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What is the full name of Jose Rizal?

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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

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When was Rizal born?

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June 19, 1861

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When was Rizal baptized at the Catholic Church?

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June 22, 1861

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When did Rizal die and where?

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December 30, 1896 at Rizal Park, Manila or Luneta Park in Manila formerly known as Bagumbayan

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Who is Rizal’s father?

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Don Francisco Mercado (1818 - 1898)

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What is the occupation of Rizal’s father?

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A tenant former on Dominican-owned Hacienda

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When did Rizal’s father die?

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January 5, 1898

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Jose Rizal considered Don Francisco Mercado as?

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“A Model of Fathers”

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Who is the mother of Rizal?

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Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda (1826 - 1911)

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When was Rizal’s mother born?

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November 8, 1826

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When did Rizal’s mother die?

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August 16, 1911

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How many children did Don Francisco Mercado and Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda have?

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11 children - 2 boys and 9 girls

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Enumerate the children of Don Francisco Mercado and Dona Teodora Alonso Realonda from oldest to youngest.

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  1. Saturnina
  2. Paciano
  3. Narcisa
  4. Olympia
  5. Lucia
  6. Maria
  7. Jose
  8. Concepcion
  9. Josefa
  10. Trinidad
  11. Soledad
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Who is the oldest child in the Rizal family?

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Saturnina Rizal

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Jose Rizal based Pilosopo Tasio to him and he was a combat general in Philippine Revolution.

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Paciano Rizal

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In what chronological order did Jose Rizal fall among his siblings?

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He is the seventh child.

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What is the nickname of Jose Rizal?

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Pepe

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Did Jose Rizal have a child?

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Yes, he had a son named Francisco but died immediately after birth

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Who is Rizal’s first sorrow?

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Concepcion Rizal who died at the age of 3

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Who was Rizal’s first teacher?

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Dona Teodora Alonso Mercado

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Where did Rizal obtain his early schooling?

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A private school in Binan, Laguna

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Who was Rizal’s teacher while he was studying in an all-boys private school in Binan, Laguna?

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Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz

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At what age did Rizal go to school in Binan, Laguna?

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9 years old

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What is the meaning behind Jose Rizal’s surname?

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From the Spanish word “ricial” which means green field or pasture

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Why did Rizal use his Rizal surname when he studied at Jesuit Ateneo Municipal?
For fear that he might be associated with Pacian, Padre Burgos's favorite student
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Why did Rizal never study in Colegio de San Juan de Letran?
his father wanted a Jesuit college
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When did Rizal finished his secondary education?
March 23, 1877
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What did Rizal receive on March 23, 1877?
Bachelor of Arts diploma in Escuela Pia
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At what school did Rizal matriculate in April 1877 where he took Philosophy and Letters?
University of Sto. Tomas
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Jose Rizal was one of the outstanding students of their class in Escuela Pia or what they called ______.
nine sobresaliente
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What did Rizal take at the University of Sto. Tomas?
Philosophy and Letters
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What did Rizal take at the Ateneo?
Surveying
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Why did Rizal shift to medicine?
Because his mother's eyes are failing
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Why did Rizal decide to study abroad?
In UST, Rizal saw and experienced the rampant discrimination of Spaniards to Filipinos.
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Who helped Rizal to study abroad?
Paciano Rizal
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When did Rizal leave the Philippines to go to Spain?
May 3, 1882
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When did Rizal arrive in Barcelona?
June 16, 1882
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Where did Rizal study abroad?
Universidad Central de Madrid
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What were the courses Jose Rizal was enrolled to?
1. Medicine 2. Philosophy and Letters
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When did Rizal graduate from Universidad Central de Madrid with a degree in medicine?
1884
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When did Rizal graduate from Universidad Central de Madrid with a degree in Philosophy and Letters?
1885
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What are the languages Rizal can speak?
1. Filipino 2. Spanish 3. English 4. French 5. German 6. Dutch and among others
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This novel by Rizal tells the story of a young Filipino man who travels to Europe to study and returns home with new eyes to the injustices and corruption in his native land.
Noli me Tangere
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When did Rizal start to write Noli me Tangere?
During his first stay in Europe
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When was Noli me Tangere published in Berlin and Germany?
1887
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In what language did Rizal write Noli me Tangere?
Spanish
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Noli me Tangere was first published in what country?
Berlin, Germany
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At the age of 8 years old, what poem did Rizal write?
Sa Aking Mga Kabata
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What do the Ilustrados mean?
Enlightened ones
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Where and when did Rizal become a Master Mason?
At Lodge Solaridad on November 15, 1890
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When did Rizal come back to Calamba, Laguna?
August 8, 1887
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When did Rizal leave the country the second time and why?
February 16, 1888 after he got involved in Calamba Hacienda Agrarian Dispute
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When did Rizal publish El Filibusterismo?
September 18, 1891
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When and where did Rizal finish El Filibusterismo?
July 1891 in Brussels, Belgium
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Who helped Rizal published El Filibusterismo on September 18, 1891?
Valentine Ventura
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In _____, Jose Rizal made a decision to go back to the Philippines, but his family opposed him.
1892
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When did Jose Rizal arrive in the Philippines from Hongkong?
June 26, 1892
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What did Jose Rizal establish on July 3, 1893?
La Liga Filipina
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When did Rizal establish La Liga Filipina?
July 3, 1893
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It is a socio-civic organization that Jose Rizal established on July 3, 1892.
La Liga Filipina
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On this date, Jose Rizal was taken and apprehended at Fort Santiago a few days after the establishment of La Liga Filipina for being accused of bringing a leaflet called Pobres Frailes.
July 6, 1892
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Who ordered the arrest of Jose Rizal on July 06, 1892?
Governor-General Eulogio Despujol
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When was Jose Rizal escorted to be exiled in Dapitan?
July 14, 1892
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When was Rizal summoned to Malacanang?
July 6, 1892
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What was the pen name of Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad?”
Laong Laan
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What does Laong Laan mean?
reserved for a purpose
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Jose Rizal also used this pen name when he served as a correspondent of the same Spanish newspaper La Solidaridad.
Dimasalang
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What does Dimasalang mean?
untouchable
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Rizal also used this pseudonym when he transferred to Madrid and became a member of Freemasonry.
May Pagasa
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What are the professions of Rizal?
1. Physician or Doctor 2. Engineer 3. Educator 4. Agriculturist 5. Businessman 6. Inventor 7. Artist 8. Linguist 9. Scientist 10. Botanist
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What are the inventions of Rizal?
wooden brick-maker and water irrigation
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What are the species named after Rizal?
Draco Rizali – Flying Lizard Rachophorous Rizali – Frog Apogonia Rizali- Beetle
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Who were Rizal's lovers?
1. Segunda Katigbak 2. Leonor Valenzuela 3. Leonor Rivera 4. Consuelo Ortega y Rey 5. Seiko Usui 6. Gertrude Beckett 7. Suzanne Jacoby 8. Nellie Boustead 9. Josephine Bracken

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