1. Which of the following author coined the term “banana republic” to describe a politically unstable country. such as Honduras, with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals?
A. O. Henry
B. William Shakespeare
C. Ernest Hemingway
D. Edgar Allan Poe
2. The United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has set the territorial sea boundaries of coastal
countries to ______ miles offshore.
A. 350
B. 200
C. 15
D. 12
3. The two countries bordering Mt.
Everest have agreed that its height should be increased by ________.
A. 0.79 meters
B. 0.86 meters
C. 1.35 meters
D. 2.09 meters
4. Over 68 percent of the fresh water
on Earth is found in ______.
A. ground water
B. surface water of lakes, rivers, and
swamps
C. icecaps and glaciers
D. between oceans and seas
5. The International Committee on
Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) named the new coronavirus originated in China in
2019 as _______.
A. covid-19
B. nCov
C. novel coronavirus 2
D. SARS-CoV-2
6. Which of these countries does not
claim Spratly Islands in whole or in part?
A. Taiwan
B. Philippines
C. Thailand
D. Vietnam
7. Named after the wife of President
Manuel Quezon, Aurora province is a part of ________.
A. Northern Luzon
B. Central Luzon
C. Southern Tagalog
D. Cagayan Valley
8. Which of the following islands is
next to Australia in terms of size?
A. New Guinea
B. Madagascar
C. Borneo
D. Greenland
9. On which two countries bordered Mt.
Everest?
A. Nepal and China
B. India and Nepal
C. China and India
D. Mongolia and Nepal
10. Which country or territory is NOT
part of the United Kingdom?
A. Scotland
B. Wales
C. Northern Ireland
D. Ireland
11. In physical geography, it is an
ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near
rivers and lakes.
A. savannah
B. steppe
C. dessert
D. prairie
12. Which US presidents has become the
first to be impeached twice?
A. Andrew Johnson
B. Richard Nixon
C. Donald Trump
D. Bill Clinton
13. The Dinagyang Festival is a famous
and religious and cultural festival celebrated every 4th of January.
In which province it is held?
A. Aklan
B. Antique
C. Panay
D. Iloilo
14. This province belongs to the Ilocos
Region.
A. Pangasinan
B. Benguet
C. Kalinga
D. Apayao
15. Abaca is a species of banana
native to the Philippines. It is woven into rope known as __________.
A. abaca notch
B. Philippine twine
C. Manila hemp
D. ship’s rope
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