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50 free Andrés Bonifacio trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Andrés Bonifacio was born in Tondo in 1863, sold canes and paper fans to feed his siblings, read Les Misérables and Rizal's novels on his own, and went on to found the Katipunan and start the Philippine Revolution. He died at 33, executed by the revolution he began. This quiz covers his early life, the Katipunan's secret workings, the Cry, the battles around Manila, the Cavite power struggle, the Tejeros Convention and the trial at Maragondon. It is built for Araling Panlipunan review, Bonifacio Day quizzes and anyone curious why some historians call him the first President of the Philippines. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Andrés Bonifacio is popularly known by what title?
Father of the Philippine Revolution
Mabini was the "Brains" and "Sublime Paralytic"; Bonifacio is also often called the Great Plebeian.
Q 02In which district of Manila was Bonifacio born in 1863?
Tondo
He was the first of six children of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro.
Q 03Bonifacio was named after which saint, on whose feast day he was born?
Andrew
That saint is the patron of Manila; the feast day is now Bonifacio Day.
Q 04As a boy, what did Bonifacio make and sell with his siblings to support the family?
Walking canes and paper fans
He also painted posters for business firms, which grew into a family business.
Q 05Bonifacio worked as a broker for which British trading firm?
Fleming and Company
He later moved to the German firm Fressell and Company as a warehouse keeper, and picked up some English along the way.
Q 06Which Tagalog folk hero did Bonifacio often portray as an amateur theatre actor?
Bernardo Carpio
Legend says the hero is trapped between two mountains in Montalban, near where Bonifacio later fought.
Q 07Which Victor Hugo novel was among the books the self-taught Bonifacio read?
Les Misérables
He also read about the French Revolution, biographies of U.S. presidents, and Rizal's two novels.
Q 08What was the name of Bonifacio's second wife, nicknamed "Oriang"?
Gregoria de Jesús
She was from Caloocan and became a leading member of the Katipunan once women were admitted.
Q 09Why did his future in-laws initially object to Bonifacio?
He was a Freemason
They relented; the couple married at Binondo Church and again the same day in Katipunan rites.
Q 10Bonifacio's first wife, Mónica, died of which disease?
Leprosy
His only child with Gregoria, a son also named Andrés, died of smallpox in infancy in 1896.
Q 11Bonifacio was a founding member of which reformist organisation set up by Rizal in 1892?
La Liga Filipina
It disbanded after a single meeting when Rizal was deported to Dapitan; Bonifacio helped revive it.
Q 12On what date in 1892 was the Katipunan officially founded?
July 7
It was the night after Rizal's banishment was announced, though documents hint the society existed as early as January.
Q 13What pseudonym did Bonifacio use inside the Katipunan?
May pag-asa
It means "There is Hope"; Dimasalang and Laong Laan were Rizal's pen names, Pingkian was Jacinto's.
Q 21Bonifacio's manifesto of the 28th ordered all towns to rise on which day of August 1896?
The 29th
He signed the manifesto "Mount of Liberty"; he personally led an attack on a Manila suburb the day after the set date.
Q 22Bonifacio's first big battle targeted the powder magazine and reservoir of which town?
San Juan del Monte
Outnumbered Spanish defenders held on until reinforcements arrived and drove the rebels back with heavy losses.
Q 23What did Bonifacio call his proclaimed nation-state, meaning "Sovereign Tagalog Nation"?
Haring Bayang Katagalugan
He used "Tagalog" to mean everyone born in the islands, which is why some call him the first President.
Q 14Bonifacio was the third head of the Katipunan. Who were the first two?
Arellano and Basa
Before becoming Supreme President in 1895 he served as the society's comptroller and then fiscal.
Q 15Who was Bonifacio's adviser and confidant, author of the Kartilya primer?
Emilio Jacinto
Bonifacio adopted the Kartilya over his own Decalogue, judging his own work inferior.
Q 16What was the name of the Katipunan newspaper, which printed only one issue?
Kalayaan
Its March 1896 appearance sent membership soaring from under 300 to 30,000–40,000 by August.
Q 17Under what pen name did Bonifacio publish the poem "Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa"?
Agapito Bagumbayan
Plaridel was Marcelo H. del Pilar and Taga-Ilog was Antonio Luna.
Q 18Whom did Bonifacio send to Dapitan in 1896 to consult Rizal about starting the revolution?
Pío Valenzuela
Rizal said the revolt was premature and suggested they seek the leadership of Antonio Luna.
Q 19Disguised as what did Bonifacio, Jacinto and Masangkay approach Rizal's ship in 1896?
Sailors
Rizal, quarantined aboard en route to Cuba, turned down their rescue offer and was later executed.
Q 20The Katipuneros signalled the start of the revolt by tearing up what?
Their cédulas
The event is called the Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin; its exact date and place are still disputed.
Q 24Whom did Bonifacio commission late in 1896 to compose a national anthem?
Julio Nakpil
The result was "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan"; Felipe later wrote the anthem adopted under Aguinaldo.
Q 25Which province was Bonifacio's own rebel command among the three centres of late 1896?
Morong
Cavite was under the Álvarez and Aguinaldo factions and Bulacan under Mariano Llanera.
Q 26In the retreat from San Mateo, Bonifacio was nearly killed shielding whom from a bullet?
Emilio Jacinto
The bullet grazed his collar; Jacinto was his secretary and right-hand man.
Q 27Which two rival Katipunan factions in Cavite invited Bonifacio to mediate?
Magdiwang and Magdalo
The Magdalo was led by Aguinaldo's cousin Baldomero; the Magdiwang by Mariano Álvarez, uncle of Bonifacio's wife.
Q 28Which Magdalo leader did Bonifacio twice nearly shoot after being insulted?
Daniel Tirona
At Tejeros he objected that Bonifacio had no lawyer's diploma; Artemio Ricarte had to restrain the Supremo.
Q 29To which post was Bonifacio elected, last of all, at the Tejeros Convention?
Director of the Interior
Mariano Trías became Vice President and Artemio Ricarte Captain-General.
Q 30What document did Bonifacio and 44 supporters sign rejecting the convention's results?
The Acta de Tejeros
It alleged the vote was rigged; memoirs say many ballots were filled out before they were handed out.