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What Philippine boxer has been the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing?
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Manny Pacquiao
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What WWII general famously promised to return to the Philippines?
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Douglas MacArthur
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What European country colonized the Philippines?
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Spain
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What Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach to the Philippines and died in the in 1521?
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Ferdinand Magellan
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On what island did the above land on when he first arrived?
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Samar
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On which of the islands of the Philippines did he die in 1521?
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Cebu
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What country did the Philippines war against between 1899–1902?
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United States
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What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1991?
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Mount Pinatubo
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What country occupied the Philippines in 1942?
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Japan
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Who was the president of the Philippines during World War II? (Hint: The most populous city in Metro Milan is named after him)
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Manuel L. Quezon
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What former first lady and known to be a shoe collector and imported giraffes?
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Imelda Marcos
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What type of natural disaster struck the Philippines in 2013?
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Typhoon
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What president has been criticized by United Nations human rights experts that extrajudicial killings had increased since his election in 2016?
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Rodrigo Duterte
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What has famously been illegal in the Philippines since 1950? (It is the only country where it is illegal besides Vatican City)
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Divorce
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By what boxer was Joe Frazier defeated in October 1, 1975 in Manila?
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Muhammad Ali
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What nickname was given to the final match they fought?
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Thrilla in Manila
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What regional organization was founded by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in 1976?
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ASEAN
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After what saint is the university with the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia named?
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Santo Tomas
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What short singer recorded "Pyramid" and appeared on "Glee"?
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Charice
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In what city has the vigilante group of DDS supposedly been active since the 1990s?
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Davao
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