1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines?
a) 6,000
b) 7,000
c) 8,000
d) 9,000
2) When did the Philippines become independent?
a) 4 July 1776
b) 4 July 1946
c) 14 August 1947
d) 1 January 1984
3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World War II?
a) Portugal
b) USA
c) UK
d) Belgium
4) Which country occupied the Philppies during World War II?
a) Germany
b) China
c) Italy
d) Japan
5) What is the term of the President of the Philippines?
a) Four years
b) Five years
c) Six years
d) Seven years
6) Which country had the Philippines as its colony for more than 300 years?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) France
d) England
7) Who of the following explorers arrived in the Philippines in 1521?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Vasco da Gama
d) James Cook
8) Which is the predominant religion of the Philippines?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Buddhism
d) Judaism
9) Which of the following languages is indigenous to the Philippines?
a) Basque
b) Catalan
c) Galician
d) Tagalog
10) Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
a) NATO
b) ASEAN
c) SAARC
d) OAU
Philippines Quiz Answers
1) What is the approximate number of islands that comprise the Philippines?
b) 7,000
2) When did the Philippines become independent?
b) 4 July 1946
3) Which country had the Philippines as its colony from 1898 to 1946, except for some years during World War II?
b) USA
4) Which country occupied the Philppies during World War II?
d) Japan
5) What is the term of the President of the Philippines?
c) Six years
6) Which country had the Philippines as its colony for more than 300 years?
a) Spain
7) Who of the following explorers arrived in the Philippines in 1521?
b) Ferdinand Magellan
8) Which is the predominant religion of the Philippines?
a) Christianity
9) Which of the following languages is indigenous to the Philippines?
d) Tagalog
10) Which of the following groups has the Philippines as its member?
b) ASEAN
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