PADUWA

SPECIAL CLASS
2023:
QUIZ BOWL
GUIDELINES
 The contest is open to all bonafide
students of Gensantos Foundation
College, Inc. enrolled under the Special
Class program during 1st Semester of
Academic Year 2023-2024.
There will be six (6) categories for this
contest which are composed of Math,
English, Science, History, General
Information and Spelling.
 Teams should be
composed of three (3)
participants in each
division.
The contest is composed
of three (3) sets which
are Easy, Average, and
Difficult Round.
Easy and Average Round are
composed of 10 multiple
choices questions each while
Difficult Round is composed
of 5 Identification Questions.
 Scoring of each correct answer
per round is as follows:
I. Easy Round – 1 point each
II. Average Round – 3 points each
III. Difficult Round – 5 points each
 The team with highest
combined points for three (3)
rounds will be declared as
Champion for Quiz Bowl
Team Category.
In case of a tie, there
will be a tie breaker
question.
 EASY
ROUND
1. Which planet is
known as “Morning
Star” or the “Evening
Star” due to its
visibility in the sky?
A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
1. Which planet is known
as “Morning Star” or the
“Evening Star” due to its
visibility in the sky?
A. Earth
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
Answer:
B. Venus
2. In what year did the
Philippines gain
independence from
Spanish Colonial rule?
A.1898
B.1901
C.1946
D.1965
2. In what year did the
Philippines gain
independence from
Spanish Colonial rule?
A.1898
B.1901
C.1946
D.1965
Answer:
A. 1898
3. In a right triangle,
which side is opposite
the right angle?
 a)Adjacent
b)Opposite
c) Hypotenuse
d)None of the Above
3. In a right triangle,
which side is opposite the
right angle?
a) Adjacent
b) Opposite
c) Hypotenuse
d) None of the Above
Answer:
C. Hypotenuse
4. What is the term for a
word that is the opposite
of another word?
 a)Pronoun
b)Homonym
c) Synonym
d)Antonym
4. What is the term for a
word that is the opposite
of another word?
a) Pronoun
b) Homonym
c) Synonym
d) Antonym
Answer:
D. Antonym
5. Who wrote the play
“Romeo and Juliet”?
 a) Charles Dickens
b) William Shakespeare
c) Jane Austen
d) Taylor Swift
5. Who wrote the play
“Romeo and Juliet”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) William Shakespeare
c) Jane Austen
d) Taylor Swift
Answer:
B. William
Shakespeare
6. What is the largest
mammal in the world?
a) Blue Whale
b) Dinosaur
c) Giraffe
d) Elephant
6. What is the largest
mammal in the world?
a) Blue Whale
b) Dinosaur
c) Giraffe
d) Elephant
Answer:
A. Blue Whale
7. What is the basic unit
of life and known as the
building block of all
organisms?
a) Molecule
b) Atom
c) Cell
d) Blood
7. What is the basic unit of
life and known as the building
block of all organisms?
a) Molecule
b) Atom
c) Cell
d) Blood
Answer:
C. Cell
8. What event marked
the beginning of the
Philippine Revolution
against Spanish Rule?
a) Cry of Pugad Lawin
b) Battle of Mactan
c) EDSA Revolution
d) Battle of Bataan
8. What event marked the
beginning of the Philippine
Revolution against Spanish Rule?
a) Cry of Pugad Lawin
b) Battle of Mactan
c) EDSA Revolution
d) Battle of Bataan
Answer:
A. Cry of
Pugad Lawin
9. In a sequence of
numbers, what is the
term for the difference
between any two
consecutive numbers?
a) Quotient
b) Interval
c) Product
d) Sum
9. In a sequence of numbers,
what is the term for the difference
between any two consecutive
numbers?
a) Quotient
b) Interval
c) Product
d) Sum
Answer:
B. Interval
10. If a clock reads
2:30PM, what is the
angle between the hour
and minute hands?
 a) 45 degrees
b) 95 degrees
c) 105 degrees
d) 108 degrees
10.If a clock reads 2:30PM, what
is the angle between the hour and
minute hands?
a) 45 degrees
b) 95 degrees
c) 105 degrees
d) 108 degrees
Answer:
C. 105 degrees
END OF
EASY
ROUND
AVERAGE
ROUND
1. What was the name of
the Filipino Muslim
Leader who resisted
Spanish Colonization in
the first half of 17th
Century?
 a) Sultan Talakudong
b) Sultan Hadjirul
c) Sultan Sinnenggayan
d) Sultan Kudarat
1. What was the name of the
Filipino Muslim Leader who
resisted Spanish Colonization in
the first half of 17th Century?
a) Sultan Talakudong
b) Sultan Hadjirul
c) Sultan Sinnenggayan
d) Sultan Kudarat
Answer:
D. Sultan
Kudarat
2. If a rectangle has a
length of ten units and
an area of forty square
units, what is its width?
a) Four hundred units
b) Four units
c) Forty units
d) Twenty units
2. If a rectangle has a length of
ten units and an area of forty
square units, what is its width?
a) Four hundred units
b) Four units
c) Forty units
d) Twenty units
Answer:
B. Four Units
3. Which of the
following is a synonym
of ‘ubiquitous”?
a) Pervasive
b) Rare
c) Fragile
d) Scarce
3. Which of the following is a
synonym of ‘ubiquitous”?

a) Pervasive
b) Rare
c) Fragile
d) Scarce
Answer:
A. Pervasive
4. Which ocean is the
smallest among world’s
five oceans?
 a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Arctic Ocean
c) Southern Ocean
d) Indian Ocean
4. Which ocean is the smallest
among world’s five oceans?

a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Arctic Ocean
c) Southern Ocean
d) Indian Ocean
Answer:
B. Arctic Ocean
5. Who is known for his
laws of planetary
motion and is
considered one of the
key figures in the
scientific revolution?
a) Johannes Kepler
b) Isaac Newton
c) Michael Faraday
d) Galileo Galilei
5. Who is known for his laws of
planetary motion and is
considered one of the key figures
in the scientific revolution?
a) Johannes Kepler
b) Isaac Newton
c) Michael Faraday
d) Galileo Galilei
Answer:
A. Johannes Kepler
6. In which year did the
first Miss Universe
Pageant take place?
a) 1951
b) 1940
c) 1952
d) 1914
6. In which year did the first Miss
Universe Pageant take place?
a) 1951
b) 1940
c) 1952
d) 1914
Answer:
C. 1952
7. Which ancient
wonder of the world was
a colossal statue of the
Greek sun god Helios
and stood on the island
of Rhodes?
a) Colossal Great Pyramid of Rhodes
b) Colossus of Rhodes
c) Temple of Artemis at Rhodes
d) Hanging Gardens of Rhodes
7. Which ancient wonder of the
world was a colossal statue of the
Greek sun god Helios and stood
on the island of Rhodes?
a) Colossal Great Pyramid of Rhodes
b) Colossus of Rhodes
c) Temple of Artemis at Rhodes
d) Hanging Gardens of Rhodes
Answer:
B. Colossus of
Rhodes
8. What is the national
flower of Australia
known for its unique
appearance resembling
a bird’s claw?
 a) Kangaroo Paw
b) Flamingo’s Claw
c) Wattle
d) Wild Roses
8. What is the national flower of
Australia known for its unique
appearance resembling a bird’s
claw?
a) Kangaroo Paw
b) Flamingo’s Claw
c) Wattle
d) Wild Roses
Answer:
A. Kangaroo Paw
9. In phonetics, which of
the following terms refers
to a speech sound that is
produced by pushing air
through the vocal cords
without vibrating them?
a) Humming
b) Fricative
c) Plosive
d) Voiceless
9. In phonetics, which of the
following terms refers to a speech
sound that is produced by pushing air
through the vocal cords without
vibrating them?
a) Humming
b) Fricative
c) Plosive
d) Voiceless
Answer:
D. Voiceless
10. What is the largest
known prime number, as
of the knowledge cutoff
date in October 2023?
a) 2^88,589,933 − 1
b) 2^82,589,933 − 1
c) 2^87,589,833 − 1
d) 2^82,589,933 – 2
10. What is the largest known prime
number, as of the knowledge cutoff
date in October 2023?
a) 2^88,589,933 − 1
b) 2^82,589,933 − 1
c) 2^87,589,833 − 1
d) 2^82,589,933 – 2
Answer:
B. 2^82,589,933 − 1
 END OF
AVERAGE
ROUND
DIFFICULT
ROUND
1. Which International
Organization is responsible
for monitoring and
addressing global financial
stability and economic issues,
and is headquartered in
Washington, D.C.?
No Choices
for this
round.
1. Which International Organization is
responsible for monitoring and addressing
global financial stability and economic issues,
and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.?

No Choices
for this
round.
Answer:
International
Monetary Fund
or
IMF
2. What is the name of the
medical specialty that focuses
on the diagnosis of the
digestive system including
the esophagus, stomach, and
intestine?
No Choices
for this
round.
2. What is the name of the medical specialty
that focuses on the diagnosis of the digestive
system including the esophagus, stomach, and
intestine?

No Choices
for this
round.
 Answer:
Gastroenterology
3. Who was the first Filipina
to be elected as Senator in the
Philippines and was known
for her pioneering role in
politics and women’s right?
No Choices
for this
round.
3. Who was the first Filipina to be elected as
Senator in the Philippines and was known for
her pioneering role in politics and women’s
right?

No Choices
for this
round.
 Answer:
Geronima Pecson
4. Which chemical element
discovered in 2016, has the
atomic number 118 and is a
synthetic superheavy
element?
No Choices
for this
round.
4. Which chemical element discovered in
2016, has the atomic number 118 and is a
synthetic superheavy element?

No Choices
for this
round.
Answer:
Oganesson
5. Which English author is
known for creating the
constructed language
Newspeak in his novel
“1984?”
No Choices
for this
round.
5. Which English author is known for
creating the constructed language Newspeak
in his novel “1984?”

No Choices
for this
round.
 Answer:
George Orwell
 END OF
DIFFICULT
ROUND
TIE-BREAKER
ROUND
1. Which Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG)
specifically aims to “end poverty
in all its forms everywhere” and
includes the target of eradicating
extreme poverty, defined as
living on less than $2.15 a day?
No Choices
for this
round.
1. Which Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) specifically aims to “end poverty in all
its forms everywhere” and includes the target
of eradicating extreme poverty, defined as
living on less than $2.15 a day?

No Choices
for this
round.
 Answer:
SDG 1 – No Poverty
or
Sustainable Development
Goal 1 – No Poverty
2. Which English author is
known for creating the
constructed language
Newspeak in his novel
“1984?”
 a) Aldous Huxley
b) George Orwell
c) Ray Bradburry
d) Ferjoy Puertos
e) Jane Austen
f) Abzejar Barrientos
2. Which English author is known for
creating the constructed language Newspeak
in his novel “1984?”
a) Aldous Huxley
b) George Orwell
c) Ray Bradburry
d) Ferjoy Puertos
e) Jane Austen
f) Abzejar Barrientos
Answer:
B. George Orwell
3. What was the former
name of Gensantos
Foundation College Inc.?
No Choices
for this
round.
3. What was the former name of Gensantos
Foundation College Inc.?

No Choices
for this
round.
 Answer:
Gensantos
Research and
Training Center