EASY 1. The Pulitzer Prize established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer is a _______________. a. French literature prize b.

British literature prize c. U.S. literature prize d. Russian literature prize 2. Which athlete was described by Time Magazine as the Philippines' "sole bona fide international sports superstar"? a. Efren "Bata" Reyes b. Manny Pacquiao c. Lydia De Vega d. Bong Coo 3. This athlete, referred to as "the National Fist", was the first Filipino to win a world boxing title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2001. a. Pancho Villa b. Manny Pacquiao c. Gabriel Flash Elorde d. Luisito Espinosa 4. He was a Filipino composer and lyricist. He was a prolific songwriter, with over 4,000 songs to his credit. He is perhaps best known for being a leaf-player, a feat for which he was put into the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1997, he was named National Artist of the Philippines for Music. Who was he? a. Jose Maceda b. Levi Celerio c. Nicanor Abelardo d. Rey Valera

5. He was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. a. Nick Joaquin b. Fernando Ma. Guerrero c. Bienvenido Santos d. Lualhati Bautista 6. July 23, 2012, President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his State of the Nation Address or Talumpati sa Kalagayan ng Bansa. Where was the event held? a. Hall of Justice b. Malacanang Palace c. Batasang Pambansa d. Araneta Coliseum 7. One of the earliest known sculptures is a small limestone figure found at a Paleolithic site in Austria in 1908. Dated about 30,000-25,000 BCE, the figure is thought to represent a goddess, perhaps of fertility or of Earth itself. By what name is this figure known? a. Venus de milo b. Venus of Willendorf c. The Birth of Venus d. Venus, Goddes of Beauty 8. Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959? a. Pablo Neruda b. Salvatorre Quasimodo c. Thomas Mann d. Samuel Beckett

9. Who won Best Actress for Oscars in 1981? a. Audrey Hepburn b. Katherine Hepburn c. Jane Fonda d. Meryl Streep 10. This law was approved on March 24, 1934 was a United States federal law which provided for selfgovernment of the Philippines and for Filipino independence (from the United States) after a period of ten years. a. Jone Law b. Treaty of Paris c. Hawe-Hase Cutting Act d. Tyding-Mcduffie Law AVERAGE 1. This is a Filipino film directed by the late National Artist Ishmael Bernal of the Philippines in 1982. It gained the Bronze Hugo Awards, 19th Chicago Film Festival in 1983. a. Bukas, Luluhod Ang Mga Tala b. Insiang c. Maynila Sa Kuko Ng Liwanag d. Himala 2. He is a sculptor given the distinction of Philippines National Artist for Sculptor. He is also entitled as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculptor. Who is he? a. Ildefonso Santos b. Napolen Abueva c. Arturo Luz d. Bonifacio Flores Arevalo 3. Who is the author of Anna Karenina a. Anton Chekhov b. Fyodor Dostoyevsky c. Leo Tolstoy d. George Elliot 4. This man's abstract sculptures are often pierced, reclining, or both. You can visit many of them at the Art Gallery of Ontario. a. Henry Moore b. Barbara Hepworth c. Ben Nicholson d. Naum Gabo 5. He is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest person ever. He is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. a. Asafa Powell b. Tyson Gay c. Usain Bolt d. Yohan Blake 6. Standing 26 metres high and 20 metres wide, this is the largest Baroque fountain in the city where it was constructed and one of the most famous fountains in the world. a. The Fontana de Trevi b. Bellagio Fountains c. Majic Fountain of Monjuic (Barcelona) d. The Fountain of Wealth

7. The popular 1980s Filipino band where Kuh Ledesma came from. a. Music and Magic. b. Cinderella c. VST and Company d. The Boyfriends 8. He was an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for his dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 9 and Dark Shadows, and for blockbusters such as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Batman Returns, Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland, which was the second highest-grossing film of 2010, and the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time. a. Michael Bays b. Tim Burton c. Woody Allen d. Clint Eastwood 9. Founder and Organizer of the HUKBALAHAP. a. Pedro Paterno b. Ramon Magsaysay c. Emilio Jacinto d. Luis Taruc 10. Who received a Prix Goncourt Prize for the fiction Anne-Marie in 1981? a. Alexis Jenni b. Lucien Bodard c. Patrick Modiano d. Jean-Jacques Schul DIFFICULT 1. The number of athletes that composed the Philippine Team during the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom last July 27 to August 12, 2012. They competed in 8 sports namely: archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, judo, shooting, swimming and weightlifting but unfortunately garnered not a single medal from the event. 11 athletes 2. Who was this athlete who was banned from cycling for life and was strip of 7 Tour de France titles by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) due to alleged doping charges? Lance Armstrong 3. She was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. She died of mercury poisoning in 1888. Louisa May Alcott 4. Marcos declared Martial Law on ____________________________.September 21, 1972. 5. The fall of _________and __________marked the beginning of guerilla resistance against the Japanese military authorities. Bataan and Corregidor 6. Which Olympic event begins when a jury director orders en garde?Fencing 7. The Filipino bands Hotdog, Cinderella, The Boyfriends and VST and Company were grouped under what music genre popular in 1970s to 1980s. This music genre is described as a very light kind of pop music that uses colloquial language (or Taglish) and is expressive of juvenile sentiments. Manila sound 8. Who painted "Houses of Parliament at Sunset"? Claude Monet 9. His great works include Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, Bayanihan sa Bukid, Sandugo, Portrait of Purita, The Invasion of Limahong, Serenade, and Muslim Betrothal. Carlos Botong Francisco 10. The Author of A Dream Within A Dream. Edgar Allan Poe