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Group 4 1. Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and 1. Can you can a can as a canner can can a 1. A Filipino politician notable for having served in all
wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh? Answer: Meat. three branches of the government – judicial,
can? executive and legislative.
2. Named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the
World in 1997 by The Australian magazine.

MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO


2. How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him? 2. Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with 1. The name echoes through the history of
Answer: None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was. Europe and Asia with a drumbeat of horse-
picks and sticks.
hooves, accompanied by the screams of
doomed townspeople. Incredibly, in a span of
just 25 years, THIS LEADER’S horsemen
conquered a larger area and greater
population than the Romans did in four
centuries.

GENGHIS KHAN
3. Hindi naman bulag, di makakita sa liwanag. (paniki) 3. Sheena leads, Sheila needs. 1. Better known as El Che, an Argentine
revolutionary . He was a trained doctor and a
guerilla warfare leader. After finishing his
education as a doctor, he took a trip across
South America with his friend and it was on the
trip that he thought of a revolution, having
seen the sorry state of the people in every
country. His compassion, charisma, and the
love for doing good for others is what
attracted so many people towards him. Today,
he has become a symbol of rebellion and he
right deserves to be so.

ERNESTO “CHE” GUEVARA


4. Kahit hindi tayo magkaano-ano, ang gatas ng anak ko, ay gatas din 4. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, 1. He was an activist and a leader in the civil
ng anak mo. (baka) but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I rights movement of USA. He was also a
member of the clergy. He is known for
won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
the non-violent ways in which he advanced and
led the civil rights movement. He fought for
racial equality and showed the people a picture
of a better future where all men are equal.
Courage, perseverance and the will to fight
for whats right till the very end made him a
great leader. He won The Nobel Peace Prize in
1964.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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Group 1 1. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a 1. Can you can a can as a 1. He was the leader of the Chinese
pound of bricks? Revolution and the founder of People’s
canner can can a can?
Answer: Neither, they both weigh one pound. Republic of China, the China we see
today. He withheld the Japanese invasion,
kick-started the economy of China and
helped it become the super-power it is
today. His vision for China is what him
and the people of China strived for. His
ideologies and principles of governance
and economics are now known as
Maoism.

MAO ZEDONG
2. Munting anghel na lilipad-lipad, dala-dala'y 2. Six sick hicks nick six slick 1. She was born on November 19, 1917, in
liwanag sa likod ng pakpak. (alitaptap).. Allahabad, India. She was born into the
bricks with picks and sticks. politically prominent Nehru family; her
father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as
India’s first prime minister. She served
three consecutive terms as prime
minister, between 1966 and 1977, and
another term beginning in 1980. In 1984,
She was assassinated by her Sikh
bodyguards.
INDIRA GANDHI
3. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, 3. Sheena leads, Sheila needs. 3. She was born on January 25, 1933 in Paniqui,
how many do you have? Tarlac, which is in central Luzon, the
Answer: If you take 2 apples, then you have Philippines, north of Manila. Her parents were
of course 2. Jose Chichioco Cojuangco and Demetria
"Metring" Sumulong, and the family were of
mixed Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish descent.
The family surname is a Spanish version of the
Chinese name "Koo Kuan Goo."

MARIA CORAZON SUMULONG CONJUANGCO


4. Pag munti'y may buntot, paglaki ay punggok. 5. I wish to wish the wish you 4.He is called a great leader but we have to say
(palaka) wish to wish, but if you wish that although his actions and deeds were not
good but his leadership skills were matched only
the wish the witch wishes, I by few in the world. He became the chancellor of
won't wish the wish you wish Germany in 1933, rising through the ranks and
to wish. waged a great war. But his oratory skills, military
expansions and economic growth plans are
something whose credit we have to duly give
him and him alone.

ADOLF HTILER

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Group 2 1. Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! 1. Can you can a can as a 1. He holds a unique position in the
What am I? Chinese-speaking world today. He is the
canner can can a can?
Answer: An onion. only figure from the early revolutionary
period who is honored as the "Father of
the Nation" by people in both the
People's Republic of China, and the
Republic of China (Taiwan).

SUN YAT-SEN
2. Kawangis niya'y tao, magaling manguto, 3. Six sick hicks nick six slick 2. Born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar,
mataas kung lumukso. (unggoy) India, Hi studied law and came to advocate
bricks with picks and sticks. for the rights of Indians, both at home and in
South Africa. He became a leader of India's
independence movement, organizing
boycotts against British institutions in
peaceful forms of civil disobedience. He was
killed by a fanatic in 1948.

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI


2. Which word in the dictionary is spelled 3. Sheena leads, Sheila needs. 3. He was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. He
incorrectly? traveled extensively with his family,
Answer: Incorrectly. journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to
1295. He remained in China for 17 of those
years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as
consort along the way to a Mongol princess
who was being sent to Persia. His book Il
Milione describes his travels and
experiences and influenced later
adventurers and merchants.

MARCO POLO
5. Tumatanda na ang nuno, hindi pa rin naliligo. 4. I wish to wish the wish you 4. He was born on March 22, 1869, in Kawit,
(pusa) wish to wish, but if you wish Cavite, Philippines. In 1898, he achieved
independence of the Philippines from Spain
the wish the witch wishes, I and was elected the first president of the
won't wish the wish you wish new republic under the Malolos Congress.
to wish. He also led the Philippine-American War
against U.S. resistance to Philippine
independence. He died of a heart attack on
February 6, 1964, in Quezon City,
Philippines.

EMILIO AGUINALDO
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Group 3 1. May alaga akong hayop, malaki ang mata 1. Can you can a can as a 1. He is the founder of the Mongol
kaysa tuhod. (tutubi) Empire, the fifth Great Khan of the
canner can can a can? Mongol Empire (1260-1294) and the
founder of the Yuan Dynasty in
China. He assumed the title emperor
of China, and his conquest of South
China’s Song Dynasty was the last
step in the Mongols’ efforts to rule
China wholly.

KUBLAI KHAN
2. Adams Mom has three children, the first 2. Six sick hicks nick six slick 2.He was born on May 19, 1890, in Nghe An
is called April, the second is called May, Province, Vietnam. In 1921, he organized the
bricks with picks and sticks. Intercolonial Union. He was elected to the
what is the third called?
Committee of the Peasants' International
Answer: Adam Congress in 1923. In 1936, he took charge of
China’s Indochinese Communist party. He
declared Vietnam’s independence in 1945
and became the first president of the
republic in 1954. He died on September 3,
1969, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

HO CHI-MINH
3. How many times can you subtract 10 from 3. Sheena leads, Sheila 3.He is regarded as one of America's
100? greatest heroes due to both his incredible
needs. impact on the nation and his unique appeal.
Answer: 10 times His is a remarkable story of the rise from
humble beginnings to achieve the highest
office in the land; He was the 16th president
of the United States. He preserved the
Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought
about the emancipation of slaves.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
4. Bastong hindi mahawak-hawakan, 4. I wish to wish the wish you 4. He was born on July 22 or 23, 1864 in
sinturong walang mapaggamit-gamitan. wish to wish, but if you wish Talaga, Tanauwan, Batangas, about 70 km (43.5
(ahas) miles) south of Manila.
the wish the witch wishes, I
won't wish the wish you wish His parents were very poor; father Inocencio
to wish. Mabini was a peasant farmer, and mother
Dionisia Maranan supplemented their farm
income as a vendor at the local market.
Apolinario was the second of their eight
children.

APOLINARIO MABINI Y MARANAN

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Group 5 1. Can a man legally marry his widow's sister? 1. Can you can a can as a 1. He became the first black president
of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A
canner can can a can? symbol of global peacemaking, he won the
Answer: Yes
Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

NELSON MANDELA
2. Hakot dito hakot doon, kahit maliit ay ipon 3. Six sick hicks nick six slick 2. He served as king of Macedonia
ng ipon. (langgam) from 336 to 323 B.C. During his time
bricks with picks and of leadership, he united Greece,
sticks. reestablished the Corinthian League
and conquered the Persian Empire.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT


2. If an electric train is travelling south, in which 3. Sheena leads, Sheila needs. 3. He is known for running a corrupt,
undemocratic regime; A lawyer, a
direction does the smoke go? member of the Philippine House of
Representatives (1949-1959) and a
Answer: None member of the Philippine Senate
(1959-1965), he became the
president of the Philippines in 1966,
a post he held until 1986, when his
people rose against his dictatorial
rule and he fled.

FERDINAND MARCOS
Kulisap na lilipad-lipad, sa ningas ng liwanag ay 6. I wish to wish the wish you He was born in 551 B.C. in the Lu state of China). His
isang pangahas. (gamugamo) wish to wish, but if you wish teachings, preserved in the Analects, focused on
creating ethical models of family and public
the wish the witch wishes, I interaction, and setting educational standards.
won't wish the wish you wish He was an influential Chinese philosopher, teacher
to wish. and political figure known for his popular aphorisms
and for his models of social interaction.

CONFUCIUS

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