prelim region 1

Question 1

capital city

Answer 1

manila

Question 2

philippine arhipelago is made up of ____ islands

Answer 2

7,107 island in western pacific ocean

Question 3

provinces of region 1

Answer 3

ilocos norte
ilocos sur
la union
pangasinan

Question 4

spanish arrived in 16th century

Answer 4

convert them to catholicism

Question 5

the region was called by the spaniards ‘ylocos’

Answer 5

which meant from the ‘lowlands’

Question 6

inhabitants are called

Answer 6

ilocanos

Question 7

inhabitants called their place ‘samtoy’ from ‘sao mi toy’

Answer 7

which means our language here’

Question 8

topography of ilocos norte

Answer 8

3,622.91 sq kms
rugged and rocky and has mountains which run northwest in the cordilleras in the east

Question 9

2 cities political subdivisions

Answer 9

batac city
laoag city

Question 10

21 municipalities

Answer 10

adams
bacarra
badoc
bangui
banna
burgos
carasi
currimao
dingras
dumalneg
marcos
nueva era
pagudpud
paoay
pasuquin
piddig
pinili
san nicolas
sarrat
solsona
vintae

Question 11

religion

Answer 11

aglipayan
roman catholic
iglesia ni cristo
evangelicals
uccp

Question 12

transportation going to Ilocos norte

Answer 12

bus (florida, partas, farinas) 10-12 hrs
car 8-10 hrs
air (cebu pacific, philippine airline, airphil express) 45 minutes

Question 13

land transportation

Answer 13

jeep
bus
tricycle
van
private cars
motorcycle
kalesa
bicycle

Question 14

sea board transportation

Answer 14

cruise ship

Question 15

air transportation

Answer 15

airplane
private jet

Question 16

natural tourist attraction

Answer 16

kapurpurawan rock formation
kabigan falls
bantay abot cave
paoay lake national park
sand dunes
badoc island

Question 17

kapurpurawan rock formation

Answer 17

formed thousand of years ago by accumulation of particles deposited to the shore by the forces of sea waves and wind

Question 18

kabigan falls

Answer 18

pagudpud’s great natural sight and worth the effort, it’s great relaxing place to visit

Question 19

bantay abot cave

Answer 19

also called ‘the underground sea’ for on top of the cave is a lustrous vegetative cover

Question 20

paoay lake national park

Answer 20

known as dacquel a danum. largest lake in the province of ilocos norte and one of the largest natural lakes in the area

Question 21

sand dunes

Answer 21

mount, hill or ridge of sand that lies behind the part of the beach affected by tides

Question 22

badoc island

Answer 22

brathtaking and relaxing alternative to other beaches in ilocos norte

Question 23

historical tourist

Answer 23

st. agustine church
st. william cathedral
sta. monica church
st. andrew parish

Question 24

st. agustine church

Answer 24

unique combination of gothic baroque and oriental, paoay church is included in the unesco’s world heritage list

Question 25

st. william cathedral

Answer 25

built in 1612 by augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel

Question 26

sta. monica church

Answer 26

largest church in the whole ilocos norte, most especially the length of the nave

Question 27

st. andrew parish

Answer 27

located in bacarra, indigenous materials were used in the reconstruction of the building

Question 28

cultural tourist

Answer 28

macalanang of the north marcos museum and mausoleum museo ilocos norte

Question 29

macalang of the north

Answer 29

presidential musuem in paoay, residence of the family of Ferdinand marcos

Question 30

marcos museum and masoleum

Answer 30

shows the memorabilia of the late president, from his stint in the armed forces

Question 31

museo ilocos norte

Answer 31

shows history of ilocos norte. gameng means 'treasure' and the museum is a tribute to the wealth of the province

Question 32

man made tourist

Answer 32

patapat bridge bangui windmills cape bojeador lighthouse tobacco monopoly movement

Question 33

patapat bridge

Answer 33

coastal bridge connects maharlika highway from ilocos region to province of cagayan valley

Question 34

bangui windmills

Answer 34

first windmills of southeast asia hydro-electic power generation, one of lowest carbon emission footprints in asia

Question 35

cape bojeador lighthouse

Answer 35

built in 1892, located in burgos highest lighthouse in the philippines

Question 36

tobacco monopoly movement

Answer 36

in marcos bridge serve as memorial to the lifting of the tobacco monopoly which from 1872 to 1881

Question 37

foods

Answer 37

tupig pinakbet dinengdeng pinapaitan empanada

Question 38

festivals and costumes

Answer 38

ilcos norte

Question 39

adams

Answer 39

hidden paradise of north ginginubatan festival

Question 40

bacarra

Answer 40

balikbayan town bac-bacarra festival

Question 41

badoc

Answer 41

the chosen place of la virgen milagrosa virgen milagrosa festival

Question 42

bangui

Answer 42

festival of amian amian festival

Question 43

burgos

Answer 43

home of kapurpurawan rock formation saniata festival

Question 44

banna

Answer 44

home of entrepreneur and innovation panagabuos festival

Question 45

batac

Answer 45

home of great leader empanada festival

Question 46

carasi

Answer 46

summer capital of east magdadaran talip festival

Question 47

currimao

Answer 47

home of dinaklisan dinaklisan festival

Question 48

dingras

Answer 48

rice granary ani festival

Question 49

dumalneg

Answer 49

haven of itneg panagwawagi festival

Question 50

laoag

Answer 50

sunshine city of north pamulinawen festival

Question 51

marcos

Answer 51

home of mannalon mannalon festival

Question 52

nueva era

Answer 52

haven of digos tadek festival

Question 53

pagudpud

Answer 53

boracay of the north kangayedan festival

Question 54

paoay

Answer 54

historic town guling-guling

Question 55

pasuquin

Answer 55

makers of finest salt and biscocho panagsagana festival

Question 56

piddig

Answer 56

historic town of basi revolt basi festival

Question 57

pinili

Answer 57

the chosen town bawang festival

Question 58

san nicolas

Answer 58

business center damili festival

Question 59

sarrat

Answer 59

first town of ilocandia binakol festival

Question 60

solsona

Answer 60

zone of rising sun gameng festival

Question 61

vintar

Answer 61

home of mighty siwawer siwawer festival