Q 01/05

In which Philippine province was Manny Pacquiao born?

A) Cebu

B) South Cotabato

C) Davao del Sur

D) Bukidnon

Answer · why

D) Bukidnon

He was born in Kibawe on Mindanao and raised in General Santos further south on the same island.

Q 02/05

In which city was Manny Pacquiao raised?

A) Cebu City

B) General Santos

C) Davao City

D) Zamboanga

Answer · why

B) General Santos

He began boxing in a park there after six months of training in his uncle's makeshift home gym.

Q 03/05

At what age did Pacquiao move to Manila and live on the streets?

A) 14

B) 15

C) 16

D) 18

Answer · why

A) 14

He worked construction and had to choose between eating and sending money home to his mother.

Q 04/05

Which 1990 fight did Pacquiao say 'changed my life forever' when he watched it with his uncle?

A) Leonard vs. Hagler

B) Tyson vs. Holyfield

C) Chávez vs. Taylor

D) Douglas vs. Tyson

Answer · why

D) Douglas vs. Tyson

His maternal uncle Sardo Mejia introduced him to boxing at 12 and started training him at home.

Q 05/05

In which weight class did Pacquiao make his professional debut in January 1995?

A) Bantamweight

B) Flyweight

C) Featherweight

D) Junior flyweight

Answer · why

D) Junior flyweight

He was 16 and weighed around 106 pounds; he would go on to win titles all the way up to 154.