| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What European country colonized the Philippines? | Spain | 99%
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| What country occupied the Philippines between 1942–1945? | Japan | 96%
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| What country did the Philippines fight a war against between 1899–1902? | United States | 92%
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| What circumnavigator landed in the Philippines and died there in 1521? | Ferdinand Magellan | 88%
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| What Filipino boxer has been the world's only 8-division champion in boxing history? | Manny Pacquiao | 88%
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| What WWII general famously promised to return to the Philippines? | Douglas MacArthur | 86%
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| What dictator ruled for 20 years, his wife collected shoes and his son became president? | Ferdinand Marcos | 86%
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| What former populist president encouraged citizens to kill drug dealers? | Rodrigo Duterte | 76%
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| What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1991? | Mount Pinatubo | 74%
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| What type of natural disaster struck the Philippines in 1991 and 2013? | Typhoon | 74%
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| Who succeeded him as the first female president after the People Power Revolution? | Corazon Aquino | 72%
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| What Philippine national hero was executed in 1896? | José Rizal | 65%
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| What iconic mode of transportation in the Philippines, was originally made from surplus military vehicles after the WWII? | {Jeep}ney | 61%
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| Who was the president of the Philippines during the World War II? | Manuel L. Quezon | 56%
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| What regional organization was founded by the Philippines and four of itsSoutheast Asian neighbours in 1976? | ASEAN | 51%
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| On what island did that president declare martial law i 2017? | Mindanao | 50%
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| Which two boxers fought in a match called, "Thrilla in Manila", on October 1, 1975? | Muhammad Ali | 46%
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| What is the largest naval battle in history (according to some), which took place in the Philippines during the WWII? | Battle of {Leyte} Gulf | 35%
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| Which two boxers fought in a match called, "Thrilla in Manila", on October 1, 1975? | Joe Frazier | 26%
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| The world's first of these opened in Bologna in 1088, and Asia's first opened in Manila in 1611. What is it? | University | 26%
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