BATTLE OF WITS REVIEWER

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A GROUP OF WORD
THAT SHARE THE
SAME SPELLING
AND THE
SAME
PRONUNCIATION
BUT HAVE
DIFFERENT
MEANINGS.
A GROUP OF WORD
THAT SHARE THE
SAME SPELLING
AND THE
SAME
PRONUNCIATION
BUT HAVE
DIFFERENT
MEANINGS.
(HOMONYMS)
 1. A GROUP OF WORD THAT SHARE THE SAME SPELLING AND THE SAME
PRONUNCIATION BUT HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS. (HOMONYMS)
2. WHAT IS THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES? (LINGUISTICS)
3. IT IS THE STUDY OF THE MEANING OF LANGUAGES. (SEMANTICS)
4. THE SOUNDS ARE MADE BY HOLDING THE LIPS TOGETHER AND THEN
RELEASING 5HE SOUND, SUCH AS P AND B. (BILABIAL)
5. PHONETICS IS THE STUDY OF THE SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE. WHAT DO WE CALL
THESE SOUNDS? (PHONEMES)
6. WHAT IS THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE AS IT PERTAINS TO SOCIAL CLASSES,
ETHNIC GROUPS, AND GENDERS? (SOCIOLINGUISTICS)
7. IT IS THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE FROM A COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL LAW.
(PSYCHOLINGUISTICS)

FILIPINO
1. ITO AY ANG SISTEMA NG ARBITRAYONG SIMBOLO NG PATUNOG NA GINAGAMIT SA
KOMUNIKASYON NG MGA TAO. (WIKA)
2. ITO ANG WIKANG GINAGAMIT SA ESTADO SA KANYANG MGA INSTUMENTALIDAD AT
MAGING SA KOMUNIKASYON SA MGA MAMAMAYAN. (WIKANG OPISYAL)
3. MAY BATAYANG BIBLICAL KAUGNAY NG KAGANAPAN SA LUMANG TESTAMENTO
NANG GINAWARAN NG DIYOS NG IBA'T IBANG WIKA ANG MGA TAONG NOO'Y MAY
IISANG WIKA NANG MAGTANGKA SILA MAGTAYO NG TORE NG BABEL. (WIKANG
UNIBERSAL)
4. ITO AY ANG VARAYTI NG WIKA BATAY SA LUGAR. (DAYALEK)
5. ANO ANG KONSEPTO/KONSEPT NA TINUTUKOY SA SUMUSUNOD NA TALATA: "ANG
ISANG NAGSASALITA NG "FILIPINO" AT ISANG NAGSASALITA NG TAGALOG AY
MAGKAKAUNAWAAN. KUNG GAYON, NAGSASALITA SILA NG ISANG WIKA." (MUTUAL
INTELLIGIBILITY)
6. SA INTELEKTUWALISASYON NG WIKANG FILIPINO: ITO AY ANG PAGPILI NG ISANG
BUHAY NA KATUTUBONG WIKA BILANG BATAYAN NG WIKANG PAMBANSA.
(SELEKSYON)
7. ALING ALPAPETO ANG MAY SUMUSUNOD NA LETRA: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X Y Z (PANSIMPLENG ALPABETO)
8. ANO ANG SINING NG ISPELING AYON SA TAMANG GAMIT? (ORTOGRAPIYA)
9. ANO ANG TAWAG SA MGA KAMBAL-PATINIG? (DIPTONGGO)
10. ANO ANG TAWAG SA PANGKAT NG DALAWANG LETRANG MAY IISANG TUNOG?
(DIGRAPO)
11.

SCIENCE
1. IT IS A BRANCH OF SCIENCE DEALS WITH THE STUDY OF WEATHER.
(METEOROLOGY)
2. IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUFFERING FROM EMPHYSEMA, WHAT ORGAN OF
THE BODY IS PRIMARILY AFFECTED? (LUNGS)
3. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE HOTTEST STAR? (BLUE)
4. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST BONE IN A HUMAN BODY? (STAPES)
5. WHAT BRANCH OF SCIENCE WHICH DEALS WITH THE STUDY OF CELL? (CYTOLOGY)
6. WHAT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN IN HUMAN BODY? (SKIN)
7. BLOOD IS FILTERED BY WHICH PAIR OF ORGANS? (KIDNEYS)
8. WHO DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY? (ALBERT EINSTEIN)
9. IN WHICH ORGANELLE OF A LIVING CELL IS DNA FOUND? (NUCLEUS)
10. TRITON IS A MOON OF WHICH PLANET? (NEPTUNE)
11. FOR WHAT CHEMICAL PROCESS DO PLANTS NEED SUNLIGHT, CO2 AND WATER?
(PHOTOSYNTHESIS)
12. WHAT DO WE CALL THE STUDY OF BIRDS? (ORNITHOLOGY)
13. WHAT ELEMENT IS DENOTED BY THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL SN IN THE PERIODIC
TABLE? (TIN)
14. NAME THE TYPE OF EROSION WHICH OCCURS WHEN ROCKS GRIND ALONG THE
BED AND BANKS OF A RIVER TO WEAR IT DOWN? (ABRASION)
MATHEMATICS
1. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF PI? (3.14)
2.

LITERATURE
1. WHAT IS THE LONGEST EPIC POEM IN THE WORLD? (MAHABHARATA)
2. WHO WROTE THE PLAY, ROMEO AND JULIET? (WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE)
3. WHO WROTE THE BOOK, THE VINCI CODE? (DAN BROWN)
4. IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO IS THE KING OF ALL GODS? (ZEUS)
5. A JAPANESE POEM OF SEVENTEEN SYLLABLES, IN THREE LINESOF FIVE, SEVEN,
AND FIVE. (HAIKU)

SOCIAL SCIENCES (anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology,

law, and geography)
1. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT IN THE
PHILIPPINES BEFORE OR ON THE DAY OF ELECTION? (40)
2. WHO IS THE ONLY BROTHER OF DR. JOSE RIZAL? (PACIANO RIZAL)
3. HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST AND THE YOUNGESTPRESIDENT OF
THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF ACONSTITUTIONAL
REPUBLIC IN ASIA. (EMILIO AGUINALDO)
4. IN LGBTQIA+, IF L STANDS FOR LESBIAN, G STANDS FOR GAY, THEN Q STANDS FOR
WHAT? (QUEER)
5. WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF PHILIPPINEINDEPENDENCE? (AMBROCIO
RIANZARES BAUTISTA)
6. WHO IS KNOWN AS THE IRON LADY OF ASIA? (MIRIAM DEFENSOR-
SANTIAGO)
7. WHAT IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN THE PHILIPPINES? (SIERRA
MADRE)
8. HOW MANY STARS ARE THERE IN THE AMERICAN FLAG? (50)
9. ITS NAME MEANING "INSIDE THE WALLS" IN LATIN, WHAT WALLED AREA IN THE CITY
OF MANILA IS HOME TO FORT SANTIAGO AND MANILA CATHEDRAL? (INTRAMUROS)
10. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF NEW ZEALAND? (WELLINGTON)
11. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF NORWAY? (OSLO)
12. NAME THE TWO LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD. (AMAZON/NILE)
13. WHICH OCEAN IS TO THE EAST OF AFRICA? (INDIAN OCEAN)
14. WHICH SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY HAS THE GREATEST LAND AREA? (BRAZIL)
15. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF SRI LANKA? (COLOMBO)
16. WHAT IS SOUTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGE? (ANDES)
17. WHERE IS ANGEL FALLS, THE WORLD’S LARGEST WATERFALL, LOCATED?
(VENEZUELA)
18. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA? (OTTAWA)
19. WHAT IS THE ONLY FLAG THAT DOES NOT HAVE FOUR SIDES? (NEPAL)
20. HOW MANY STARS ARE ON THE CHINESE FLAG? (5)
21. WHAT IS THE STUDY OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR AND DECISION MAKINGS OF SMALL
UNITS, SUCH AS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES CALLED?
(MICROECONOMICS)
22. THE MEASURE USED TO DETERMINE HOW CONSUMERS REACT TO A CHANGE IN
PRICE IS TERMED AS _______. (ELASTICITY)
23. THE POINT AT WHICH THE QUANTITY DEMANDED AND THE QUANTITY SUPPLIED
ARE EQUAL IS CALLED ________. (EQUILIBRIUM PRICE)
24. WHAT ARE TWO GOODS THAT ARE BOUGHT AND USED TOGETHER?
(COMPLEMENTARY GOODS)