Statistics for History of the Philippines

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What European country colonized the Philippines?	Spain	95%
What country occupied the Philippines in 1942?	Japan	92%
What Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach to the Philippines and died in the in 1521?	Ferdinand Magellan	89%
What Philippine boxer has been the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing?	Manny Pacquiao	89%
What WWII general famously promised to return to the Philippines?	Douglas MacArthur	83%
What country did the Philippines war against between 1899–1902?	United States	82%
What type of natural disaster struck the Philippines in 2013?	Typhoon	80%
What former first lady and known to be a shoe collector and imported giraffes?	Imelda Marcos	77%
What president has been criticized by United Nations human rights experts that extrajudicial killings had increased since his election in 2016?	Rodrigo Duterte	74%
On which of the islands of the Philippines did he die in 1521?	Cebu	73%
What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1991?	Mount Pinatubo	72%
Who was the president of the Philippines during World War II? (Hint: The most populous city in Metro Milan is named after him)	Manuel L. Quezon	67%
After what saint is the university with the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia named?	Santo {Tomas}	52%
What regional organization was founded by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in 1976?	ASEAN	51%
What short singer recorded "Pyramid" and appeared on "Glee"?	Charice	39%
In what city has the vigilante group of DDS supposedly been active since the 1990s?	Davao	39%
By what boxer was Joe Frazier defeated in October 1, 1975 in Manila?	Muhammad Ali	37%
What has famously been illegal in the Philippines since 1950? (It is the only country where it is illegal besides Vatican City)	Divorce	35%
What nickname was given to the final match they fought?	{Thrilla} in Manila	26%
On what island did the above land on when he first arrived?	Samar	22%