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 In what year was the Chinese funding for the Mindanao Railway withdrawn?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