General Knowledge Flashcards
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In the American film Citizen Kane by Orson Welles, the protagonist Charles Foster Kane uttered this word before he died.
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Rosebud
2
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Who was the first editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad?
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Graciano Lopez Jaena
3
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Who painted Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man, and Lady with an Ermine?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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What was the pseudonym of the French Enlightenment philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet who was best known for his work Candide, ou L’Optimisme?
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Voltaire
5
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Who said the famous line: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Who among the following is NOT a character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland: the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Treebeard, the Queen of Hearts, or the Duchess?
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Treebeard is a character in the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
7
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Who was Corazon C. Aquino’s running mate when she ran for the presidency in the 1986 snap election?
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Salvador Laurel
8
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Who painted Garcon a la pipe, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Guernica, and Le Reve?
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Pablo Picasso
9
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Who discovered electricity?
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Benjamin Franklin
10
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Who said the famous line: “Elementary, my dear Watson.”?
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Sherlock Holmes
11
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Who was the author of The Jungle Book?
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Rudyard Kipling
12
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Which volcano in the island of Luzon erupted in 1991?
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Mt. Pinatubo
13
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What was the real name of Pope Benedict XVI before he ascended to the papacy?
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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
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What was the real name of Pope Francis before he ascended to the papacy?
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Who was the Greek philosopher and scientist who was the student of Plato and the teacher of Alexander the Great?
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Aristotle
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Who said the famous line: “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”?
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Michael Jordan
17
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Who was the author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
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Mark Twain
18
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Who invented the first powered airplane to work and fly?
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Wright Brothers
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During the time of the Americans, who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines?
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Cayetano Arellano
20
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The Presidential Saber is awarded to the top graduate of which school?
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Philippine Military Academy
21
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Who among the following is NOT a character in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels: Professor Severus Snape, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, Ginney Weasley, Jean Valjean, Dobby the Hous Elf, or Draco Malfoy.
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Jean Valjean is a character in Victur Hugo’s Les Miserables
22
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Who were the authors of the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital?
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
23
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Who said the famous line: “I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year… It’s very character-building.”?
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Steve Jobs
24
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Who invented the electric light bulb?
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Thomas Edison
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Who painted Spoliarium, The Death of Cleopatra, El Pacto de Sangre, La Batalla de Lepanto, and the Parisian Life?
Juan Luna
26
What was the former name of Luneta Park?
Bagumbayan
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Who played the character of Harvard University professor of symbology Robert Langdon in the film version of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons?
Tom Hanks
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Who said the famous line: " I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."?
Walt Disney
29
Who invented the first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
30
Who was the author of Dekada '70 and Bata, Bata... Paano Ka Ginawa?
Lualhati Bautista
31
Who was the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
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Who was the Greek philosopher who was usually referred to as the Father of Philosophy and who died of poisoning?
Socrates
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Who was the author of the Sherlock Holmes novels?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Who painted The Last Judgment and The Creation of Adam?
Michelangelo
35
This novel, written by Brazilian-born author Paulo Coelho, tells the story of a young Andalusian shepherd and his journey to Egypt in search of the treasure he saw in his dreams.
The Alchemist
36
Who was the author of the Rosales Saga Novels (Po-on, The Pretenders, My Brother, My Executioner, Mass, and Tree)?
F. Sionil Jose
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Who was the former actor who became the 40th president of the United States?
Ronald Reagan
38
Who was the Italian prime minister known as "Il Duce"?
Benito Mussolini
39
Who said the famous line: "Here's looking at you, kid."?
Rick Blaine, Casablanca
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Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by Jose Rizal: Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, Mi Ultimo Adios, Alin Mang Lahi, Florante at Laura, or Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga-Malolos?
Florante at Laura was written by Francisco Balagtas
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What was the former name of Taiwan?
Formosa
42
Who painted Madonna of the Slums, which is a portrayal of a mother and a child in poverty-stricken Manila at the end of the war?
Vicente Manansala
43
The largest port in Southeast Asia initially joined the Federation of Malaya before it separated and formed an independent state
Singapore
44
Who said the famous line: "I shall return."?
Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
45
Who invented basketball?
James Naismith
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What is the real name of the award-winning painter and cartoonist known as Malang?
Mauro Malang Santos
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Who painted the Girl with a Pearl Earring?
Jan Vermeer
48
Who was the Mongolian leader originally named Temujin?
Genghis Khan
49
Who was the first Filipino woman to lead an uprising against Spain?
Gabriela Silang
50
Who are the founders of Microsoft?
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
51
Which of the following novels was NOT written by Jane Austen: Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, or Persuasion?
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley
52
What was the name of the last ruling dynasty of Russia before the February 1917 revolution?
Romanov Dynasty
53
Who said the famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Jennifer Cavilleri Barrett, Love Story
54
Who is referred to as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture?
Napoleon Abueva
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Who said the famous line: "Kasi ang totoo, umaasa pa rin akong sabihin mo: Sana ako pa rin. Ako na lang. Ako na lang ulit."?
Basha. One More Chance
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Who was the British mathematician and logician who developed a behavioral test to prove whether machines can think?
Alan Turing. He developed the Turing Test
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Who said the famous line: "My mama always said, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."?
Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump
58
Who composed the Philippine National Anthem, Lupang Hinirang?
Julian Felipe
59
Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by Roald Dahl: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The Great Gatsby, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, George's Marvelous Medicine, or the BFG.
The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Who is the spiritual leader of Tibet?
Dalai Lama
61
Who first invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
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Who said the famous line: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."?
Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind
63
Which Philippine president and dictator declared martial law in the country in September 1971?
Ferdinand Marcos
64
From which film is the famous quote: "May the Force be with you."?
Star Wars
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Who said the famous line: "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat."
Lavinia, Bituing Walang Ningning
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Who sculpted the Oblation located at the UP Diliman Campus in Quezon City?
Guillermo E. Tolentino
67
Who was the first Philippine president to run for reelection under the 1986 Constitution?
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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Who is the co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation?
Larry Ellison
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Who painted The Making of the Philippine Flag?
Fernando Amorsolo
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What is the professional name of Hong Kong martial arts superstar Chan Kong-Sang?
Jackie Chan
71
Who was the Filipino hero known as Tandang Sora?
Melchora Aquino
72
Who painted The Kiss?
Gustav Klimt
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Who was the British prime minister who was the first woman prime minister of Europe and who was popularly referred to as the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
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Who was the famous basketball player who tested positive for HIV and had to retire from the sport in 1991 because of it?
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr.
75
From which film is the famous quote: "Ding, ang bato."?
Darna
76
Who painted Starry Night, Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, and Sorrow
Vincent Van Gogh
77
Who is the longest reigning monarch of Britain?
Queen Elizabeth II
78
Who was the Greek mathematician who approximated the value of pi?
Archimedes
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Who was the Catholic priest and philosopher best known for his work Summa Theologica?
St. Thomas Aquinas
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Who was the Filipino hero who wrote using the alias Plaridel?
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
81
Who was the German dictator mainly responsible for World War II?
Adolf Hitler
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Who was the English philosopher who was known for his social contract theory and his work Leviathan?
Thomas Hobbes
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Who was the 13th president of the Republic of the Philippines?
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
84
What were the two opposing factions during World War I?
The Allies (Frances, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and United States) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey).
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Who painted The Birth of Venus?
Sandro Botticelli
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Who was the French philosopher and mathematician who said the famous quote: "I think therefore I am."?
Rene Descartes
87
What was the real name of Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
88
Who was the author of the short story The Summer Solstice, which was adapted into the film entitled Tatarin?
Nick Joaquin
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Who painted The Night Watch, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, Belshazzar's Feast and Danae?
Rembrandt
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What were the two opposing factions during World War II?
The Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union, and China)
91
Who was the writer and creator of James Bond?
Ian Fleming
92
What is the term used to describe the mass killing of Jews, committed through extermination camps where their bodies were burned, by Nazi Germany?
Holocaust
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Who wrote the poems If You Forget Me and Walking Around?
Pablo Neruda
94
Who painted Sistine Madonna?
Raphael
95
Who was the Defense Secretary during the time of Marcos who split from the cabinet and helped start the People Power Revolution?
Juan Ponce Enrile
96
Who wrote the poem Trees?
Joyce Kilmer
97
Which of the following is Not a James Bond novel: Casino Royale, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, The Recruit, You Only Live Twice, or Diamonds are Forever?
The Recruit
98
Who is the best friend and assistant of Sherlock Holmes who used to be a British Army surgeon?
Dr. John H. Watson
99
Who was the Filipino hero commonly referred to as "Ang Dakilang Lumpo"?
Apolinario Mabini
100
Who was the founder of the Russia Communist Party and the first leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, also known as Vladimir Ilich Lenin
101
Who sculpted Davis, Pieta, and Moses?
Michelangelo
102
Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens: David Copperfield, Great Expectations, The Scarlet Letter, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, or A Christmas Carol?
The Scarlett Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
103
Who are the founders of Google?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
104
Who wrote the poems All the World's a Stage and Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?
William Shakespeare
105
Who said the famous line: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."?
Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz
106
Which American actor won an Oscar award for best director for the movie Ordinary People?
Robert Redford
107
Who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
108
Who was the first wife of Prince Charles who was popularly known as the Princess of Wales?
Lady Diana Spencer
109
What is the film production company established by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen in 1994?
DreamWorks
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What is the title of the classic novel written by Emily Bronte, which follows the love story of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw?
Wuthering Heights
111
hat is the popular name of the great Brazilian football player: Edson Arantes do Nascimento?
Pele
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What is the name of the young boy who is one of the best friends of Winnie the Pooh?
Christopher Robin
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What are the two major Sanskrit epics of Ancient India?
Mahabharata by Vyasa and Ramayana by Valmiki
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Who wrote the novels on which the films Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau, and Total Recall were based on?
Philip K. Dick
115
ho was the first leader of the German Empire popularly known as the Iron Chancellor?
Otto von Bismarck
116
Who was the first African-American president?
Barack Obama
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Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty located at Liberty Island, New York, USA?
Frederic Bartholdi
118
What is the title of the epic poem written by Italian writer Dante Alighieri, which presents images of the afterlife in Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso?
The Divine Comedy
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Who was the first lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952, whose life was turned into a musical entitle Evita?
Eva Peron
120
What was the nickname given to the basketball team composed of NBA athletes who represented the United States in the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain?
The Dream Team
121
o was the American civil rights leader famous for delivering the speech I Have A Dream?
Martin Luther King
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Who painted Impression, Sunrise?
Claude Monet
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Who was the legendary American boxer originally named as Cassius Clay, Jr.?
Muhammad Ali
124
Which of the following is NOT a work of literature by William Shakeseare: Hamlet, Oedipus the King, King Lear, Othello, or Romeo and Juliet?
Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King was written by Sophocles
125
Who sculpted The Thinker and The KIss?
Auguste Rodin
126
Who was the Catholic nun known for devoting most of her life in Calcutta, India to serve the poor?
Mother Teresa
127
Who was the South African revolutionary known for opposing apartheid and for serving as the first president of the country after winning in a democratic election?
Nelson Mandela
128
Who said the famous line: "I'm the king of the world."?
Jack Dawson, Titanic
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Who wrote the poem I know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
