Just name the person, place, or thing being described in each item.

1. The world's largest cellphone country today. i
2. He is the first Philippine Supreme Court chief justice. aa el
3. A science city in Nueva Ecija. u
4. He is said to have founded antiseptic surgery after he reduced infections after surgery from 50% to 2% by introducing carbolic acid as antiseptic. He also introduced the use of catgut ligatures. op ie
5. He is the first black member of the United States Supreme Court. Tr al
6. He founded the Egyptian Empire in the 15th century BC. tpt
7. Gertrude Margaret Zelle is the real name of this Dutch spy who served under Germany in World War I. t a
8. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to the Allied Forces during the waning days of World War II in this Philippine city. u
9. The world's only Hindu kingdom. a
10. He is the ruler, whose reign was called the "Golden Age of Greece", founded the Athenian Empire. re

This is a history quiz. Try to answer the following questions.

1) Who is the Philippines' first Vice President?

2) The Bank of the Philippine Islands is the oldest existing bank in the Philippines. What was known before?

3) Which is the United States' 49th state?

4) Who is the founder of the Church of England or the Anglican Church?

5) Which Filipino hero killed his very own wife?

6) Who was the first king of England?

7) Which Ceylonese leader is the world's first woman Prime Minister?

8) Which African capital was named after an American president?

9) What was the title of Adolf Hitler's autobiography?

10) Who became the first Prime Minister of the Philippines?

Now, this is all about literature.

1. Which Filipino author wrote the novel "Banaag at Sikat"?

2. Who wrote this quotation: "Music hath charms to soothe a savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend, a knotted oak.?"

3. The original manuscript of the novel El Filibusterismo was given by José Rizal himself to ___________.

4. Which among these names is the main character in the novel "Kidnapped"?

5. What is the name of the river of forgetfulness which can be found in the Underworld?

6. Who is the mother of Helen of Troy and the Gemini twins?

7. Who wrote the Indian epic Ramayana?

8. Who wrote the Philippine novel "A Season of Grace"?

9. She was the wisest of all the gods and men and became the first wife of Zeus. Who is she?

10. Who went "Around the World in Eighty Days" with his valet?

Answer the following Science-related questions.

1) Which Canadian scientist was the first to develop kerosene?

2) Who developed vulcanizing in 1839?

3) Geography is to earth as ________________ is to the moon.

4) Who invented the bazooka or infantry rocket launcher in 1941?

5) Who claimed in his theory of uniformitarianism that the earth was gradually changing and would continue to change in the same way?

6) What body hormone regulates the water level of the blood and is commonly known as anti-diuretic hormone?

7) What is the science of snakes?

8) What term is given to the closest distance that a natural satellite or a moon can come to its parent planet without being torn into bits by gravitation?

9) What do you call the crossing of Mercury or Venus over the disk of the sun as observed from the earth?

10) What is the most reactive and most electronegative of all the elements?

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Answer the following Bible-related questions.

1. Which Biblical character was renamed Israel?

2. Who interpreted the Handwriting on the Wall?

3. The first articles of clothing which God gave Adam and Eve were made of ___________.

4. To whom did Jesus say, "Why persecutest thou me?"

5. Which Biblical figure symbolized lying?

6. Who asked for the head of John the Baptist and got it served on a platter?

7. On what mountain did the ark rest after the Great Flood?

8. From which book is the following line taken: "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return?"

9. What was the color of the robe that Jesus wore as the Roman soldiers taunted him?

10. What is the more popular name of Belteshazzar?