10_Trivia Philippine Geology

Question 1

Largest city in the Philippines by area

Answer 1

Davao City (2,211 sq.km.)

Question 2

Popularly known as the ‘Switzerland of Benguet’

Answer 2

Kibungan

Question 3

Unique geological formation with a lake within a lake

Answer 3

Taal Volcano

Question 4

Active volcanoes in the Philippines

Answer 4

24

Question 5

Potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines

Answer 5

27

Question 6

Inactive volcanoes in the Philippines

Answer 6

360

Question 7

Geomorphology of Metro Manila making it prone to flooding

Answer 7

Flood Plain

Question 8

System of streams, tributaries, and canals in Metro Manila

Answer 8

Riparian System

Question 9

Lowest recorded temperature in Baguio City

Answer 9

6.3°C (January 18, 1961)

Question 10

Carnivorous plant discovered in the Philippines, named after David Attenborough

Answer 10

Nepenthes attenboroughii

Question 11

Ultramafic mountain in Palawan where Nepenthes attenboroughii was found

Answer 11

Mt. Victoria

Question 12

Longest subterranean river in the Philippines (5 miles)

Answer 12

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

Question 13

Longest subterranean waterway in the world (6.2 miles)

Answer 13

Sistema Sac Actun, Mexico

Question 14

Second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century

Answer 14

Mt. Pinatubo (June 15, 1991)

Question 15

Rank of Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

Answer 15

6

Question 16

Drop in global temperature after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption

Answer 16

0.5°C (0.9°F)

Question 17

Philippines coastline length

Answer 17

36,289 kilometers (5th longest in the world)

Question 18

5th largest island in the Philippines

Answer 18

Palawan (12,189 sq.km.)

Question 19

Largest copper-gold deposit in the world

Answer 19

Tampakan gold-copper mine

Question 20

Number of islands in the Philippines

Answer 20

7641

Question 21

Black stones of meteoritic origin found in the Philippines

Answer 21

Rizalites (710,000 years old)

Question 22

Lake formed by the 1641 eruption of Mount Parker

Answer 22

Lake Maughan (Holon)

Question 23

Largest man-made lake in the Philippines

Answer 23

Pantabangan Dam

Question 24

Longest and largest river in the Philippines (505 km)

Answer 24

Cagayan River

Question 25

Thickest sedimentary basin in the Philippines (12,000 meters)

Answer 25

Agusan-Davao Basin

Question 26

Deadliest typhoon in the Philippines

Answer 26

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) - November 7-8, 2013

Question 27

Highest mountain in the Philippines

Answer 27

Mount Apo (2,954 meters)

Question 28

Second highest mountain in Luzon

Answer 28

Mount Pulag (2,842 meters)

Question 29

World's tiniest shell found in Philippine waters

Answer 29

Pisidium

Question 30

Rare copper ore found in the Philippines

Answer 30

Luzonite

Question 31

Largest known pearl found in the Philippines

Answer 31

Pearl of Lao Tzu (24 cm, 6.4 kg)

Question 32

Oldest fossil discovered in the Philippines

Answer 32

Ammonite (160-175 million years old)

Question 33

Largest karst formation in the Philippines

Answer 33

Calbiga Cave

Question 34

Geographical center of the Philippines

Answer 34

Mogpog, Marinduque (Luzon Datum 1911)

Question 35

Deepest point in the Philippine Trench

Answer 35

Galathea Depth (10,540 meters)

Question 36

Longest mountain range in the Philippines

Answer 36

Sierra Madre

Question 37

Most fatal volcanoes in the Philippines

Answer 37

Taal and Mayon

Question 38

Fastest moving tectonic plates

Answer 38

Cocos and Nazca Plates

Question 39

Flattest country in the world

Answer 39

Maldives (average elevation 2.4m)

Question 40

Highest temperature recorded in the Philippines

Answer 40

42.2°C (Tuguegarao, May 21, 1969)

Question 41

Largest atoll-like reef in the Philippines

Answer 41

Apo Reef (Occidental Mindoro)

Question 42

Northernmost point of the Philippines

Answer 42

Mavulis Island (Itbayat, Batanes)

Question 43

Southernmost point of the Philippines

Answer 43

Frances Reef (Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi)

Question 44

Easternmost point of the Philippines

Answer 44

Pusan Point (Davao Oriental)

Question 45

Westernmost point of the Philippines

Answer 45

Balabac Great Reef (Palawan)

Question 46

Rainy season of the Ivatan people

Answer 46

Kachachimuyen

Question 47

Winter season of the Ivatan people

Answer 47

Amian (as cold as 7°C)

Question 48

Second largest lake in the Philippines

Answer 48

Lake Lanao

Question 49

Deepest cave in the Philippines (163 meters)

Answer 49

Sumaging-Latipan-Lomyang Crystal Cove (Sagada)

Question 50

Predecessor of PHIVOLCS

Answer 50

Commission on Volcanology (established June 20, 1952)

Question 51

Largest river basin in the Philippines

Answer 51

Cagayan River Basin (27,493 km²)

Question 52

Number of inhabited islands in the Philippines

Answer 52

2000

Question 53

Largest freshwater lake in the Philippines

Answer 53

Laguna de Bay (93,000 hectares, 2.8 meters deep)

Question 54

Smallest active volcano in the world

Answer 54

Taal Volcano (311 meters, 33 eruptions)