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History of the Philippines

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What iconic mode of transportation in the Philippines, was originally made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