GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4.

True or false: Halloween originated as an

ancient Irish festival. True
1. Which country has the highest life
expectancy? Hong Kong 5. What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the
world? Mexico City
2. What is the most common surname in the
United States? Smith 6. Which country has the most islands? Sweden
(270,000)
3. Who was the Ancient Greek God of the
Sun? Apollo 7. In Australia, what is commonly known as a
bottle-o? An off-license/liquor store
4. How many minutes are in a full week? 10,080
8. In which U.S. state is the country's busiest
5. Aureolin is a shade of what color? Yellow
airport located? Georgia (Hartsfield-Jackson
6. How many faces does a Dodecahedron Atlanta International Airport)
have? 12
9. Which is the only continent with land in all four
7. What is the 4th letter of the Greek hemispheres? Africa
alphabet? Delta
10. Which river flows through the Grand
8. What company was initially known as "Blue Canyon? Colorado River
Ribbon Sports"? Nike
11. Where is Angel Falls, the world’s largest
9. What art form is described as "decorative waterfall, located? Venezuela
handwriting or handwritten
12. What is the state capital of New York? Albany
lettering"? Calligraphy
13. On which continent would you find the world’s
10. What software company is headquartered in
largest desert? Antarctica
Redmond, Washington? Microsoft
14. What is the capital of Ireland? Dublin
11. How many dots appear on a pair of dice? 42
15. What is the smallest U.S. state by area? Rhode
12. What is acrophobia a fear of? Heights
Island
13. December 26 is known by what names in
16. What is the tallest type of tree? Redwood
Ireland? Saint Stephen's Day
17. True or false: Holland is a region in The
14. What phone company produced the
Netherlands? True
3310? Nokia
18. What are the five Great Lakes? Superior,
15. What is the world’s largest retailer? Walmart
Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
16. Which day of the week does the Jewish Sabbath
19. How many European capitals does the Danube
begin? Friday
flow through? 4
17. What is a word, phrase, number, or other
20. Fill in the blanks: The capital of Bulgaria is
sequence of characters that reads the same
_ofi_. Sofia
backward as forward? Palindrome
21. What is the capital of Canada? Ottawa
18. What is the name of the Chinese philosophical
system that emphasizes harmony with 22. In what capital would you find The Little
nature? Taoism Mermaid statue? Copenhagen

GEOGRAPHY 23. On which continent would you find the city of

Baku? Asia
1. Where would you be if you were standing on the
Spanish Steps? Rome 24. What is the only flag that does not have four
sides? Nepal
2. What city is known as "The Eternal City"? Rome
25. How many stars are on the Chinese flag? 5
3. In which country would you find Mount
Kilimanjaro? Tanzania
 26. How many colors are used in the South African HISTORY
flag? 6
1. What was the name of the crime boss who was
27. What colors is the flag of the United head of the feared Chicago Outfit? Al Capone
Nations? Blue and white
2. What year was the United Nations
28. What country features a shipwreck on its established? 1945
national flag? Bermuda
3. What Renaissance artist is buried in Rome's
29. In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant Pantheon? Raphael
located? Ukraine
4. Who was the last Tsar of Russia? Nicholas II
30. Which is the only sea without any
5. Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the
coastlines? The Sargasso Sea
South Pole, but where was he from? Norway
31. What mountain range separates Europe and
6. Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants
Asia? The Ural Mountains
on the way to war with the Romans? Hannibal
SCIENCE
7. The Parthenon Marbles are controversially
1. How many elements are in the periodic located in what museum? The British Museum
table? 118
8. In what year did World War II end? 1945
2. Which planet in the Milky Way is the
9. Which famous historical document begins with
hottest? Venus
the words "We hold these truths to be self-
3. Who discovered that the Earth revolves around evident"? The Declaration of Independence
the sun? Nicolaus Copernicus
10. What event marked the end of the Roman
4. Which planet has the most moons? Saturn Empire in the West? The Fall of Rome

5. Which planet is closest to the sun? Mercury 11. Which ancient Chinese dynasty is often
considered the "golden age" of Chinese
6. Where is the strongest human muscle
civilization? Han Dynasty
located? Jaw
12. What Renaissance artist painted the Sistine
7. Which is the only body part that is fully grown
Chapel ceiling? Michelangelo
from birth? Eyes
13. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel
8. How many bones do we have in an ear? 3
Prize? Marie Curie
9. What scientific theory proposed that Earth
14. What was the name of the German military
revolves around the sun? Heliocentrism
strategy of rapid, overwhelming
10. What is the process by which plants convert attacks? Blitzkrieg
sunlight to energy? Photosynthesis
15. In what decade was the internet
11. What is the scientific theory that explains the created? 1960s
origin of the universe? The Big Bang Theory
16. What was the primary cause of the Great Irish
12. What is the name of the world's first artificial Famine? Potato blight
satellite? Sputnik 1
17. What was the name of the peace treaty that
13. What is the chemical element with the symbol ended World War I? Treaty of Versailles
Fe? Iron
18. What was the name of the first computer
14. What is the smallest unit of matter? Atom virus? Creeper

15. What is the outermost layer of the Earth’s 19. What was the name of the ancient Egyptian sun
atmosphere called? Exosphere god? Ra

16. What is the process by which a liquid changes 20. What was the code name for the Allied invasion
into a gas? Evaporation of Normandy? Operation Overlord
 21. Which powerful Mongol ruler conquered a vast 1. What does FIFA stand for in
empire stretching from Asia to Europe? Genghis English? International Federation of
Khan Association Football

FOOD & DRINK 2. Which country has won the most World
Cups? Brazil
1. Which country drinks the most coffee per
capita? Finland 3. Who was the world’s highest-paid athlete in
2023? Cristiano Ronaldo
2. How many measures of Gordon’s Gin are in a
Vesper (James Bond) martini? 3 4. In what city is the NFL Hall of Fame
located? Canton, Ohio
3. Cacio e pepe is a staple of what Italian city’s
cuisine? Rome 5. Simone Biles is famous for her skill in what
sport? Gymnastics
4. Where did sushi originate? Japan
6. Where does the Tour de France finish each
5. What is a Beaujolais? A type of red wine
year? Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris
6. Which of the following sauces is NOT
7. What do you call it when a bowler makes three
traditionally vegan: hoisin, Worcestershire,
strikes in a row? Turkey
mustard, or wasabi? Worcestershire
8. What was the first name of Argentinian soccer
7. What is the world’s best-selling stout
star Maradona? Diego
beer? Guinness
9. What height is a regulation NBA basket? 10 feet
8. What meat is used in a shepherd's pie? Lamb
/ 3.02 meters
9. What is the difference between brandy and
10. What is the national sport of Japan? Sumo
cognac? Cognac must come from the Cognac
wrestling
region of France
11. What sporting event has a strict dress code of
10. Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are types of
all white? Wimbledon
what fruit? Apples
ANIMALS
11. What is the main ingredient in
hummus? Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1. What is the world's fastest bird? Peregrine
falcon
12. What is the rarest and most expensive spice in
the world by weight? Saffron 2. What is a group of crows called? A murder

13. What cheese is traditionally made from the milk 3. How many hearts does an octopus have? Three
of a donkey? Pule
4. What is a group of pandas known as? An
14. What is the primary ingredient in the alcoholic embarrassment
beverage absinthe? Grand wormwood
5. What is the loudest animal on Earth? Sperm
15. What is the process of adding yeast to dough to whale
create carbon dioxide bubbles? Fermentation
6. What is the only mammal capable of true
16. Which country is credited with inventing ice flight? Bat
cream? China
7. What animal has the largest brain relative to
17. What is the primary ingredient in the Italian body size? Dolphin
dessert tiramisu? Mascarpone cheese
8. What animal has the longest lifespan? Ocean
18. What is the name of the Japanese art of quahog clam
preparing and presenting food? Moritsuke
9. What is the term for the study of
SPORTS birds? Ornithology
 10. What is the process by which some animals 13. How many islands and islets do the Philippines
produce light called? Bioluminescence consist of?

11. What animal had the most powerful bite in the • Answer: 7,641
world? Nile crocodile
14. Where is the Christmas capital of the Philippines?
12. What animal has the longest tongue? Giraffe
• Answer: San Fernando City, Pampanga

15. What fruit is Guimaras known for?

50 Trivia Questions About the Philippines
• Answer: Mango
1. What is the current highest bill currency in the
country? 16. What is/are the official language/s in the country?
• Answer: One thousand pesos • Answer: Filipino and English
2. What is the capital of the Philippines? 17. What is the dominant religion in the country?
• Answer: Manila City • Answer: Roman Catholic
3. Who is the father of the Filipino language? 18. What does NCR mean?
• Answer: Manuel Quezon • Answer: National Capital Region
4. Where is Mayon Volcano located? 19. When does the Philippines celebrate its
independence day?
• Answer: Legazpi City, Albay
• Answer: June 12, every year
5. What is the highest mountain in the Philippines?
20. How long did the Spanish Colonization last?
• Answer: Mount Apo
• Answer: 333 years
6. Where is the "Asia's Latin City"?
21. What is the Spanish-based Creole language in the
• Answer: Zamboanga City
Philippines?
7. Who was the first president of the Philippines?
• Answer: Chavacano
• Answer: Emilio Aguinaldo
22. What do they call the traditional script in the
8. Who was the first Filipina crowned as Miss Universe? Philippines?

• Answer: Gloria Diaz • Answer: Baybayin

9. What is the country's national sport? 23. Who is known to be the “Grandmother of the
Philippine Revolution”?
• Answer: Arnis (as per Republic Act No. 9890 of
2009) • Answer: Mechora Aquino, also known as
Tandang Sora
10. How many countries colonized and invaded the
Philippines? 24. In the Philippine flag, what did the three stars
originally signify?
• Answer: Three
• Answer: The three principal islands of the
11. Who is the country's national hero?
archipelago when the flag was created: Luzon,
• Answer: Dr. Jose Rizal Mindanao, and Panay

12. What does the acronym KKK stand for in the 25. What is the country's national flower?
Philippines?
• Answer: Sampaguita
• Answer: Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang
26. When did Ferdinand Magellan arrive on the
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (in English,
Philippine soil?
Supreme and Honorable Association of the
Children of the Nation) • Answer: March 1521
27. What are the three major islands in the Philippines? • Answer: Jeepney

• Answer: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao 41. Which country invaded the Philippines during World
War II?
28. Who is the person pictured on the 200 pesos bill?
• Answer: Japan
• Answer: Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th president
of the country 42. On average, how many typhoons are expected to
visit the Philippines every year?
29. What are the provinces included in the MIMAROPA
region? • Answer: About 20 typhoons

• Answer: Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, 43. Where was the first Philippine Republic established?
Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan
• Answer: Malolos, Bulacan
30. Where is the Summer Capital of the country?
44. What is the meaning of EDSA?
• Answer: Baguio City
• Answer: Epifanio de los Santos Avenue
31. How many major languages do the Philippines have?
45. What do they call the Japanese government-issued
• Answer: Eight war notes used during the Japanese occupation?

32. Who was the first prime minister of the Philippines? • Answer: Mickey Mouse money

• Answer: Apolinario Mabini 46. Where is the culinary capital of the Philippines?

33. As of 2023, how many female presidents has the • Answer: Pampanga
country had?
47. Who was the first Filipino saint venerated in the
• Answer: Two, Corazon Aquino and Gloria Roman Catholic church?
Macapagal Arroyo
• Answer: Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
34. What is the oldest existing school in the country?
48. What do they call the Filipino shamans during the
• Answer: University of Santo Tomas (UST), pre-colonial Philippines?
founded in 1611
• Answer: Babaylan
35. Who is the author of Florante at Laura?
49. What event led to the end of the dictatorship of
• Answer: Francisco Balagtas President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1986?

36. What is the largest lake in the country? • Answer: The EDSA People Power Revolution

• Answer: Laguna de Bay 50. What does the upside-down Philippine flag signify?

37. Who is the Filipino hero known for winning the Battle • Answer: War
of Mactan?

• Answer: Lapu-Lapu
75 QUESTIONS ABOUT PHILIPPINES
38. What are the four seas surrounding the Philippines?

• Answer: Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea, Sulu Sea,

1. Although they each use their own version of the
and the West Philippine Sea (also known as the
currency, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the
South China Sea)
Dominican Republic, Mexico, the Philippines,
39. Which Filipino hero led the 1896 Philippine and Uruguay all use a currency with what four-
Revolution? letter name?
Answer: Peso
• Answer: Andres Bonifacio
2. Filipina Lea Salonga has supplied the singing
40. What is the most popular means of public
voice of two Disney princesses -- Mulan in
transportation in the Philippines?
1998, and what princess who discovered "A
 Whole New World" in 1992's "Aladdin?" archipelago?
Answer: Princess Jasmine Answer: The Philippines

3. The St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pinas, 13. With over 1.39 billion SMS messages sent daily
Philippines has an organ with pipes and keys in the country in 2007, the Philippines has been
made from what hollow, tubular evergreen? frequently named the “text capital of the world”.
Answer: Bamboo The acronym “SMS” is short for what three-word
texting term?
4. The flag of the Philippines is flown differently to
Answer: Short Messaging System
reflect the state of the country. When the blue
side is up, it’s a sign of peace. Which state is the 14. Cebu City in the Philippines is home to a cross
country in when the flag is flying red side up? that was believed to be planted in 1521 by what
Answer: War “M” Spanish explorer, during his
circumnavigation of the world?
5. A beach in Malay, Aklan, Philippines, located on
Answer: Magellan's Cross
an archipelago island, has what name due to
the color of its sand, also the color of Christmas 15. What Fort in Manila, Philippines, built in 1593
in a Bing Crosby song? by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi for Spain, shares its
Answer: White Beach name with the capital of Chile?
Answer: Fort Santiago
6. What is the stonefruit that is the national fruit of
India, Haiti, and the Philippines? Strangely 16. In 1543, the islands of the Philippines were
enough, is also the summer national fruit of named after Philip II, king of what country?
Pakistan. Using seasons to claim four different Answer: Spain
national fruits: brilliant.
17. Originating from a Filipino Tagalog word
Answer: Mango
meaning “mountain”, what colloquial American
7. In 1967, Singapore formed the Association of word typically refers to remote rural area and is
Southeast Asian Nations with Malaysia, the title of a comic strip and mid-2000s Adult
Indonesia, Thailand, and what archipelagic Swim animated series created by African
country? American illustrator Aaron McGruder?
Answer: Philippines Answer: Boondocks

8. Which country in Southeast Asia that is named 18. Hidilyn Diaz, who won the women's 55kg class
after a Spanish monarch is one of the few in weightlifting, is the first person from what
predominantly Christian countries in Asia? Asian nation to win a gold medal at the
Answer: The Philippines Olympics?
Answer: Philippines
9. What international competition has been won
by women from the Philippines on four 19. Batad and Banaue are two of the prominent
occasions: Gloria Diaz in 1969, Margie Moran in Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, dedicated
1971, Pia Wurtzbach in 2015, and Catriona to the irrigation and production of what food
Gray in 2018? stuff?
Answer: Miss Universe Answer: Rice

10. The Tubbbataha Natural Park in Cagayancillo, 20. The official languages of the Philippines are
Philippines is home to an underwater sanctuary Filipino and what?
that is what kind of “R” aquatic structure? Answer: English
Answer: Tubbataha Reef
21. Abbreviated as PHP, 100 centavos are
11. Easily earning her social work merit badge, equivalent to one unit of what currency
Josefa Llanes Escoda founded the Philippines currently used as the official currency of the
branch of what youth organization? Philippines?
Answer: Girl Scouts Answer: Peso

12. Bikol, Tagalog, and Mansakan are languages 22. In the Saint Paul Mountain Range, on the island
spoken in the central part of which South Asian of Palawan in the Philippines, is what
 subterranean river and national park? It gets its 31. Weighing 75 pounds measuring 2.2 feet in
name from the Spanish for a royal position held length, the largest ever found Pearl, the Pearl of
by Peach in the Super Mario universe, among Puerto was found of the coast of which island
others. country?
Answer: Puerto Princesa Subterranean Answer: Philippines
National Park
32. The 1996 "People Power Revolution" ended the
23. Five years prior to his announcing his retirement 20-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and
from the sport, professional boxer Manny restored democracy in what Asian nation?
Pacquiao was sworn into what political position Answer: The Philippines
within the Philippine government on June 30,
33. Luzon is the biggest and most populated island
2016?
in what archipelago country in the western
Answer: Senator
Pacific Ocean?
24. The San Agustin Church and the Nuestra Señora Answer: The Philippines
de la Asunción Church are two Philippine
34. In 1992 a Pepsi campaign mistakenly
churches and UNESCO World Heritage Sites
distributed 800,000 caps with the winning
that are designed in what decorative and gilded
numbers for a prize of 1 million pesos (PHP) in
17th century Italian architectural style that is
what (non-Mexico) country?
also a French word meaning “irregularly
Answer: The Philippines
shaped”?
Answer: Baroque 35. The poem 'Filipinas' was adapted to become
the lyrics for this song, while the music was
25. The Philippines were previously named Las
written by Julian Felipe. Originally called the
Islas Filipinas by European explorer Ruy López
"Marcha Nacional Filipina", what is this famous
de Villalobos in 1565 to honor of King Philip II of
song better known as today?
what country?
Answer: Lupang Hinirang
Answer: Spain
36. The Carabao, or Manila, is a particularly sweet
26. The national flower of the Philippines is a five-
variety of what national fruit of India, Pakistan,
petal white flower called Arabian jasmine,
and the Philippines?
better known by what common name?
Answer: Mango
Answer: Sampaguita
37. One of the most famous dishes from the
27. Since “Jolly” pasta is a favorite dish in the
Philippines is what sweet and savory stew,
country’s cuisine, the Philippines is one of only
commonly featuring chicken or another meat,
two places in the world where you can still order
marinated in soy, vinegar, garlic, and a blend of
which McDonald’s menu item?
herbs and spices?
Answer: McSpaghetti
Answer: Adobo
28. What baroque church in Ilocos Norte was
38. What “R” park in Ermita, Manila, Philippines,
declared a National Cultural Treasure by the
also known as Luneta, is one of the largest
Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO
urban parks in Asia, covering an area of 58
World Heritage site in 1993?
hectares?
Answer: Paoay Church
Answer: Rizal Park
29. Its name meaning "inside the walls" in Latin,
39. What Filipino fast-food brand now sells its
what walled area in the city of Manila is home to
flagship Chickenjoy product in 1,500 outlets
Fort Santiago and Manila Cathedral?
worldwide?
Answer: Intramuros
Answer: Jollibee
30. Crowned Miss France in 2016, Iris Mittenaere
40. After being directed to evacuate by President
reigned supreme and won what global beauty
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, General Douglas
pageant competition held in late January 2017
MacArthur gave a famous speech in which he
in Manila, Philippines?
declared “I shall return" to what country?
Answer: Miss Universe MacArthur made good on his promise when he
 returned to the country in 1944 to help liberate sweet treat?
it from Japanese troops. Answer: Chocolate
Answer: Philippines
51. The smallest fish in the ocean is the dwarf
41. Households in Aklan, Antique, Palawan, and pygmy goby. It’s also sometimes named for the
Davao were part of a home solar power program country where it’s most often found—which
courtesy of PEEP, the Energy Efficiency Project would be what archipelago in Southeast Asia?
of what Pacific Island nation? Answer: Philippines
Answer: Philippines
52. White Beach and Puka Shell Beach are just two
42. Named for the capital of the Philippines and the of the dozen beaches on which little island in
island it sits on, Manila Luzon is a popular the central Philippines?
competitor who debuted on Season 3 of what Answer: Boracay
reality TV series?
53. What American five-star general and Field
Answer: RuPaul's Drag Race
Marshal of the Philippine Army was born in
43. A 1977 David Lynch movie set partially in a Little Rock, AR?
pencil factory inspired the name of what Answer: Douglas MacArthur
Filipino alt rock band formed in 1989
54. When Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the
Answer: The Eraserheads
Philippines in 1543, he did so in honor of which
44. Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, and Palawan Spanish king?
are, in order, the five largest islands that make Answer: Philip II
up what nation of over 7,000 islands?
55. Which city that starts with "M" is the financial
Answer: The Philippines
heart of the Philippines, with more than 62,000
45. What national martial art of the Philippines, registered businesses as of 2012?
also known as Kali or Eskrima, sometimes uses Answer: Makati
sticks and knives as well as open hand combat?
56. What Cebu-born fashion designer has dressed
Answer: Arnis
celebrities for more than 20 years, including
46. The head of the monarchy in the Philippines is creating Britney Spears's wedding gown for her
known by what "S" title? The last officially 2004 marriage to Kevin Federline?
recognized person to hold this title, Mohammed Answer: Monique Lhuillier
Mahakuttah Kiram, reigned from 1974 to 1986.
57. By winning the women's 55 kg category at the
Answer: Sultan
2020 Tokyo Olympics, which weightlifter
47. Fried Chickenjoy, spaghetti, and traditional became the first athlete from the Philippines to
palabok noodles can all be found at Jollibee, an win an Olympic Gold?
international fast-food restaurant originating in Answer: Hidilyn Diaz
what Asian nation?
58. The mascot of which Filipino fast-food company
Answer: The Philippines
was chosen by founder Tony Tan to reflect
48. Panay, Negros, and Cebu are the most Filipino optimism and industriousness?
populated islands of which of the three major Answer: Jollibee
island group of the Philippines?
59. The woman born Imelda Remedios Visitacion
Answer: Visayas
Trinidad Romualdez was the First Lady of which
49. Although it doesn't have legal status as such, country for 20 years before being deposed in a
which domesticated swamp-type water buffalo revolution in 1986
is considered the national animal of the Answer: Philippines
Philippines?
60. The national anthem of the Philippines was
Answer: Carabao
composed by Julián Felipe with lyrics adapted
50. Appearing on the back of the Philippine 200 from a José Palma poem. The original title was
Peso note, a hill formation in the Province of Marcha Nacional Filipina. Today, it’s casually
Bohol is named after which earthy colored known as “Bayang Magiliw” and more formally
 by which name that means “chosen land” in 68. What 10,000-ft. peak with an "A" name that
English? towers over Davao City is the highest point of
Answer: Lupang Hinirang the Philippines?
Answer: Mt. Ap
61. According to the 2020 census, which city that
starts with Q is home to 2.9 million people, and 69. Which of the Spratly Islands is home to the
is therefore the country’s most populous city? smallest village in the Philippines
(Hint: It’s nicknamed the City of Stars) Answer: Thitu
Answer: Quezon
70. The first Asian woman to win a Tony Award,
62. "Camisa fuera" was the old Philippine Spanish what Filipina "Miss Saigon" star also provided
name for what embroidered traditional formal the singing voices for Disney's original Mulan
shirt? and Jasmine?
Answer: Lea Salonga
Answer: Barong / Barong Tagalog
71. In addition to being the fourth most populated
city in the Philippines, which city is also known
63. Akin to Naga, Rahu, and Ketu of Hindu-Buddhist for having many motorcycle shops on 10th
mythology, what "B" is the name of the serpent- Avenue and a landmark dedicated to Andrés
like dragon in Philippine mythology that is Bonifacio?
believed to be the cause of eclipses, Answer: Caloocan
earthquakes, rains, and wind?
72. What “M” island in the Philippines is located in
Answer: Bakurawa
the Visayan Sea, across a strait from the
64. A portmanteau of their last names, which northern end of Cebu Island? It is a popular site
moniker was given to the three priests (Mariano for diving, as thresher sharks can be seen off of
Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora) who Monad Shoal.
were falsely accused of (and executed for) Answer: Malapascua Island
treason during the El Motín de Cavite of 1872?
73. Named after the third-largest city in Vietnam,
Answer: Gomburza
which 1881 typhoon has the record for the
65. The Philippines features over 1,700 distinctly deadliest in Philippines' history, killing an
conical hills in the Bohol Province. Due to the estimated 20,000 people, three times as many
color-changing grass on this geological as the second deadliest?
formation, the Hills are named after what sweet Answer: The Haiphong Typhoon
treat?
74. What is the oldest existing university in Asia? It
Answer: Chocolate Hills
was founded in 1611 in Manila, Philippines,
66. Named the second-largest volcanic eruption of from funds and a library bequeathed by the
the 20th century by the U.S. Geological Survey, third Bishop of Manila.
the sulfuric acidic ash emitted from the 1991 Answer: University of Santo Tomas
eruption of what volcano in the Philippines
75. It is 65 square kilometers, but home to over half
caused $700 million in damage and caused
a million people. Which island, located a few
global temperatures to drop by more than 0.9
kilometers from Cebu Island, is the most
degrees Fahrenheit?
densely populated in the Philippines?
Answer: Mount Pinatubo
Answer: Mactan
67. In the most recent census of the Philippines,
which island (named the most beautiful island
in the world by Conde Nast) is the only one of GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
the country's ten largest islands by area to have
reported a population of fewer than a million 1. What is the largest country in the world?
people? • Answer: Russia
Answer: Palawan
2. What is the capital of Canada?

• Ottawa
3. Which river is the longest in the world • Dutch

• The Nile 19. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

4. What country has the most islands in the • William Shakespeare

world?
20. What is the main language in which
• Sweden Shakespeare wrote?

5. Which desert is the largest in the world? • English

• The Sahara Desert 21. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer
Olympics?
6. Who was the first President of the United
States? • Brazil

• George Washington 22. In what sport is the Ryder Cup contested?

7. In what year did the Titanic sink? • Golf

• 1912 23. Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in
men’s tennis?
8. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and
• Thomas Jefferson
Novak Djokovic (Note: This could
9. What ancient civilization built the Machu change over time)
Picchu complex?
24. What sport does Cristiano Ronaldo play?
• The Incas
• Football (Soccer)
10. Which war ended with the Treaty of
25. In what country were the ancient Olympic
Versailles?
games held?
• World War I
• Greece
11. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
26. Who starred as the title character in the Harry
• Au Potter movies?

12. What planet is known as the Red Planet? • Daniel Radcliffe

• Mars 27. Which movie features the song Hakuna

Matata?
13. Who is known as the father of physics?
• The Lion King
• Isaac Newton
28. Who directed Titanic, Avatar, and The
14. What is the hardest natural substance on Terminator?
Earth?
• James Cameron
• Diamond
29. What is the name of Batman’s butler?
15. What does DNA stand for?
• Alfred
• Deoxyribonucleic Acid
30. What is the highest-selling album of all time?
16. Who wrote the Harry Potter series?
• Thriller by Michael Jackson
• J.K. Rowling
31. What is the capital of New Zealand?
17. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
• Wellington
• Leonardo da Vinci
32. What does WWW stand for in a website
18. What nationality was Vincent van Gogh? browser?
 • World Wide Web 47. What does CPU stand for in computer
terminology?
33. How many elements are there in the Periodic
Table? • Central Processing Unit

• 118 48. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
(in 1903)?
34. Who is the current (as of my last knowledge
update) Queen of England? • Marie Curie

• Queen Elizabeth II (This answer is no 49. What is the speed of light?

longer correct; Elizabeth II passed away
• Approximately 299,792 kilometers
in September 2022. Charles III became
per second
the king.)
50. Who discovered penicillin?
35. What currency is used in Japan?
• Alexander Fleming
• Answer: Yen
51. Which planet is closest to the sun?
36. How many days are there in a leap year?
• Mercury
• 366
52. How many planets are in our solar system?
37. Who invented the telephone?
• Eight
• Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
53. What is the longest river in the USA?
38. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s
atmosphere? • The Missouri River
• Nitrogen 54. Who is known as the father of modern
physics?
39. What is the largest mammal in the world?
• Albert Einstein
• The blue whale
55. What is the capital city of France?
40. What language is spoken in Brazil?
• Paris.
• Portuguese
56. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
41. Who is known as the Father of History?
• Leonardo da Vinci.
• Answer: Herodotus
57. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
42. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
• Jupiter.
• 1989
58. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
43. What is the smallest country in the world?
• William Shakespeare.
• Vatican City
59. Which country is known as the Land of the
44. How many states are there in the United
Rising Sun?
States?
• Japan.
• 50
60. Who invented the telephone?
45. What does HTML stand for?
• Alexander Graham Bell.
• HyperText Markup Language
61. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
46. What is the capital of Iceland?
• Mount Everest.
• Reykjavik
62. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
 • Mars. • Seven

63. Who painted The Starry Night? 79. What is the national animal of Canada?

• Vincent van Gogh. • Beaver

64. What is the largest planet in our solar system? 80. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Jupiter • Michelangelo

65. In what year did World War II end? 81. What is the largest desert in the world?

• 1945 • Sahara Desert

66. Who painted the Mona Lisa? 82. Which city is known as the Big Apple?

• Answer: Leonardo da Vinci • New York City

67. What is the capital city of Australia? 83. Who is the Greek *** of music?

• Answer: Canberra • Apollo

68. Which country is known as the Land of the 84. What is the chemical symbol for iron?
Rising Sun?
• Fe
• Answer: Japan
85. Who wrote the novel “1984”?
69. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
• George Orwell
• Answer: Mount Everest
86. How many bones are there in the human
70. Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”? body?

• Answer: Harper Lee • 206

71. Which is the largest ocean on Earth? 87. Which country is famous for the Great Barrier
Reef?
• Answer: Pacific Ocean
• Australia
72. What is the national flower of England?
88. What is the tallest tree in the world?
• Rose
• Hyperion (a coast redwood)
73. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
89. Which country is known as the Land of Fire
• Mars
and Ice?
74. What is the largest organ in the human body?
• Iceland
• Answer: Skin
90. Who was the first person to walk on the
75. Which country has the largest population in moon?
the world?
• Neil Armstrong
• China
91. What is the capital city of Brazil?
76. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
• Brasília
• Jane Austen
92. Who painted the famous artwork “The Last
77. Which famous scientist developed the theory Supper”?
of relativity?
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Albert Einstein
93. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
78. How many colors are there in a rainbow?
• Ag
 94. Which planet is known as the “Morning Star”
or “Evening Star”?

• Venus

95. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?

• William Shakespeare

96. What is the largest mammal on Earth?

• Blue whale

97. What is the capital of India ?

• New Delhi

98. What is the smallest prime number?

• 2

99. Who is known as the “Queen Of Pop”?

• Madonna

100. What is the currency of India?

• Rupee

The Philippines is an archipelago of about 7,641 islands,

covering a total area (including inland bodies of water)
of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).