30 Questions
Dona Narcisa 'sisa' Rizal was the ___ child of Don Francisco and Dona Teodora.
3rd
Antonio Lopez was the husband of ___ Rizal.
Dona Narcisa
Olympia Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a ___ and a teacher.
musician
Silvestre Ubaldo, a telegraph operator, was married to ___ Rizal.
Olympia
Maria 'biang' Rizal was known for her ___ .
intelligence
Trinidad 'trining' Rizal was the custodian of Rizal's last and greatest ___ .
poem
Died May 9, 1951 sprinter Soledad “choleng” ______
Rizal
Soledad Mercado Realonda Rizal was the youngest child of the Rizal ______
family
Jose and Paciano could have been known as ______ brothers
Lamco
When Paciano was a student at the College of San Jose he used “______” as his last name
Mercado
As a protective brother, Paciano suggests to Jose to use “______” as his surname for Jose’s own safety
Rizal
All my family now carry the name ______ instead of Mercado because the name Rizal means persecution
Rizal
Rizal's family courtyard included tropical fruit trees, a poultry yard, carriage house, and a stable for ______
ponies
Rizal's weak and sickly condition led his parents to provide special care, including a nipa cottage for him to play in during the ______
day
Rizal's little sister, Concha, passed away when he was four, marking his first experience of love and ______
grief
At the age of five, Rizal began making pencil sketches and molding clay and wax objects, foreseeing monuments and images being made in his honor ______
someday
Jose, at seven, had an exciting boat ride in Antipolo, visiting the Shrine of the Virgin of ______
Antipolo
Rizal learned to read the Spanish family Bible at the age of ______
five
Calamba was derived from kalan-banga, which means “clay stove” (kalan) and “______ jar (banga).
water
Jose’s poem: In 1876, he wrote a poem when he was in Ateneo de Manila: Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My ______).
Town
A city since 2001, Calamba is said to have earned the nickname “Resort Capital of the Philippines” for its more than 600 resorts in the ______ today.
place
Rizal’s house: The first massive stone house (bahay na bato) rectangular 2-storey building, built of adobe stones and solid wood, with sliding capiz windows. Its ground floor was made of lime and ______.
stone
Jose was baptized on June 22, 1861 at the Catholic of ______.
Calamba
Jose’s adoration of its scenic beauty was recorded in his poem—punctuated by the sights of the Laguna de Bay, Mt. Makiling, palm-covered mountains, curvy hills, and ______ fields.
green
Rizal's tutor in Spanish and Latin was Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz, who lived in a small nipa house near the home of Jose's aunt in ___.
Biñan
During Rizal's first day at the Biñan school, the teacher asked him if he knew ___ and Rizal replied, 'A little, sir.'
Spanish
Rizal often fought with the Biñan Boys and later challenged the bully Pedro to a ___.
fight
After learning wrestling from his Uncle Manuel, the young Jose fought with other Biñan boys and received whippings and blows on the open palm from his disciplinarian ___ .
teacher
Jose told his father that he had learned all there was to be taught in Biñan, but Don Francisco scolded him and took him back to Maestro Cruz, who confirmed that Jose had indeed finished all the needed ___ works.
curricular
Rizal might not have won all his brawls, but he academically beat all the Biñan boys in Spanish, Latin, and many other ___ .
subjects
Learn about the lives of Dona Narcisa "Sisa" Rizal and Olympia Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, including their professions, marriages, and important dates. Discover the background of these notable sisters.
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