Filipino 101
ᜀᜋ
This Baybayin word is used when denoting someone of a filial connection
Ama
This part of the brain, located at the back of the skull, is responsible for coordinating voluntary movements, balance, and posture. Damage to it can result in loss of motor control.
Cerebellum
The line 2x + 3y = 12 intersects the y-axis at what point?
(0,4)
This is the year the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed astronauts on the Moon.
1969
In many Filipino villages, children are warned not to stay out late due to this fearsome creature that may swoop down from the sky. Known for detaching its upper body and flying with bat-like wings to hunt for victims, mainly pregnant women.
Manananggal
ᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔
This word transliterates into an everyday object that is typically used during the dry season, and by titas in telenovelas to convey fainting or a bourgouise marites status.
Paypay/Pamaypay
In Chemistry, this law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume, provided temperature remains constant.
Boyle's Law
If the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 17, and the 10th term is 32, what is the first term of the sequence?
5
This woman, known as the "Brains of the Katipunan", wrote patriotic works and helped organize the revolutionary movement against Spain.
Melchora Aquino / Tandang Sora
One of the earliest recorded Filipino folk tales tells the story of two unlikely rivals. In their contest of wits, we are able to see how intelligence can triumph over strength. This story was even collected and retold by Jose Rizal. Some may say this was inspired/inspired an English fairy tale with similar characters/lesson.
The tale of the Monkey and the Turtle
ᜋᜒᜆᜒᜋᜒ
This transliteration means black or dark. This transliteration features repeating vowels and is not commonly used in tagalog (to the hosts knowledge).
Mitimi
In Physics, the second law of thermodynamics introduces this quantity, often described as a measure of disorder in a system, which always increases in an isolated system.
Entropy
Let x and y be real numbers such that x+y=10 and (x^2)+(y^2) = 58. What is the value of xy?
21
This Chinese dynasty, which ruled from 1368 to 1644, is famous for completing the Great Wall and commissioning the vorages of Admiral Zheng He.
Ming Dynasty
In this famous Filipino fairy tale, a young woman loses her shoe at a dance, but unlike Cinderella, she is helped by a different creature.
Mariang Alimango
ᜐᜎᜓᜈᜓᜎ᜔
When said, this word sounds like a phrase connoting "jealousy". But, this actually means waves/tides.
Salunul
In biology, this process in plants involves the opening and closing of microscopic pores on leaves, allowing for gas exchange and transpiration. These pores are controlled by guard cells.
Stomatal regulation / Stomata function
How many 5-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 if repetition is not allowed, and the number must be divisible by 4?
192
Famously known as D-Day, it was the largest amphibious invasion in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe. The said WW2 operation was launched on the 6th of June of this year.
1944
This one-eyed giant of Philippine folklore is said to dwell in caves and mountains, sometimes guarding hidden treasure.
Bungisngis
ᜐ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔
This is a borrowed word with Spanish/Latin origins and was used in early religious texts for foolishness and vanity.
Stultolinidid
In Astronomy, this theoretical boundary around a black hole is the point beyond which nothing - not even light - can escape. It is mathematically defined by the Schwarzschild radius.
Event Horizon
A function is defined as f(x) = 2(x^2) - 4x +1. What is the minimum value of f(x)?
-1, occuring at x=1
This pre-colonial code of laws, written in poetic verses and believed to date back to the 15th century Mindoro, is one of the earliest known legal systems in the Philippines.
Code of Kalantiaw
Darangen (featuring Bantugan)