Mythology/Folklore
The Filipino/local term for God
Bathala
It’s estimated that Filipinos send about 400 million of these every day, adding up to about 142 billion per year.
text messages
This movie holds the current record for highest-grossing Filipino film of all time
Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019) - 881 million
CAMANAVA stands for the cities: Caloocan, Malabon, ______ , Valenzuela
Navotas
In a local children’s rhyme, what did the child buy instead of food?
Balloon/Lobo
A petite, or sometimes a microscopic creature, that is believed to be living in an ant-hill-like protruding land
Nuno sa Punso
A tri-wheeled buggy type of transportation. Similar to a taxi mainly used in rural or suburban areas.
Tricycle
In "Four Sisters and a Wedding", who is the youngest sister?
Gabriella Sophia ”Gabbie” Salazar
Most populated city in the Philippines
Quezon City
The insect that was told to be attracted and ended up burning as per the story of Rizal’s mother.
Gamu-Gamo / Moth
A terrifying creature is believed to be a “bird” and lurks into houses, especially when there is a pregnant woman, then can extend its tongue to a lengthy one to take and eat the unborn baby from the woman’s womb; its name came from the onomatopoeia of the sound it is believed to be producing
Tiktik
This blood sport in which two animals specifically bred for aggression existed in the islands before the Spanish arrived.
cockfighting/sabong?
Ishmael Bernal
The longest mountain range in the Philippines
Sierra Madre
A Filipino epic poem about three princes to catch an eponymous magical bird as its sound can cure their dying their father but its debris makes anyone turn into stone
Ibong Adarna
The goddess of cultivated land. She was the most understanding and kind among the deities of Bathala. Her gift to man was agriculture
Ikapati
It is believed that a local can marry her/his cousin of what degree?
Third Degree
How old was Cherie Gil when she played the role Lavinia Arguelles in the film "Bituing Walang Ningning"
22
The largest province in the Philippines by land area
Palawan
In Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, he is the father of Maria Clara.
Padre Damaso
A legendary figure in Philippine mythology who is said to be the cause of earthquakes. There are numerous versions of this tale. Some versions say he is a giant, as supported by the enormous footsteps he has reputedly left behind in the mountains of Montalban.
Bernardo Carpio
This well-known drug in the global medical community, was invented by a Filipino named Dr. Abelardo Aguilar back in 1949.
Erythromycin
The exact date where the cinema of the Philippines (Filipino: Pelikulang Pilipino or Sine Pilipino) began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country.
August 31, 1897
An underwater plateau and an extinct volcanic ridge located in the Philippine Sea approximately 250 km (160 mi) east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela
Benham/Philippine Rise
In the Filipino folklore song Bahay Kubo, how many plants were mentioned?
18