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 In what year was the Chinese funding for the Mindanao Railway withdrawn?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