Q 01/05

What is the capital city of the Philippines?

A) Quezon City

B) Davao City

C) Manila

D) Cebu City

Answer · why

C) Manila

Manila is the capital. Founded as the Spanish colonial capital in 1571, it ceded the title to Quezon City from 1948 to 1976 before regaining it.

Q 02/05

Which European country colonized the Philippines for over 300 years?

A) Portugal

B) Netherlands

C) Spain

D) Great Britain

Answer · why

C) Spain

Miguel López de Legazpi began the colonisation in 1565, and until 1821 the islands were governed from Mexico City as part of New Spain.

Q 03/05

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, a UNESCO site, lies in which mountain range?

A) Sierra Madre

B) Saint Paul

C) Cordillera Central

D) Zambales

Answer · why

B) Saint Paul

The river flows beneath the Saint Paul Mountain Range on Palawan's northern coast; the park was inscribed by UNESCO in 1999 and later voted one of the...

Q 04/05

What animal is widely recognized as the national animal of the Philippines?

A) Philippine Eagle

B) Carabao

C) Tamaraw

D) Tarsier

Answer · why

B) Carabao

The carabao, the domesticated water buffalo that ploughs rice fields, is popularly regarded as the national animal, though no law has ever declared on...

Q 05/05

Approximately how many islands make up the Philippine archipelago?

A) 3,500

B) 5,000

C) 9,000

D) 7,600

Answer · why

D) 7,600

The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of approximately 7,641 islands, though the exact number can fluctuate slightly due to high and low tides.