Philippine Perambulations Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jollibee

Jollibee started as an ice cream parlour before branching out into burgers. Faced with the introduction of McDonalds in the late 70s, Tony Tan Caktiong's friends told him to either sell his shops to McDonalds or become one of their franchise holders. "They will eat you alive" he was told. He decided to fight and as they say "The rest is history".
Adapting his food to the Philippine palate, he added spaghetti and rice and has more than twice as many outlets as the American chain whose menus are virtually identical in every country.

Answer: King Philip the Second of Spain

In 1565, the Spanish landed in Cebu with 500 armed soldiers and claimed the country in the name of Spain and remained there until 1898. Hence the great influence on the Philippines which is evident in its religion, culture, etc. Many of the family names are of Spanish origin.

Answer: Lapu Lapu

Magellan landed in the Philippines in 1521 and was well received by many of the local natives. However a scuffle broke out between the Spanish and a local chieftain called Lapu Lapu who tried to protect his way of life. In the ensuing struggle, Magellan was killed but his crew completed the journey back to Spain. Thus the first circumnavigation of the world had been completed.

Answer: A partially formed duck egg

Although found in other parts of Asia, the balut in Philippines is cooked 17 days after being laid. Normally sold by street vendors, it is usually accompanied by a drink of beer. An acquired taste.

Answer: Filipino

The Philippines, although home to many different tribes and languages, chose Filipino as their national language in 1987. Filipino is based on Tagalog, a regional language. English is also a national language.

Answer: Turo-Turo

Since Turo-Turo means point point, this is the name of the stall selling these kind of foods.

Answer: Hawaii

Marcos was overthrown by "People Power" in 1986 and was exiled to Honolulu, Hawaii where he died in 1989. His remains were brought back to the Philippines.

Answer: The Coconut Palace

Although the Coconut Palace was built for the Pope, he refused to stay there, saying it was too ostentatious.

Answer: Yes - agreement

Strong eye contact is considered aggressive and Filipinos often communicate with their eyes, lips and hands. They purse their lips to signify direction. Polite language and gentle conversation are important in their culture.

Answer: Sampaguita

There are around 200 species of Jasmine and it was adopted by the Philippines in 1937. It is also the national flower of Indonesia. The waling waling has also been proposed as a national flower along with Sampaguita Jasmine.