Question 1

One of the most joyful and colourful festivals in the Philippines celebrated in Kalibo, Visayas, where different parades are organized, including outlandish costumes, feather crowns and painted faces.

Accepted Answer

Ati-Atihan

Question 2

This Filipino journalist and politician was killed during Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship when he was at Manila airport, returning home after three years of exile in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Ninoy Aquino

Question 3

This celebration dates back to 1980 when the country was going through a crisis. On the island of Negros, a festival was organised and Influenced by the Carnivals of Venice and Brazil, they wear mask.

Accepted Answer

Festival of the Masks

Question 4

This religious festival is celebrated on the island of Marinduque and commemorates the life of Saint Longinus, a one-eyed centurion of the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

Moriones Festival

Question 5

On this occasion, the Philippines is full of flowers. The women share them in the streets as a symbol of virtue; the sidewalks are filled with petals, and a festival queen is chosen.

Accepted Answer

Santa Cruzan & Flores de Mayo

Question 6

In the days before Christmas, in the town of San Fernando, this festival is celebrated. This includes a full procession of lights that illuminates the entire town.

Accepted Answer

Giant Lantern Festival

Question 7

This festival is one of the best-known festivals in the Philippines. It is religious and celebrated in the city of Cebu. It honors the baby Jesus, patron of this town, who is called the Holy Child.

Accepted Answer

Sinulog

Question 8

The largest and most expensive pearl in the world, weighing a staggering 75 pounds and valued at an astonishing $100 million, was found on which island of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Palawan

Question 9

How many dialects are spoken in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

111

Question 10

Manila is actually a collection of how many smaller cities?

Accepted Answer

16

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2) This Filipino journalist and politician was killed during Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship when he was at Manila airport, returning home after three years of exile in the United States.

3) This celebration dates back to 1980 when the country was going through a crisis. On the island of Negros, a festival was organised and Influenced by the Carnivals of Venice and Brazil, they wear mask.

4) This religious festival is celebrated on the island of Marinduque and commemorates the life of Saint Longinus, a one-eyed centurion of the Roman Empire.

5) On this occasion, the Philippines is full of flowers. The women share them in the streets as a symbol of virtue; the sidewalks are filled with petals, and a festival queen is chosen.

6) In the days before Christmas, in the town of San Fernando, this festival is celebrated. This includes a full procession of lights that illuminates the entire town.

7) This festival is one of the best-known festivals in the Philippines. It is religious and celebrated in the city of Cebu. It honors the baby Jesus, patron of this town, who is called the Holy Child.

8) The largest and most expensive pearl in the world, weighing a staggering 75 pounds and valued at an astonishing $100 million, was found on which island of the Philippines?

9) How many dialects are spoken in the Philippines?

10) Manila is actually a collection of how many smaller cities?