Quiz #3
Posted on February 23, 2006
Quiz time #3
Do you know where the name of your city or province came from? Try to guess the names of the cities and provinces below. NO CHEATING!!
Answer will be posted soon.
1. A city named after daba-daba, a native term for mythical figures
2. A city named after BIGIW, an Igorot term for a moss
3. A province named after Sangir, the language spoken by inhabitants of this province
4. A city named after iluag, meaning clear or light
6. A Province named after palan yu, a Chinese phrase for beautiful harbor
7. Province named after himal-us, as local inhabitants called the place in the pre-Spanish period
8. From the word ABRIR, a Spanish term which means opening
9. Province named after Marina and Garduke, a legendary couple
10. A province named after mina de oro, or gold mine
11. A city named after monted de lupa, a vernacular phrase meaning hills
12. A province named after asin, which means salt
13. Province named after kamagong, a tree of the ebony family
14. A city named after managuit, a Cebuano term meaning to capture
15. A province named after the cotton
Can you name them all?
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