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100

This Oakland dessert spot made a cameo appearance in the 2009 Pixar film Up, and Inno made a BIG MESS in one of its bathrooms. 

What is Fentons Creamery

100

Historically sold outside of church during Simbang Gabi, this sticky purple treat is enjoyed in the Philippines during Christmas.

What is Puto Bumbong

100

Once believed by Italians to cause insanity, this purple fruit is hated by many, especially Uncle David. 

What is eggplant

100

The capital city of Cuba, and also a title of a song you may hear Uncle Jan Rem sing after having a few drinks.

What is Havana

100

Named after the sixth king of Spain, this city is the capital of Pampanga.

What is San Fernando

200

Originally a campfire song, JC sang this repetitive tune nonstop as a toddler.

What is Baby Shark

200

Celebrating the start of the Christmas season in the Philippines, Pampanga is well known for this event featuring colorful lights.

What is the Giant Lantern Festival

200

This animal accounts for most of the Cervidae family, and is also the animal Bapa Troy ran his car into on the way home from Canada.

What is a Deer

200

It's the second-deepest lake in the United State at 1,645 ft deep, and in January 2011 the Cortez-Bonifacio clan did a pictorial at this famously blue body of water.

What is Lake Tahoe

200

One of the best-selling singles of all time, the song "Fernando" sold over six million copies in 1976 alone by this band. 

Who is Abba

300

Famously studied by scientists Galileo Galilei and Nicolaus Copernicus centuries ago, Jackson was able to resite this from memory before he was 3 years old.

What is the Solar System (planets)

300

This Spanish word meaning 'Christmas Bonus', is heard often during Christmas time in the Philippines to mean gift or money.

What is Aguinaldo

300

First produced in 1984 as a small, economical, and sporty car, this was the first car that Apo Tatay bought Bapa Mike.

What is a Toyota MR2

300

This lake that supplies water to Vacaville, Suisun City, Vallejo, and Fairfield is the largest lake in Napa County, and is where Bapa John jumped off a rental boat to take a big dump.

What is Lake Berryessa

300

"I'm not your babe, I'm not your babe, Fernando"

Is a line from this hit song by Lady Gaga

What is Alejandro

400

This 1998 animated film inspired the amusement park ride where Aiden knocked a tooth out of Bek’s mouth.

What is A Bug's Life

400

A tradition practiced in many countries, in the Philippines people creatively use recycled materials to make makeshift instruments to perform these musical numbers during the holiday season.

What is caroling

400

On this day the popular musical Cats first debuted at the New London Theater, and it also happens to be the birthdate of one Maria Aquino.

What is October 7th

400

The fifth largest country in Asia, Apo Tatay went here before migrating to the United States.

What is Saudi Arabia

400

Signed by the Dodgers on July 6, 1979, this Fernando was a Mexican left-handed pitcher and is the only player to win both Cy Young and Rookie-of-the-Year awards in the same season. 

Who is Fernando Valenzuela

500

Often mistaken as a spider, Bek was found chomping on one of these creepy crawlers as an infant.

What is a Daddy Long Legs.

500

Similar to hand kissing, this gesture honors elders with a sign of respect and will often get you a gift.

What is Pagmamano

500

Several years later, Uncle Iggy discovered that he had gone to early primary school with this Bonifacio-related cousin.

Who is Jeff De Guia

500

Located in the Hilltop neighborhood, this address's fence was terrorized one afternoon when Apo Esper crashed her car into the fence. 

What is 1121 Summer Lane

500

Uncle Fernando has a tattoo of this.

What is nothing. Uncle Fernando doesn't have any tattoos and you should know that about him.

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