- 1. What is the total length of the Mindanao Railway Phase 1?
A) 100 kilometers
B) 80 kilometers
C) 130 kilometers
D) 110 kilometers
- 2. How many stations are planned for the Mindanao Railway Phase 1?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 6
D) 12
- 3. What was the Mindanao Railway Phase 1 project's expected daily ridership?
A) 80,000
B) 100,000
C) 130,000
D) 150,000
- 4. In what year was the Chinese funding for the Mindanao Railway withdrawn?
A) 2023
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2022
- 5. What was the former name of the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project?
A) Mindanao Transport Initiative
B) Davao City Transit Network
C) Metro Davao Bus Line
D) High Priority Bus System
- 6. How many kilometers long is the core network for the bus system's traffic management improvements?
A) 100 kilometers
B) 80 kilometers
C) 1,000 kilometers
D) 110 kilometers
- 7. What is the total number of buses planned for the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project?
A) 500
B) 800
C) 1,200
D) 1,000
- 8. How many electric articulated buses are included in the 1,000 bus total?
A) 300
B) 500
C) 200
D) 100
- 9. What is the budget allocated for the Davao Public Transport Modernization Project?
A) ₱50 billion
B) ₱100 billion
C) ₱130 billion
D) ₱80 billion
- 10. Which port is considered the busiest in Mindanao?
A) Port of Davao
B) General Santos Port
C) Santa Ana Wharf
D) Sasa International Seaport
- 11. Where is the Port of Davao located?
A) Bitung Harbor
B) Davao Gulf
C) Samal Island
D) Pakiputan Strait
- 12. Which shipping firm operates the Ro-Ro service to Indonesia?
A) Mindanao Shipping Lines
B) Super Sea Logistics
C) Asian Marine Transport
D) Davao Ferries Inc.
- 13. How many 12-meter regular buses will be included in the modernization project?
A) 500
B) 1,000
C) 200
D) 300
- 14. How many nine-meter buses are planned for the project?
A) 100
B) 300
C) 200
D) 500
- 15. Which strait serves as an approach to the Port of Davao?
A) Pakiputan Strait
B) Samal Strait
C) Mindanao Passage
D) Davao Channel
- 16. How many barangays does Davao City have?
A) 182
B) 3
C) 28
D) 11
- 17. How many legislative districts does Davao City currently have?
A) 3
B) 11
C) 1
D) 182
- 18. Who is the Mayor of Davao City as of June 30, 2026?
A) Sebastian "Baste" Zimmerman Duterte
B) Isidro T. Ungab
C) Paolo Z. Duterte
D) Rodrigo "Rigo" Sangkola Duterte II
- 19. Who is the Vice Mayor of Davao City as of June 30, 2026?
A) Sebastian "Baste" Zimmerman Duterte
B) Paolo Z. Duterte
C) Isidro T. Ungab
D) Rodrigo "Rigo" Sangkola Duterte II
- 20. How many administrative districts does Davao City have?
A) 182
B) 11
C) 28
D) 3
- 21. Who serves as the Representative for the 3rd District?
A) Omar Vincent S. Duterte
B) Sebastian Duterte
C) Paolo Z. Duterte
D) Isidro T. Ungab
- 22. What is the primary mode of transportation in the mountainous areas of Davao City?
A) Bus
B) Monorail
C) Habal-habal
D) Taxi
- 23. What is the intended completion year for the Davao City Bypass?
A) 2030
B) 2003
C) 2028
D) 2022
- 24. Which payment systems do Davao City taxis accept?
A) BancNet and MegaLink
B) Cryptocurrency
C) GCash and PayMaya
D) Visa and Mastercard
- 25. What is the function of the Davao City Coastal Road besides serving as an alternative route?
A) A dedicated monorail path
B) Coastal shore protection and breakwater
C) An airport runway extension
D) A cargo shipping terminal
- 26. How many designated passenger-vehicle routes do multicabs and jeepneys ply?
A) 82
B) 11
C) 182
D) 28
- 27. Who is the Representative of the 1st District?
A) Sebastian Duterte
B) Omar Vincent S. Duterte
C) Isidro T. Ungab
D) Paolo Z. Duterte
- 28. Which city in Luzon is reachable by bus from Davao City?
A) Manila
B) Quezon City
C) Pasay
D) Makati
- 29. What percentage of the population in Davao City is Roman Catholic?
A) 50%
B) 18%
C) 4%
D) 78%
- 30. Which religious group accounts for 4% of the population in Davao City?
A) Sikhism
B) Buddhism
C) Roman Catholic
D) Islam
- 31. Who is the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ movement?
A) Apollo Quiboloy
B) Saint Peter
C) Pope Benedict XVI
D) Romulo Valles
- 32. Who is the patron saint of Davao City?
A) Saint Anthony
B) Saint Jude
C) Saint Paul
D) Saint Peter
- 33. What is the largest economic sector in Davao City?
A) Finance
B) Manufacturing
C) Technology
D) Agriculture
- 34. Which fruit is the largest fruit export of Davao City?
A) Mango
B) Pineapple
C) Durian
D) Banana
- 35. What is the newest industrial development in Davao City mentioned in the text?
A) Steel production
B) Chocolate industry
C) Petroleum refining
D) Textile manufacturing
- 36. Which company is the country's biggest exporter of cacao to Barry Callebaut?
A) Lorenzo Group
B) Dole
C) Malagos Agriventures Corp.
D) Seed Core Enterprises
- 37. Where are most fish catches from the Davao Gulf discharged?
A) Mati
B) Barangay Toril
C) San Pedro
D) Talaingod
- 38. Which multinational oil company is based in Davao City?
A) Phoenix Petroleum
B) Chevron
C) Petron
D) Shell
- 39. Which facility is the largest and most modern steel rolling mill in the Philippines?
A) Holcim Philippines
B) Union Galvasteel Corporation
C) SteelAsia
D) RC Cola Phil.
- 40. When did Archbishop Romulo Valles take office at San Pedro Cathedral?
A) December 31, 2012
B) February 11, 2012
C) January 1, 2012
D) May 22, 2012
- 41. Which of the following is a religious faith found in Davao City besides Christianity and Islam?
A) Shintoism
B) Mormonism
C) Jainism
D) Sikhism
- 42. Which municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao?
A) Tagum
B) Digos
C) Talaingod
D) Mati
- 43. What is the collective term for residents of Davao City?
A) Davaos
B) Davaosians
C) Davaoeños
D) Davaonians
- 44. What is the overwhelming majority ethnic group in Davao City?
A) Tagalogs
B) Ilonggos
C) Cebuanos
D) Ilocanos
- 45. What are the indigenous people of Davao collectively called?
A) Mestizos
B) Visayans
C) Lumads
D) Moro
- 46. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a Moro ethnic group in Davao?
A) Ilocano
B) Tausug
C) Maguindanaon
D) Maranao
- 47. Which language is the most widely spoken in Davao City?
A) Tagalog
B) Hiligaynon
C) Chavacano
D) Cebuano
- 48. What is the formal medium of instruction in Davao City schools?
A) Cebuano
B) Mandarin
C) English
D) Filipino (Tagalog)
- 49. Which of these is an indigenous language of Davao City?
A) Kapampangan
B) Ilocano
C) Giangan
D) Hiligaynon
- 50. What languages are spoken privately by Chinese Filipinos in Davao?
A) Philippine Hokkien
B) Shanghainese
C) Cantonese
D) Taiwanese
- 51. Which mountain is the highest peak in the Philippines and located in Davao City?
A) Mount Mayon
B) Mount Pinatubo
C) Mount Talomo
D) Mount Apo
- 52. Who inaugurated the Mount Apo National Park in 1936?
A) Manuel L. Quezon
B) Ferdinand Marcos
C) Corazon Aquino
D) Rodrigo Duterte
- 53. In which town does the Davao River begin?
A) San Fernando, Bukidnon
B) Manila
C) Samal Island
D) Davao City
- 54. What is the Köppen climate classification of Davao City?
A) As
B) Af
C) Aw
D) Am
- 55. What is the 'Queen of Philippine Flowers' endemic to the Davao area?
A) Orchid Lily
B) Hibiscus
C) Waling-waling
D) Sampaguita
- 56. What fruit is known as the 'queen of fruits' in Davao?
A) Pineapple
B) Mango
C) Mangosteen
D) Durian
- 57. What fruit is known as the 'king of fruits' in Davao?
A) Durian
B) Mangosteen
C) Jackfruit
D) Banana
- 58. What is the status of Mount Apo in terms of volcanic activity?
A) Extinct
B) Erupting
C) Dormant
D) Active
- 59. What is the total land area of Davao City in square kilometers?
A) 2,000
B) 1,700
C) 946
D) 2,443.61
- 60. In what year did Davao City's population first exceed one million?
A) 2015
B) 1988
C) 1995
D) 2001
- 61. What is the average monthly temperature in Davao City?
A) Between 15-20 °C
B) Below 20 °C
C) Above 26 °C
D) Exactly 30 °C
- 62. In what year was the Port of Davao established?
A) 1926
B) 1903
C) 1936
D) 1900
- 63. Davao was incorporated as part of which province from 1903 to 1914?
A) Moro Province
B) Mindanao Province
C) Zamboanga Province
D) Davao Province
- 64. What building served as the provincial capitol after the establishment of Davao Province in 1914?
A) Davao Municipal Hall
B) Port Authority Building
C) City Hall
D) Legislative Council Building
- 65. Who filed Bill 609 to create the City of Davao?
A) Elias Lopez
B) Douglas MacArthur
C) Romualdo Quimpo
D) Manuel L. Quezon
- 66. When was Davao inaugurated as a charter city?
A) March 1, 1937
B) October 16, 1936
C) March 16, 1936
D) December 8, 1941
- 67. Besides Davao, what was the other town in Mindanao to be converted into a city at the same time?
A) Cotabato
B) Zamboanga
C) General Santos
D) Cagayan de Oro
- 68. When did Japanese forces land in Davao during World War II?
A) 1945
B) December 8, 1941
C) December 20, 1941
D) October 1944
- 69. What was the local nickname given to the Barangay Agdao during the period of urban insurrectionism?
A) Murder Capital
B) Killing Fields
C) Nicaragdao
D) The Laboratory
- 70. Who was the first indigenous person elected as Mayor of Davao City?
A) Elias Lopez
B) Rodolfo Biazon
C) Alex Orcullo
D) Franco Calida
- 71. What event ignited furor in the Moro community in the late 1960s?
A) Assassination of Ninoy Aquino
B) Jabidah massacre
C) Alsa Masa formation
D) Declaration of Martial Law
- 72. Who was the prominent party thinker killed in a raid in Skyline Subdivision in 1982?
A) Laurente Ilagan
B) Fernando Esperon
C) Alex Orcullo
D) Edgar Jopson
- 73. What was the name of the anti-communist vigilante group formed in 1984?
A) Alsa Masa
B) Yellow Friday Movement
C) New People's Army
D) Free Legal Assistance Group
- 74. Which Marine commander was noted for a sophisticated approach to addressing insurgency through community engagement?
A) Manuel L. Quezon
B) Rodolfo Biazon
C) Franco Calida
D) Romualdo Quimpo
- 75. Did the Spanish authorities in Davao take part in the Philippine Revolution?
A) No
B) Yes, defensively
C) Yes, actively
D) Yes, briefly
- 76. Where was the negligible pro-Filipino separatist rebel movement located?
A) Davao City proper
B) Malolos
C) Santa Cruz
D) Manila
- 77. Who arrived in Davao later in 1898 after the Spanish left?
A) The Japanese
B) The Dutch
C) The British
D) The Americans
- 78. Which indigenous group's origins are responsible for the name 'Davao'?
A) Tausug
B) Maguindanaon
C) Bagobo
D) Matigsalug
- 79. Where was Datu Bago's fortress of Pinagurasan located?
A) Davao Gulf coast
B) Quezon Boulevard
C) Bangkerohan Public Market
D) Bolton Riverside
- 80. In what year was the town of Nueva Vergara founded?
A) 1848
B) 1867
C) 1843
D) 1830
- 81. What was the name of the province established in 1850 with the town as its capital?
A) Davao Province
B) Nueva Guipúzcoa
C) Vergara Province
D) Mindanao Province
- 82. In what year was the name Nueva Vergara officially changed to Davao?
A) 1860
B) 1867
C) 1848
D) 1850
- 83. Which Spanish official ordered the colonization of the Davao Gulf region in 1842?
A) Sultan Iskandar Qudaratullah
B) José Cruz de Oyanguren
C) Datu Bago
D) Narciso Clavería
- 84. Who was the Mandaya chieftain that allied with the Spanish against Datu Bago?
A) Datu Bago
B) Datu Obo
C) Datu Clatta
D) Datu Daupan
- 85. Where did Datu Bago die after fleeing the Spanish conquest?
A) Pinagurasan
B) Samal Island
C) Hijo
D) Bolton Riverside
- 86. What happened to the province of Nueva Guipúzcoa on July 30, 1860?
A) It was renamed Davao
B) It was conquered by Datu Bago
C) It was dissolved
D) It was expanded
- 87. What is the largest rural bank in the Philippines in terms of assets based in Davao City?
A) Davao Rural Bank
B) Metrobank
C) Landbank
D) BDO Network Bank
- 88. In what year did Gaisano Mall of Davao open?
A) 2023
B) 1993
C) 2011
D) 1997
- 89. What is the first and largest Ayala Mall in Mindanao?
A) SM City Ecoland
B) Abreeza
C) NCCC Mall
D) SM Lanang Premier
- 90. Which mall was the oldest shopping mall in Davao City?
A) SM City Ecoland
B) Abreeza
C) NCCC Mall VP
D) Gaisano Mall of Davao
- 91. Where is the first Vista Mall in Davao City located?
A) Mintal
B) Lanang
C) Agdao
D) Ecoland
- 92. Which company is developing the Davao Global Township?
A) Cebu Landmasters, Inc.
B) Gaisano Grand Group
C) SM Prime Holdings
D) Ayala Land
- 93. In which district is Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall located?
A) Toril
B) Mintal
C) Buhangin
D) Calinan
- 94. Where is the Sta. Lucia Mall Davao being constructed?
A) Brgy. Cabantian
B) Brgy. Tibungco
C) Brgy. Communal
D) Brgy. Matina
- 95. Which district is known as Davao Chinatown?
A) Ecoland
B) Bajada
C) Uyanguren
D) Lanang
- 96. What is the primary function of NCCC Mall Maa after reconstruction?
A) Government office
B) Shopping mall
C) Hotel
D) Hospital
- 97. What is the name of the residential estate where CityMall Northtown Davao is located?
A) Camella Cerritos
B) Northtown
C) Ponte Verde
D) Davao Global Township
- 98. What is the most widespread religion in Davao City due to Spanish colonialism?
A) Christianity
B) Taoism
C) Buddhism
D) Hinduism
- 99. What do the barrio fiesta celebrations commemorate?
A) Founding day
B) Harvest season
C) Patron saints
D) The city mayor
- 100. When is the Kadayawan Festival typically held?
A) Late December
B) Early January
C) Late May
D) Early to mid August
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