Q 01/05

In which city is the Sinulog Festival centered?

A) Cebu

B) Manila

C) Iloilo

D) Davao

Answer · why

A) Cebu

It is the core of the country's Santo Niño celebrations and drew over 5.2 million people in 2026.

Q 02/05

On which day is Sinulog held each year?

A) First Sunday of January

B) Fourth Sunday of January

C) Third Sunday of January

D) Last Sunday of February

Answer · why

C) Third Sunday of January

Dinagyang in Iloilo follows a week later on the fourth Sunday.

Q 03/05

The word Sinulog comes from a Cebuano word for what?

A) Holy child

B) Water current

C) Drumbeat

D) Candle flame

Answer · why

B) Water current

The forward-backward dance steps imitate the flow of a river.

Q 04/05

Which religious image do Sinulog, Ati-Atihan and Dinagyang all honor?

A) The Black Nazarene

B) Our Lady of Peñafrancia

C) San Isidro Labrador

D) The Santo Niño

Answer · why

D) The Santo Niño

The Child Jesus image in Cebu was reportedly left by Magellan's expedition in 1521.

Q 05/05

Who discovered the Santo Niño image in a burning hut when Legazpi's expedition arrived in 1565?

A) Ferdinand Magellan

B) Rajah Humabon

C) Andrés de Urdaneta

D) Juan Camus

Answer · why

D) Juan Camus

Augustinian friars built a church on the spot, now the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño.