HEKASI QUIZ BEE REVIEWER Lt.

Taviel de Andrade

Who's Who in Philippine History Fr. Jose Burgos

Sergeant Lamadrid
1. Who led the longest revolt in the Philippines during the Spanish times?
Palaris Gen. Mariano Noriel

Francisco Dagohoy

Rajah Sulayman

4. Who wrote the "Kartilla", considered the 'bible' of the Katipunan movement?
Tamblot
Valentin Diaz

Apolinario Mabini

Emilio Jacinto
2. Who was the Spanish governor-general who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to
Dapitan?
Andres Bonifacio
Gov. Gen .Camilo de Polavieja

Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol

Gov. Gen . Carlos Maria dela Torre

5. Who created the designs for the Philippine national flag?
Gov. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes Emilio Aguinaldo

Apolinario Mabini

Marcela Agoncillo

3. What was the name of the Filipino soldier who led the Cavite Mutiny of 1872? Julian Felipe

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 Alvaro Saavedra

6. Who was the last general of the Filipino-American revolution to surrender to the Diego Barbosa
Americans?
Simeon Ola Ferdinand Magellan

Artemio Ricarte

Miguel Malvar
9. What was the name of Diego Silang's wife, who continued the revolt against the Spaniards in
Cornelio Felizardo the Ilocos region after Diego's death?
Gabriela

Manuela

Geronima

7. Which of the following former presidents died in a plane crash? Luciana

Ferdinand Marcos

Emilio Aguinaldo

Carlos Garcia 10. Who was the hero of the Battle at Tirad Pass?
Diego Silang
Ramon Magsaysay
Macario Sakay

Gregorio del Pilar

8. Who named the country 'Islas de San Lazaro'? Antonio Luna

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

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The Philipppines' Greatest Hero: Uncovered Gertude Beckette

1. The Rizal family had 11 siblings, of whom Rizal was the seventh. One of his siblings died Leonor Rivera
early and is said to have been Rizal's 'first sorrow'. Who was this sibling?
Narcisa Segunda Katigbak

Saturnia

Lucia
4. When Rizal decided to travel to Europe, specifically Spain, in order to study medicine he
Concepcion also had another aim. What is it?
To form small revolutionary groups

To gather material for novels

2. When Rizal excelled as a top student at Ateneo de Manila, a school administered by the To study socialism
Jesuit priests, he loved reading books and novels. Among other books, he read a novel by
Alexander Dumas. This was the first novel that he really loved. What was it? To observe European culture
The Three Musketeers

The Fencing Master

Le Captaine Paul

The Count of Monte Cristo

5. When he traveled to Japan, Rizal met a girl named
Seiko Usui, also known as O-Sei-San. If he had not
had any patriotic mission, he could have married her.
A year after Rizal's execution (1897), Seiko married
Alfred Charlton. What was Charlton's job?
3. While at the Ateneo, Rizal met his first love. She was a pretty fourteen-year old Batangueña.
Who was she?
Leonor Valenzuela

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 Chemist Edward Boustead

Engineer Valentin Ventura

Soldier

Teacher
8. Rizal traveled to Biarritz in France, where he had an affair with a Protestant girl. This girl
wanted Rizal to become a Protestant, like herself. As a Catholic, Rizal declined her request,
and this resulted in Rizal's early departure. This girl was Gertude Beckette.
True
6. When "Noli Me Tangere", Rizal's most famous novel, was first published, a priest
masterminded its banning. This priest is the subject of Rizal's "Por Telefono in Paris". Who False
was this priest?
Fr. Pedro Payo

Fr. Antonio Piernavieja

9. At the time of his trip in Europe, Rizal published "El Filibusterismo" in Ghent, Belgium. He
Fr. Salvador Font was so glad about the printing but his funds were extremely low and he had to leave the
printing half-done. Joy turned to despair and Rizal was about to burn the novel ... Then a hero
Fr. Gregorio Echivarria came to his aid and the printing resumed. Who was this hero?
Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Dr. Maximo Viola

7. Dr. Jose Rizal traveled to Madrid in 1890 and discovered his "bitter enemy of the pen". This Valentin Ventura
enemy was an editor of a newspaper named "La Epoca". In an article he wrote, he repeatedly
maligned Rizal's family. Who was this "bitter enemy? Dr. Antonio Regidor
Ferdinand Blumentritt

Wenceslao Retana

10. During his exile at Dapitan in Zamboanga (following the publication of "Noli Me

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Tangere") Rizal indulged what a biographer has called "his only vice". What was it? Juan Luna
All of these
Andres Bonifacio went there himself
Wine
Deodato Arellano
Lottery
Dr. Pio Valenzuela
Women

13. Rizal's exile was over he was and turned over to the officials of Manila for his "last days".
Meanwhile, a Governor General brought more mayhem to the Philippines than its predecessor.
11. During his exile in Dapitan, Rizal met someone claiming to a cousin or relative of his. He This Governor General signed the order for Rizal's execution. Who was he?
was actually a friar's spy seeking a way of ruining Rizal legally. This spy has been identified as
P.M. Given that M stands for Mercado, what does the P stand for? Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol
Pablo
Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco
Paciano
Gov. Gen. Camilio Polavieja
Pedro
Gov. Gen. Primo de Rivera
Pio

14. At the time Rizal's final hours at Fort Santiago, a fortress near Pasig City, he handed one of
his sisters a lamp which contained his last poem, "Mi Ultimo Adios". He whispered to her in
English, "There is something inside." Who was this sister?
Olimpia

12. While Rizal was still in exile, the Katipunan, an organization founded by Andres Bonifacio, Trinidad
planned a bloody revolution against the Spaniards. In order to inform Rizal, Bonifacio sent an
emissary to Dapitan. Who was he?

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 Paciano Sanskrit

Josefa Malayo-Polynesian

Mandarin

Arabic
15. Dr. Jose Rizal, when a medical student at Madrid, predicted that he would die on
December 30. 3. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
True Alibata

False Balitaw

Roman alphabet

Pre-Colonial Philippine History Abakada

"What was life in the Philippines before the coming of the Spaniards? Find out by 4. Who first introduced the Islamic religion in the Philippines?
taking this quiz. I hope you enjoy it."
Makhdum
1. After the Negritos, what was the second group of people who migrated by sea to the
Philippines 3,000 to 8,000 years ago? Abu Bakr
Indians
Idi Amin
Malays
Rajah Baguinda
Arabs
5. Who commanded a large Chinese fleet, sent by Emperor Yung Lo of the Ming dynasty in
Indonesians 1402 to trade with the country at the same time establish colonies along the coast towns of the
archipelago?
Lucio Tan
2. Foreign influences were evident on most aspects of Filipino culture - the Philippine
languages, for example. Now, from which Asian language do these words came from, 'alam',
'hukom', and 'salamat'?

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 Chau-ju-kua Sidapa

Cheng Ho Lalahon

Ko ch'a-lao Bathalya

Bathala
6. What province was in the earlier times became known far and wide as the 'provincia de
Comintang'?
Laguna

Bataan
9. While most of the children of the ancient times were taught at home, there existed formal
Isabela schools in the Panay Island of Visayas. What were these schools called?
sonat
Batangas
bothoan

7. Marriage among the Filipinos in the past was long and complicated. You had to render
services to the prospective bride's family, for example, by chopping wood or fetching water barangay
from a 'balon' for days or months or years! If you were lucky enough to be accepted, what did
you call of the gift you were required to give to the girl's parents? paaralan
Bigay-suhol

Bigay-suso

Bigay-ginto 10. Where was the landing spot of the 10 Bornean datus who had escaped (along with their
families) from the rule of their sultan, Makatunaw of Borneo?
Bigay-kaya Homonhon, Samar

San Joaquin, Panay Island

Puerto Princesa, Palawan

8. Who was the Supreme Being of the ancient Filipinos who, they believed, had created the
universe?

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 Palo, Leyte Pampanga Revolt

Manila Revolt

Tamblot Revolt

The Philippines under Spanish Rule

1. The Hispanic Period had started in the Philippines in 1500s. Who was the first Governor of 4. Which one of these Philippine revolts during the Hispanic period lasted longest?
the Philippines? Palaris Revolt
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
Camerino Revolt
Ferdinand Magellan
Parang and Upay Revolt
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Dagohoy Revolt
Philip II of Spain

5. In 1762-1763 the most popular revolt took place in Ilocos. Diego and Gabriela Silang had
2. For how many years did Spanish rule last in the Philippines? defended Ilocos from the Spanish authorities. Identify the relationship of the Silangs.
Answer: (ranges from 300 to 350 years) brother and sister

they were not related

parent and child

3. Raja Lakandula and Raja Sulayman revolted against Governor Guido de Lavezaris,
husband and wife
because of the abuses by the Spaniards. What is the revolt called?
Isneg Revolt

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6. The Religious Revolt of Hermano Pule had took seventeen months to quell. The root of this Pen
revolt came from this kind of order The one, this author described was a
___________________________. Swords and Knives
Religious Order

Government Order

Business Order 9. Jose Rizal and other Illustrados (Spanish for Filipino intellectuals) had established this
group of propaganda writers. The name of this progressive society newspaper against Spain
Personal Order was _______________.
Answer: (2 words, English translation is also

accepted)

7. Which of these priests was executed by Governor-General Rafael de Izuquierdo in 1872?

Jacinto Zamora
10. July 1892: La Liga Filipina (Spanish for "The Philippine League") was established by Dr.
Jose Rizal in Tondo, Manila.
Mariano Gomez
True
all of them were executed
False
Jose Apolonio Burgos

11. Andres Bonifacio talked personally to Rizal during the later's exile in Dapitan.
8. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal is Philippines' national hero because of his large contribution to Yes
independence during the 19th century. What was his main weapon against the Spaniards?
Religion No

Guns

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12. Filipinos remembered Dr. Jose Rizal as the patriot of the masses. He was executed by the Batangas
Spanish authorities in Luneta (Bagumbayan by then), Manila in December 30, 1896. Which of
these capital punishments was used to execute him? Laguna

Garrote Cavite

Live burial

Guillotine
15. The Spanish-American War brought an end to Spanish rule. In May 1898, the Americans,
Shooting under Commodore George Dewey won "The Battle of ______ ______".
Batangas Bay

Laguna Bay

13. The massive raid in the printing press of "Diario de Manila" (Spanish for "The Newspaper Bacoor Bay
of Manila") had alarmed the Katipunan members due to the arrest of their several comrades.
After the second general meeting, these men decided to tear up this important document. Manila Bay
Which of these was it?
address books

all of these "This quiz is concerned with Philippine history ."

birth or baptismal certificate 1. One of the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so-called
'Tagalog Republic'
residence certificates Miguel Malvar

Macario Sakay

Manuel Tinio
14. The Tejeros Convention happened in which Philippine province?
Manila Gregorio del Pilar

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 Ernesto Maceda

2. She is a Filipino heroine. After her husband died, she continued the war against Spain, was Marcelo Fernan
caught and hanged.
Gregoria de Jesus

Teodora Alonso
5. Who is generally acknowledged as the first President of the Philippines?
Leonor Rivera
Emilio Aguinaldo

Gabriela Silang
Manuel Quezon

Andres Bonifacio

Manuel Roxas
3. Who was the 'Great Dissenter'?
Claro M. Recto

Eulogio Rodriguez
6. Who excommunicated Fr. Gregorio Aglipay?
Manuel Roxas Jr
Santos

Camilo Osias
Norzaleda

Sin

Vidal
4. Who is the former Senate President who came from Abra?
Ferdinand Marcos

Quintin Paredes
7. Where was the Rizal's novel 'Noli Mi Tangere' published?

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 Berlin Balangiga Rangers
Barcelona
Fire Brigade
Brussels

Paris

"The Republic of the Philippines was established after

8. Who is the Filipino historian who claimed that there was no Philippine history before the independence from Spain in 1898, and from the US in 1946.
execution of the three nationalists priests? Some of the events are related here. Good luck!"
Fidel Villaruel, OP
1. The First Republic of the Philippines was established during a war.
Gregorio Zaide Which one?
Philippine Revolution
Teodoro Agoncillo

Onofre Corpuz Spanish-American War

Philippine-American War

World War I

9. What is the name of Filipino armed contingent that helped the

Americans capture Aguinaldo?
Macabebe Scouts 2. Who won the first Philippine National Presidential Election?
Emilio Aguinaldo
Abu Sayyaf

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 Manuel Luis Quezon
5. This late lawyer-politician from Ilocos had served two Republics,
Bishop Gregorio Aglipay and the longest seated President of the Philippines. His name was
_____________________.
General Miguel Malvar Answer: (first name and last name

only)

3. During the World War II, the "Puppet Government" (Second

Republic) was set up in the Philippines during Japan's occupation of 6. This former Senator, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino was shot at Manila
the country. The name of the lawyer-politician appointed by the International Airport after seven years in exile. When did this
Japanese was Sergio Osmeña. assassination happened?
True 22nd of August 1982

False 20th of August 1985

23rd of August 1980

21st of August 1983

4. Manuel Roxas became the last Commonwealth President before
the Philippines gained independence from United States.
True

False
7. 1986: Three years after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino's death, the
battle cries of the nation had changed. The Filipinos protested in the
streets using prayers and flowers, instead of knives and guns. What
was the name of this revolution?

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 Answer: (2 or 3 words) Extortion of "jueteng" money

"Jose Velarde" account

Graft and corruption

8. Two significant events happened on this say in Philippine history:
1. The revolution ended when the former president and his family fled
to the United States.
2. Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel were sworn in as President
and Vice-President, respectively. 10. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the President after the 2001 People
Power Revolution, had also faced controversies regarding her
Which day was it? administration status. One of these was in regard to the elections in
1st May 1986 May 2004.
Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) Scandal
9th April 1985
Hello Garci Scandal
20th August 1985
National Broadband Network Scandal
25th February 1986
None of these

9. Former film actor-politician Joseph "Erap" Estrada was also

ousted by the following revolt of People Power, called EDSA 2 in 2001.
He faced the impeachment trial for which of these violations?
All of these are true

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 Results for Philippine Government History (The Republic)
1. The First Republic of the Philippines was established
during a war. Which one?
Your Answer: Philippine Revolution
The correct answer was Philippine-American War
Emilio Aguinaldo, the very first Philippine President, ruled from
1898 to 1901 in Malolos, Bulacan. The conflict between the
First Republic and the United States of America had started the
"Philippine-American War" or also called "Philippine
Insurrection". This war had lasted for three years (1899-1902).
33% of players have answered correctly.
2. Who won the first Philippine National Presidential
Election?
Your Answer: Emilio Aguinaldo
The correct answer was Manuel Luis Quezon
The first Philippine President of the Commonwealth and the
"Father of the Philippine language", Manuel L. Quezon (1935-
1944) was recognized by the US after the Philippines gained
self-government in 1916. He won the elections in 1935 against
First Republic President Emilio Aguinaldo and Bishop Gregorio
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Aglipay.
59% of players have answered correctly.
3. During the World War II, the "Puppet Government"
(Second Republic) was set up in the Philippines during
Japan's occupation of the country. The name of the
lawyer-politician appointed by the Japanese was Sergio
Osmeña.
Your Answer: False
1941-1945: World War II affected not only the Philippines but
also the Allied and Axis Powers around the world. Sergio
Osmeña was the First Vice President of the Philippines (1935-
1944) before he became the successor to Manuel L. Quezon,
who died of tuberculosis in New York.
Jose P. Laurel's presidency had put him in danger because of his
collaboration with the Japanese. He was selected by the National
Assembly to serve as the 3rd President of the Philippines, but he
was nearly shot.
65% of players have answered correctly.
4. Manuel Roxas became the last Commonwealth
President before the Philippines gained independence
from United States.
 Your Answer: True
The successor to Sergio Osmeña as the third and last
Commonwealth President, Manuel Roxas served the
Commonwealth for only 37 days (28th of May - 4th of July
1946). He became the President of the Third Republic of the
Philippines on July 4, 1946 until his death in 1948.
65% of players have answered correctly.
5. This late lawyer-politician from Ilocos had served
two Republics, and the longest seated President of the
Philippines. His name was _____________________.
Your Answer: Ferdinand Marcos
He served 21 years as the President until "People Power
Revolution" in February 1986. He was the 6th President of the
Third Republic (1969-1973), First Prime Minister/New Society
President (1978-1981), and also the First President of the 4th
Republic (1981-1986) of the Philippines.
76% of players have answered correctly.
6. This former Senator, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino was
shot at Manila International Airport after seven years in
exile. When did this assassination happened?
Your Answer: 21st of August 1983
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The late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino's death had shocked
the whole Philippines because of the assasination in Manila
Internation Airport. Almost 2 million people came to express
their condolences to his family. The 21st of August is now a
national holiday in the Philippines.
69% of players have answered correctly.
7. 1986: Three years after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino's
death, the battle cries of the nation had changed. The
Filipinos protested in the streets using prayers and
flowers, instead of knives and guns. What was the name
of this revolution?
Your Answer: EDSA Peoples Power Revolution
The correct answer was EDSA Revolution
Other accepted answers: People Power Revolution EDSA
1 People Power
Despite Marcos winning against Ninoy's widow, Corazon
Aquino, some of his supporters said that the results of the
February 7 snap election were unreliable because of
malpractice.
Two of the officials, former President Fidel Ramos (Vice Chief
of Staff of the Armed Forces) and Senator Juan Ponce Enrile
(Minister of Defense), had supported Ninoy's widow as the
victorious president. The late Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal
 Sin, had also supported these officials and called the nation to
Which day was it?
support the movement for change, via Radio Veritas.

58% of players have answered correctly. Your Answer: 25th February 1986

On the morning of February 25, 1986, Corazon Aquino and

8. Two significant events happened on this say in
Philippine history:
1. The revolution ended when the former president and
his family fled to the United States.
2. Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel were sworn in
as President and Vice-President, respectively.
Salvador Laurel took their oaths as President and Vice-President
on the same day in the Club Filipino, San Juan in the presence
of Supreme Court Associate Justice Claudio Teehankee.
President Marcos fled to the US on the same day and stayed in
exile until his death in 1989.

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