CUSTOMS OF TAGALOG

ACTIVITY-READING IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

1. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the brightest star in

the solar system?

Sun
It is the municipal judge or governor
in the Philippines during the Spanish
colonial period
Gobernadorcillo
2. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the fastest animal in

the world?

Cheetah
What is the Tagalog or Filipino
term of Pueblo?
Bayan
3. ENTRY QUESTION

Who is the 13th President of

Philippines?

Joseph Estrada
Who is the head of pueblo?
Gobernadorcillo
4. ENTRY QUESTION

Who is the founder of Apple

Inc.?
Steve Jobs
He is a member of Franciscan order
who came in the Philippines in
1578.
Fray Juan de Plasencia
5. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the last word of Jose

Rizal before he died?
Consumatum Est/It is done!
 A Book written by Plasencia that
described the political, social,
economic, and cultural practices of the
Filipinos before they were Christianized
Relacion de las Costumbres de los Tagalogs
6. ENTRY QUESTION

How many municipalities

does Camarines Norte have?
12
 Who wrote the Doctrina
Christiana en Lengua Española y
Tagala?
Fray Juan de Plasencia
7. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the former name of

the town of Vinzons?
Indan
What is the term used for chief
during the Pre-colonial?
Datu/Datos
7. ENTRY QUESTION

On the lyrics of 12 days of

Christmas, how many French
hen were given?
Three
Tagalog term for tribal gathering
as stated by Plasencia?
Barangay
8. ENTRY QUESTION

How many colors are visible

in the rainbow?
7
What are the 3 castes system
during Pre-colonial?

Nobles, Commoners, and slaves

9. ENTRY QUESTION

Oldest city in the Philippines

Cebu
Under what castes were the
freeborn or the maharlica
classified?
10. ENTRY QUESTION

At what age did Jose Rizal

died?
35
The caste of commoners is divided
into 2;what are this 2 division?

Aliping Namamahay at Alipining Saguiguilid

12. ENTRY QUESTION

If Au is for Gold, then what

is for silver?
Ag
 What type of commoner are
allowed to get married and have
their own land and house?
13. ENTRY QUESTION

What disappears the

moment you say its name?
Silence
 What type of commoner is
owned by their masters, lived in
the house of their masters?
14. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the 5th planet in the

solar system?
Jupiter
 During the pamamanhikan, what
should a man give to the women’s
parents?

Dowries
15. ENTRY QUESTION

Which animal is known for

“Ship of the Desert”?
Camel
It is an act of celebrating festival
in the house of chief.

Pandot
16. ENTRY QUESTION

How many consonants are

there in the English Alphabet?
21
 What do you call a temporary
shed on each side of the house of
the chief?

Sibi
17. ENTRY QUESTION

Which planet is known as

Red Planet?
Mars
What do you call a small lamps on
the post of the house of the chief?

Sorihile
18. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the total number of

adults teeth?
34
 What kind of worship in pre-colonial
wherein the whole barangay is united
and joined, and usually last for 4 days?

Nagaanitos
19. ENTRY QUESTION

Smallest country in the

world?
Vatican city
An Idol that signifies powerful
and maker of all things?

Bathala
20. ENTRY QUESTION

How many cards are there in

a complete pack of cards?
52
An Idol that have different
shapes?

Lic-ha
21. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the coldest planet in

the solar system?
Neptune
What do they called the morning
star?

Tala
22. ENTRY QUESTION

In what place in the

Philippines is Durian can be
found?
Davao
Who is the patron of Lovers and
Generation in pre-colonial?

Dian Masalanta
23. ENTRY QUESTION

What place in Bicol that is

formerly known as Dai-daitan?
Daet
What do they call on the changes
of season?

Mapolon
24. ENTRY QUESTION

Who was known as Hero of

Tirad Pass?
Greforio del Pilar
 What do they call on the
officiating priest, who may be a
male or female?

Catolonan
25. ENTRY QUESTION

What is a fertilized duck egg

called?
Balut
 What do they call on a witch
who pretending to heal the sick?

Mangangauay
26. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the original name of

Luneta Park?
Bagumbayan
What do they call on the devil
that has same power as the
mangangauay?

Manyisalat
27. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the 1st basketball

team of Lebron James?
Cleveland Cavaliers
What kind of witch that by simply
saluting or raising the hand, they
can kill whom they choose?

Hocloban
28. ENTRY QUESTION

In what place does Boyuboy

Festival celebrates?
San Lorenzo Ruiz
 What kind of witch or devil that has
purpose to show himself at night to many
persons, without his head or entrails?

Magtatangal
29. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the complete name

of Andres Bonifacio?
Andres Bonifacio y De Castro
 What kind of witch or devil that if
someone wearing white dress, they
tear the liver of that person and eat it?

Silagan
30. ENTRY QUESTION

What age did Bonifacio died?

33
What kind of witch or devil that
can fly and eat human flesh?

Osuang
31. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the oldest school in

the Philippines?
University of Santo Tomas
What kind of witch can predicted
the salvation or condemnation of
the soul?

Sonat
32. ENTRY QUESTION

What fruit is rich in

potassium?
Banana/oranges/grapes
What kind of witch that make a
charms for lovers?

Mangagayoma
33. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the 13th

fruit/vegetables in bahay
kubo?
Mustasa
 What kind of witch that was a
soothsayer and can predict the
future?

Pangatohojan
34. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the 1st word in the

Preamble of 1987 Philippine
Constitution?
We
What kind of witch that is
signified as cotquen?

Bayoguin
35. ENTRY QUESTION

What is the approximate

number of islands here in the
Philippines?
7600
Where din Plasencia died?

Liliw, Laguna
Do you believe on what is
written in the Customs of
Tagalog by Fray Juan de
Plasencia? Explain why.