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Philippine Independence Day Quiz
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- 1. Multiple Choice
When was Philippine Independence Day first proclaimed?
July 4, 1846
July 12, 1908
June 4, 1896
June 12, 1898
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Philippine Independence Day held every June 12 is the celebration of the country’s Declaration of Independence from ______.
American rule
Japanese rule
Spanish rule
British rule
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Declaration of Independence from the Spanish rule was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 in the house of ____________________.
Jose Rizal
Antonio Luna
Apolinario Mabini
Emilio Aguinaldo
- 4. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE. July 4 was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until 1962.
TRUE. It was only until on May 12, 1962 when President Diosdado Macapagal issued Presidential Proclamation No. 28, which declared June 12 a special public holiday.
FALSE. It was only until on May 12, 1982 when President Ferdinand Marco issued Presidential Proclamation No. 128, which declared June 12 a special public holiday .
- 5. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE. The original title of the national anthem was Marcha Filipina Mágdalo (“Mágdalo Philippine March”).
TRUE
FALSE. The original title of the national anthem was Marcha Filipina Mádrigal (“Mádrigal Philippine March”).
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where is Emilio Aguinaldo's ancestral house (now the Aguinaldo Shrine) located?
Capas, Tarlac
Malolos, Bulacan
Kawit, Cavite
San Pedro, Laguna
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Philippine flag was sewn by Marcela Marino de Agoncillo, Lorenza Agoncillo, and Delfina Herbosa de Natividad in __________.
Cuba
Hong Kong
Spain
Macau
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the center of the white triangle in the Philippine flag is an eight-rayed golden sun. Each ray represents a province with significant involvement in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against Spain. Which among the following are not among the 8 provinces?
Bataan
Cavite
Bulacan
Batangas
- 9. Multiple Choice
What time of the day was the Philippine independence declared in 12 June 1898?
Sunrise
Afternoon
No exact time
Midnight
- 10. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE. The Marcha Nacional Magdalo or Marcha Nacional Filipina had lyrics when Julian Felipe composed it for the independence day ceremony.
TRUE. In 1899, the poem Filipinas (written in Spanish) was adopted as the lyrics of the national anthem.
FALSE. The Marcha Nacional Filipina was only an instrumental march.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo's "unofficial adviser" who opposed the plan to declare the country's independence on June 12, 1898?
Antonio Luna
Apolinario Mabini
Andres Bonifacio
Alawi Ivana
- 12. Multiple Choice
The cession of the Philippines under the Treaty of Paris of 1898 involved a compensation of $ ________ from the United States to Spain.
2 million
200 million
20 million
2 billion
- 13. Multiple Choice
BONUS QUESTION: The Philippines is an independent archipelagic country composed of ____ islands.
7,107
7,717
7,641
7,461
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