1. I’m where yesterday follows today and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I?

ANSWER: DICTIONARY

2. Question: On a Sunday morning, the oldest girl in a family was murdered. The father was
reading the paper, the mother was in the kitchen cooking breakfast, and the girl’s brother was
playing video games. Uncle George was visiting and was out getting the mail. Who murdered the
girl?

ANSWER: Uncle George, because it was a Sunday and mail is not delivered on Sunday.

3. Forwards I am heavy, but backwards I am not. What am I?

ANSWER: TON

4. Known as the Visayan Joan of Arc, she was a fearsome leader of the rebellion against the
Spanish.
ANSWER: Teresa Magbanua
5. What has one eye but cannot see?
ANSWER: NEEDLE
6. The first Filipina to obtain a doctorate from an American University—from Columbia University
in 1923, no less—and is often credited as the first Filipina historian as well.
ANSWER: ENCARNACION ALZONA
7. What has 4 eyes but can’t see?
ANSWER: MISSISSIPPI
8. She is one of the highest-ranking female members of the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon. She
became known for riding into battle in full regalia—which for her, meant combed hair and a fully
made-up face adorned by bright red lipstick.
ANSWER: REMEDIOS GOMEZ-PARAISO
9. Everyone has me but nobody can lose me. What am I?
ANSWER: SHADOW
10. The first Asian woman to receive the Silver Star Medal, the third highest military decoration for
valor awarded for, “gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.”
ANSWER: MAGDALENA LEONES
11. What is a Mummy’s favorite type of music?
ANSWER: WRAP
12. Sulu prime minster, first Muslim senator
ANSWER: HADJI BUTU ABDUL BAQUI
13. What has to be broken before you can use it?
ANSWER: EGG
14. He was well-educated and finished Bachelor of Arts at the Liceo de Manila. He co-founded the
Diarong Tagalog together with MH del Pilar, founded another publication, the Revista Popular
de Filipinas, and edited Patnubay ng Catolico and Ang Pliegong Tagalog.
ANSWER: PASCUAL P. HICARO
15. There was a plane crash and every single person died. Who survived?
ANSWER: MARRIED COUPLES
16. He fortified the infamous Kota Marahui (Marawi) nka Camp Amai Pakpak with earth and stone,
cannons and guns, and defended it for four years until his death in 1895. This was all in an effort
to preserve the whole of Lake Lanao’s freedom from Spanish rule.
ANSWER: DATU AMAI PAKPAK
17. When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?
ANSWER: I MUST BE 23 IF MY FATHER IS TWICE AS OLD AS ME.
18. He was best known as the leader of the Palaris Revolt in 1762 to 1765 in Pangasinan.
ANSWER: JUAN “PALARIS” DE LA CRUZ
19. An apple is 40 cents, a banana is 60 cents and a grapefruit is 80 cents. How much is a pear?
ANSWER: 40 CENTS (THE PRICE OF EACH FRUIT IS CALCULATED BY MULTIPLYING THE NUMBER
OF VOWELS BY 20 CENTS)
20. His handmade cannons were reportedly used by Rajah Sulayman in defending Manila against
the Spanish invaders headed by Martin de Goiti. The battle ended in favor of the colonizers who
sequestered his cannons for their own advantage. A street in Tondo is named in his memorial.
ANSWER: PANDAY PIRA
21. You can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?
ANSWER:YOUR BREATH
22. She served the revolutionary movement as a Katipunera along with husband Teodoro Plata. She
was in charge of the looted goods that the Katipuneros captured, hiding stolen guns under her
huge skirt.
ANSWER: ESPIRIDONIA BONIFACIO (SISTER OF ANDRES BONIFACIO)
23. What goes through towns and over hills but never moves?
ANSWER: ROAD
24. He founded the Katipunan branch in Kawit, Cavite called the Laong-laan Council together,
Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Pio Valenzuela, and Candido Tirona. He later became the head
of Tanglaw, a section in that council.
ANSWER: PROCOPIO BONIFACIO (BROTHER OF ANDRES BONIFACIO)
25. They come out at night without being called, and are lost in the day without being stolen. What
are they?
ANSWER: STARS
26. Also known as “Ina ng Biak-na-Bato” (Mother of Biak-na-Bato), She is the first Filipina to take
part in Sanduguan or sacred blood compact. She fought alongside Katipuneros, seizing firearms
in Caloocan and braving 12 battles with fellow revolutionaries.
ANSWER: Trinidad Tecson
27. I am full of holes but still holds water. What am I?
ANSWER: SPONGE
28. He is considered the first de facto Vice President of the Philippines, elected during the Assembly
at Tejeros. He also served as the Minister of War during the Revolutionary Government.
ANSWER: MARIANO TRIAS
29. I’m the son of water but when I return to water I die. Who am I?
ANSWER: ICE
30. These ilustrados, businessmen, priests, and officials were sentenced to death for actively
fighting against the Spaniards in the 1896 Revolution. They are Gabriel Prieto, Severino Diaz,
 Inocencio Herrera, Manuel Abella, Domingo Abella, Camilo Jacob, Tomas Prieto, Florencio
Lerma, Macario Valentin, Cornelio Mercado, and Mariano Melgarejo. People called them what?
ANSWER: THE BICOL MARTYRS OR 15 BICOLANO MARTYRS.
31. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?
ANSWER: The person was born in 2005 B.C. (Before Christ). Therefore, he was 5 years old in
2000 B.C, 10 in 1995 B.C, and 15 in 1990 B.C.
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