Pinoy Trivia Questions

Filipina Lea Salonga has supplied the singing voice of two Disney princesses -- Mulan in 1998, and _____ in 1992

• rupunzel

• jasmine

• cinderella

• raya

The St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Pinas, Philippines has an organ with pipes and keys made from what grass?

• abaca

• acacia

• bamboo

• talisay

What is the stonefruit that is the national fruit of India, Haiti, and the Philippines? Strangely enough, is also the summer national fruit of Pakistan. Using seasons to claim four different national fruits.

• durian

• mango

• avocado

• piña

Easily earning her social work merit badge, Josefa Llanes Escoda founded the Philippines branch of what youth organization?

• scout ranger

• girls scouts

• boys scouts

• pinoy scouts

With over 1.39 billion SMS messages sent daily in the country in 2007, the Philippines has been frequently named the “text capital of the world”. The acronym “SMS” is short for what three-word texting term?

• Short Multimedia System

• Simple Messaging System

• Short Messaging Signal

• Short Messaging System

What Fort in Manila, Philippines, built in 1593 by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi for Spain, shares its name with the capital of Chile?

• fort santiago

• fort pillar

• twin forts of romblon

• baluarte de san Andres

Five years prior to his announcing his retirement from the sport, professional boxer Manny Pacquiao was sworn into what political position within the Philippine government on June 30, 2016?

• senate president

• representative

• senator

• congressman

The national flower of the Philippines is a five-petal white flower called Arabian jasmine, better known by what common name?

• santan

• rafflesia

• ylang-ylang

• sampaguita

What baroque church in Ilocos Norte was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993?

• paoay church

• manila cathedral

• barasoain church

• our lady of manaoag

Crowned Miss France in 2016, Iris Mittenaere reigned supreme and won what global beauty pageant competition held in late January 2017 in Manila, Philippines?

• miss world

• miss universe

• miss earth

• miss philippines