From Chapter One to "Action
Sintunado Pero Kabisado
A.S.A.P. (Acronyms Seldom Answered Perfectly)
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100

Katniss Everdeen volunteers as "tribute" in the blockbuster film adaptation of this dystopian Suzanne Collins novel.

  • A) Divergent

  • B) The Maze Runner

  • C) The Hunger Games

  • D) Battle Royale

C) The Hunger Games

100

Fill in the blank for this heart-wrenching 1999 Parokya ni Edgar track: "Naiinis akong isipin na ginaganyan ka nya, Siguro ay hindi niya lang alam ang iyong Tunay na halaga _________.

  • A) Talaba

  • B) Kalabaw

  • C) Halaga

  • D) Salabat

C) Halaga

100


 In the acronym CHED, the government agency governing colleges and universities, this is what the letter "H" stands for.

  • A) Happy

  • B) Higher

  • C) Health

  • D) Heritage

B) Higher

100


Standing before a crowd in the 1982 cinematic masterpiece Himala, this legendary actress delivered the unforgettable line: "Walang himala! Ang himala ay nasa puso ng tao, nasa puso nating lahat!"

  • A) Vilma Santos

  • B) Nora Aunor

  • C) Sharon Cuneta

  • D) Maricel Soriano

B) Nora Aunor

100

If you want to translate the English word "Moth or flying termite" into Tagalog, you would use this repetitive, fluttering term.

  • A) Gamu-gamo

  • B) Paru-paro

  • C) Alitaptap

  • D) Gagamba

A) Gamu-gamo

200


While confronting the fiery Balrog of Morgoth in the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, this is the iconic phrase by the wizard Gandalf the Grey.

  • A) "Fly, you fools!"

  • B) "A wizard is never late!"

  • C) "You shall not pass!"

  • D) "Keep it secret, keep it safe!"

  • C) "You shall not pass!"

200

Fill in the blank for this Aegis track: "Akala ko ikaw ay akin, Totoo sa aking paningin, Ngunit nang ikaw ay yakapin Naglaho sa _________"

  • A) patalim

  • B) eskinita

  • C) gubat

  • D) dilim

D) dilim

200

In the acronym TESDA, the agency famous for livelihood and tech-voc courses, this is what the letter "S" stands for.

  • A) Science

  • B) Scholastic

  • C) Skills

  • D) Services

C) Skills

200


In the 1985 classic Bituing Walang Ningning, this actress immortalized the ultimate villainess line before splashing water on Sharon Cuneta: "You're nothing but a second-rate, trying hard copycat!"  

  • A) Dina Bonnevie

  • B) Jaclyn Jose

  • C) Cherie Gil  

  • D) Snooky Serna

C) Cherie Gil  

200

Linguistic purists coined this specific portmanteau as the official Tagalog translation for "E-mail."

  • A) Pang-nakaw

  • B) Sulatroniko

  • C) Batlag

  • D) Dagibalniing-isip

B) Sulatroniko

300

In the book version of The Goblet of Fire, this house-elf steals Gillyweed from Snape’s office to help Harry breathe underwater, but the film adaptation gives this heroic role to Neville Longbottom instead.

  • A) Winky

  • B) Kreacher

  • C) Dobby

  • D) Hokey

C) Dobby

300

Complete the wild chorus lyric of this high-energy 1995 alt-rock track "Laklak" by the band Teeth: "Laklak ka nang laklak, mukha ka ng _________.

  • A) parak

  • B) marites

  • C) senador

  • D) bungo

A) parak

300

 In the acronym PHIVOLCS, the institute we immediately check when an earthquake hits, this is what the letter "S" at the very end stands for.

  • A) Science

  • B) Safety

  • C) Sector

  • D) Seismology

D) Seismology

300

Playing the heartbroken Popoy in the definitive 2007 millennial romance One More Chance, this actor delivered the painful line: "She loved me at my worst. You had me at my best... binalewala mo lang ang lahat... And you chose to break my heart."  

  • A) Derek Ramsay

  • B) Piolo Pascual

  • C) John Lloyd Cruz  

  • D) Jericho Rosales

C) John Lloyd Cruz  

300

When your smartphone battery hits 1%, you will need to reach for a "Charger"—an everyday gadget known in formal, classical Tagalog by this term.

  • A) Pantablay

  • B) Paminggalan

  • C) Salumpuwit

  • D) Dagisik


A) Pantablay

400

In Richard Matheson's original 1954 novel 'I am Legend', which has a 2007 Will Smith film adaptation. The main antagonist were:

  • A) Zombies

  • B) Vampires

  • C) Werewolves

  • D) Alien 

B) Vampires

400

From Sugarfree's iconic 2004 anthem "Hari ng Sablay," complete this chorus line: "Ako ang hari ng sablay, ako ang hari ng sablay... hinding-hindi makasabay, sabay sa _________ ng aking buhay."

  • A) kabiguan

  • B) hangin

  • C) kalungkutan

  • D) pangit

B) hangin

400

Everyone knows PAGASA monitors typhoons, but when you break down the full name, this is what the second "A" (the third letter overall) stands for.

  • A) Aerospace

  • B) Administration

  • C) Astronomical

  • D) Aeronautics

  • C) Astronomical

400

While Vilma Santos is the star of Bata, Bata... Paano Ka Ginawa? (1998), it was this talented child actor playing her son, Ojie, who yelled the iconic line: "Akala mo lang wala... pero meron, meron, meron!"

  • A) Carlo Aquino

  • B) Stefano Mori

  • C) John Prats

  • D) Serena Dalrymple

A) Carlo Aquino

400

Essential for any legendary Pinoy videoke session, the English word "Microphone" has a formal, pure Tagalog translation that literally combines the words for "small" and "voice."

  • A) Hatinig

  • B) Miktinig

  • C) Sanyata

  • D) Agamahan

B) Miktinig

500

You won't find it in the Tom Hanks movie, but in the 1986 Winston Groom novel that inspired this film, the main character actually goes to space with an orangutan named Sue.

  • A) Cast Away

  • B) Big

  • C) Forrest Gump

  • D) The Green Mile

C) Forrest Gump

500


In the haunting 1997 Eraserheads masterpiece "Spoliarium," complete the lyrcis in the line: "Umiyak ang umaga, Anong sinulat ni  _________ d'yan. Sa pintong salamin 'di ko na mabasa.."

  • A) Tito at Joey

  • B) Guy at Pip

  • C) Sharon at Gabby

  • D) Enteng at Joey

D) Enteng at Joey

500


This is what the acronym DPD officially stands for.  

  • A) Direct Parcel Dispatch

  • B) Delayed Package Delivery

  • C) Dynamic Parcel Distribution  

  • D) Digital Postal Delivery

  • C) Dynamic Parcel Distribution  

500

Who delivered this famous line, "Shimenet like the content of my answer. But I am answering."

  • A) Pacquito Diaz

  • B) Hanna Diaz

  • C) Sara Duterte

  • D) Serena Dalrymple


B) Hanna Diaz

500

If you are watching a rare astronomical event like a solar or lunar "Eclipse," you are witnessing a phenomenon known in deep, classical Tagalog by this specific term.

  • A) Sipnayan

  • B) Duyog

  • C) Pulot-gata

  • D) Anluwage

B) Duyog

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