REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
STA. MESA MANILA

General Education Quiz Bee

Questionnaire
Easy Round

1. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. Loquacious means:

a. reserved b. reticent c. verbose d. spiritless

2. Which of the following is the ultimate purpose of Human Right Education?

a. to identify threats of human rights
b. to check on abuses in the exercise of human rights
c. to generate awareness of one’s basic rights
d. to understand & change conditions which give rise to human rights violation

3. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?

a. 1/6 b. 1/8 c. 1/2 d. 1/4

4. The sociological concept of home for most Filipinos is the presence of ________.
a. families with boarders in addition to the family members
b. nuclear family and extended families
c. families with illegal light and water connections
d. families with pet dogs and cats

5. Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the telephone?
a. internet b. modem c. hypermedia d. network

6. Entomology is the study of _______________ .

a. words b. ethnology c. insects d. kidneys

7. In golf, bogey means extra stroke.

a. true b. false

8. Which island nation has the highest population?

a. Australia b. Hawaii c. Philippines d. Indonesia

9. Where was the center of Eastern Christianity after the schism in Rome?
a. Athens b. Constantinople c. Mexico d. Vatican

10. Two air masses have the same humidity. Which of the following can also be said about them?
a. They have the same temperature. b. Both have rain clouds.
c. They have the same volume d. None of the above
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
STA. MESA MANILA

Average Round

1. Most asteroids are found between the two planets:

Mars and Jupiter

2. Why do fisher folks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon?
a. Fishes are more active during the new moon because of the salt content
of water is just right.
b. Fishes look for mates during the new moon.
c. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer.
d. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fishermen
make use during the new moon.

3. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the following?
a. xylem in the stem b. root hairs in the epidermis
c. pistils in the flower d. meristem in the root tip

4. Which statement is true?

a. 5–√ is a rational number. b. 3–√ is a real number
c. 0 is a positive number d. 4–√ is an irrational number

5. "A man is known by the company he keeps." This is an example of a ________.

a. rule b. report c. proverb d. poem

6. What is the measure of an interior angle of a regular dodecagon?

a. 180 b. 145 c. 150 d. 160

7. The amount of substance having 6.02 x 10^23 of any kind of chemical unit is called a _______.
a. mass number b. mole c. formula d. atomic weight

8. To stimulate the nation's economy and to increase employment, former President Diosdado
Macapagal _______.
a. standardized the salaries of government employees
b. abolished government repressive controls
d. borrowed money from the World Bank
c. gave incentives to home cottage industries

9. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?

a. 23 b. 24 c. 25 d. 26

10. Which Disney Princess has the least amount of screen time?
a. Cinderella b. Snow White c. Aurora d. Belle
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
STA. MESA MANILA

Difficult Round

1. What is the exact date of Rizal’s birth?

July 19, 1861

2. What law was passed by Philippine Congress in 1995 which affirms the total integration of
persons with disabilities into the mainstream of society?
a. R.A. 7277 b. R.A. 7784 c. R.A. 7722 d. R.A. 7776

3. What is Shakespeare's shortest play?

a. Romeo and Juliet b. The Comedy of Errors c. Macbeth d. Othello

4. As of 1st of May 2020, who has the most Instagram followers?

a. Ariana Grande b. Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson
c. Kim Kardashian West d. Cristiano Ronaldo

5. During WWII, these Filipinos became feared because of their treacherous behavior which
included spying and selling out their own people. What was the name of their group?
a. HUKBALAHAP
b. MAKAPILI
c. KKK

6. The first Filipino to ever appear on television.

a. Elpidio Quirino b. Antonio Quirino
c. Carlos P. Garcia d. Ramon Magsaysay

7. What is the equation of the line whose slope is -2 and whose y-intercept is 3?
a. 2x +3y =6 b. x +2y =3 c. 2x +2y =4 d. 2x +y =3

8. His paper on chemistry won him top prize while he was studying literature and chemistry at the
University of Sto. Tomas. Who is this Filipino hero?
Antonio Luna

9. The bank was swarmed with depositors. The bank _________.

a. declared an open house b. declared bankruptcy
c. declared dividends d. declared a holiday

10. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?

Baybayin / Alibata