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Dr. Jose Rizal Trivia Quiz

Do you know who Dr. Jose Rizal is? If not, then find out a little about him by taking this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by jeanclaire. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jeanclaire

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,096

Updated
Feb 10 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5160

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the complete legal name of Dr. Jose Rizal? Hint

Jos� Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Dr. Josito Alonso Realonda Mercado Rizal

Dr. Jose Protacio Alonso Realondo Martinez Rizal

Dr. Jose Pedro Alonso Realonda Mercado Rizal

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the date of birth of Dr. Jose Rizal? Hint

June 18, 1961

July 19, 1871

June 19, 1861

May 19, 1761

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Spanish name for a Filipino native, which the Filipinos resented? Hint

Indio

Pinoy

Hudio

Alferez

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Question 4 of 10

4. Name Rizal's host at Wilhelmsfeld. Hint

Karl Ulmer

Dr. Reinhold Rost

Dr. Ferdinand Blumettritt

Dr. Jagor

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Question 5 of 10

5. At 16, Rizal experienced his first romance. He fell in love with which girl? Hint

Segunda Katigbak

Getrude Beckett

Leonor Rivera

Leonor Gonzalez

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the older brother of Dr. Jose Rizal? Hint

Pedro Paterno

Simon Bolivar

Francisco Mercado

Paciano Rizal

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Noli me tangere" is a Latin phrase which Rizal used as the title of one of his two novels. What does it mean? Hint

Do not tango with me

Do not detain me

Touch me not

Marry me

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Question 8 of 10

8. He was an Austrian and he became the best friend of Dr. Jose Rizal. Who was he? Hint

Dr. Bech

Dr. Reinhold Host

Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt

Dr. Jagor

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Question 9 of 10

9. Governor General Terrero assigned a bodyguard to Rizal. And between them, a wonderful friendship blossomed. Who was this bodyguard? Hint

Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrade

Lt. Manuel de la Paz

Lt. Pedro Guerrero

Lt. Jose Paterno De Gonzalez

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the real name of O-Sei-San? Hint

Michiko San

Sei-San

Seiko Usui

Sai-San Han

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the complete legal name of Dr. Jose Rizal?

Answer: Jos� Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Jose and Protacio are his baptismal names, Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda is his family's quadruple surname.

2. What was the date of birth of Dr. Jose Rizal?

Answer: June 19, 1861

It was on a moonlit night, between eleven and twelve, that Rizal was born.

3. What is the Spanish name for a Filipino native, which the Filipinos resented?

Answer: Indio

Spanish mestizos even more disparagingly call Filipinos "Indios Chonggo", or "monkeys".

4. Name Rizal's host at Wilhelmsfeld.

Answer: Karl Ulmer

Karl Ulmer helped Dr. Rizal brush up his German language upon knowing that Rizal was having difficulty communicating himself.

5. At 16, Rizal experienced his first romance. He fell in love with which girl?

Answer: Segunda Katigbak

It was on a Sunday when Rizal, together with his friend Mariano Katigbak visited his maternal grandmother in Trozo, Manila that he came upon the most attractive girl---Segunda Katigbak. Segunda was the sister of his friend, Mariano.

6. Who was the older brother of Dr. Jose Rizal?

Answer: Paciano Rizal

His full name was Paciano Riz�l Mercado y Alonso Realonda. He was born in 1851 and died in 1930, of tuberculosis.

7. "Noli me tangere" is a Latin phrase which Rizal used as the title of one of his two novels. What does it mean?

Answer: Touch me not

"Noli Me T�ngere" was first published in Germany in 1887.

8. He was an Austrian and he became the best friend of Dr. Jose Rizal. Who was he?

Answer: Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt

9. Governor General Terrero assigned a bodyguard to Rizal. And between them, a wonderful friendship blossomed. Who was this bodyguard?

Answer: Lt. Jose Taviel de Andrade

10. What is the real name of O-Sei-San?

Answer: Seiko Usui

Seiko Usui is a Japanese girl whom Rizal fell in love with. Jose Rizal affectionately call her O-Sei-San.

Source: Author jeanclaire

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