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Manila City Trivia

Can you answer these questions about the city of Manila, Philippines?
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What island is Manila located on?
Luzon
What city in Metro Manila has a greater population than Manila itself?
Quezon City
What country founded Manila and controlled it for 327 years until 1898?
Spain
What country ruled Manila through most of 1898–1946?
United States
What is by far the most common religion in Manila?
Catholicism
Who defeated boxer Joe Frazier after 14 rounds in the 1975 "Thrilla in Manila"?
Muhammad Ali
The neighborhood of Binondo is considered the world's oldest what?
Chinatown
What is the historic walled city in Manila called?
Intramuros
What Filipino national hero was executed in Manila in 1896?
José Rizal
What Filipino nationalist organization was founded by Andrés Bonifacio and others?
Katipunan
What is the most popular mode of public transportation in Manila?
Jeepney
Of all cities in the world, what does Manila have the highest density of?
People
What volcano, located 90 kilometers northwest of Manila, had a massive eruption in 1991?
Mount Pinatubo
What country killed over 100,000 Filipino citizens in the Manila Massacre?
Japan
At what large lake does the Pasig River start?
Laguna de Bay
What was Ketsana, which struck Manila in 2009?
a Typhoon
What is the only city in Southeast Asia with a higher urban population than Manila?
Jakarta
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