which island of the Philippines does Manila stand?

A) Cebu

B) Mindanao

C) Luzon

D) Palawan

Answer · why

C) Luzon

Luzon's Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 and sent so much sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere that global temperatures fell by about half a degree Cels...

Q 02/05

Which river flows through the middle of Manila, dividing it north and south?

A) Cagayan

B) Pasig

C) Agno

D) Marikina

Answer · why

B) Pasig

A 2003 report called it one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

Q 03/05

Which city is the most populous in the Philippines, with more people than the capital, Manila?

A) Cebu City

B) Makati

C) Davao City

D) Quezon City

Answer · why

D) Quezon City

Quezon City became the University of the Philippines' home in 1949, after the university outgrew its cramped campus in Manila and moved to open land i...

Q 04/05

Which Spanish conquistador founded Spanish Manila in 1571?

A) Ruy López de Villalobos

B) Juan de Salcedo

C) Ferdinand Magellan

D) Miguel López de Legazpi

Answer · why

D) Miguel López de Legazpi

Miguel López de Legazpi did not capture Maynila himself: his field commander Martín de Goiti took it by force in 1570, a year before Legazpi arrived t...

Q 05/05

Which rajah ruled Maynila alongside his uncle when Spanish forces attacked it in 1570?

A) Rajah Humabon

B) Rajah Sulayman

C) Lakandula

D) Lapu-Lapu

Answer · why

B) Rajah Sulayman

Rajah Sulayman made peace with the Spanish in 1571, and they built their colonial city of Manila on the very site of his fortified settlement.