Philippines quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Who is the national hero executed by the Spanish in Bagumbayan?

   Answer: Jose Rizal

   Why: Rizal was 35 on 30 December 1896; his farewell poem left the cell hidden inside a small alcohol stove that went home with his sisters.

2. 2 Medium

   What did the Spanish execution of Jose Rizal end up strengthening?

   Answer: The Philippine Revolution

   Why: The revolution had already erupted in August 1896 at the Cry of Pugad Lawin, so Rizal's December execution made him its martyr, not its spark.

3. 3 Hard

   What makes Vulcan Point geographically unique?

   Answer: Island within a lake

   Why: Vulcan Point sits in Main Crater Lake, but in 2012 Ken Jennings spotted a larger island of this kind on Canada's Victoria Island.

4. 4 Easy

   Why is the Filipino Christmas season considered the longest in the world?

   Answer: It starts in September

   Why: The ber months bring Christmas in from September, and it ends only with the Santo Niño feast on the third Sunday of January.

5. 5 Medium

   What colorful festival in Cebu honors the child Jesus or Santo Niño?

   Answer: Sinulog

   Why: The Santo Niño it honors was Magellan's 1521 baptism gift; Spaniards found it unharmed in Cebu's burned ruins in 1565.

6. 6 Hard

   From which European monarch does the name of the Philippines originate?

   Answer: King Philip II of Spain

   Why: Villalobos named Leyte and Samar for Prince Philip in 1543, thirteen years before he took the Spanish throne as Philip II.