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Exploring Manila: A Quiz on the Capital of the Philippines

Test your knowledge about Manila, its geography, cultural significance, and notable aspects through this engaging quiz.

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💡 Interesting Facts

  • civilians took refuge in St. La Salle Hall in Manila during World War II, believing that its walls would protect them from anything but a direct hit.
  • after the Mendiola massacre on January 22, 1987, the Filipino Government banned all public demonstrations on Mendiola Street in Manila.
  • despite being running mates in Manila's upcoming local elections, Alfredo Lim and Isko Moreno support different candidates in the presidential election.
  • the Arch of the Centuries of the University of Santo Tomas at Manila was disassembled from the University's original campus at Intramuros, carried piece-by-piece, and was re-erected at the current campus at Sampaloc.
  • while Isko Moreno was running for vice mayor in Manila in 2007, posters were distributed of him wearing only swimming briefs.
  • Typhoon Patsy (1970) was the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike Manila since the establishment of the Philippine Weather Bureau in 1865.
  • Jeronima de la Asuncion (pictured) was the foundress of the first Catholic monastery in Manila and the Far East.
  • Nick Joaquin's play, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, was described in The New York Times as an "engaging, well plotted metaphor for the passing of Old Manila".
  • Ancient Tondo became so prosperous that the Kingdom of Brunei had to attack it and set up a rival settlement to keep it in check.
  • Arsenio Lacson was the first person to be elected to three terms as mayor of Manila.
  • España Boulevard, the main street of Sampaloc, Manila, is notorious for its waist-deep floods during the Philippine typhoon season.
  • Filipino indie rock band Taken by Cars had two singles that reached the top of Manila's local radio charts before getting signed in a major record label.
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