Halo-halo
Today's Triple (300pts): Following the 2021 opening of the first Village for seniors, this second phase of the development project aims to provide 56 affordable housing units specifically for families, alongside spaces for workforce development and healthcare.
Filipino Community Village 2 or FCV2
An internationally known and award winning Filipina singer and actress provided the singing voices for two different Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Mulan in Mulan (1998).
Lea Solonga
This world-famous street food is a fertilized duck egg
How to "Otso otso"
*correct dance moves*
Located at the intersection of 12th and Jackson, this park is named after a Filipino-American labor leader and activist who was tragically assassinated in 1981.
Dr. Jose Rizal Park
The California bay that docked Filipino sailors in October 1587 aboard a Spanish galleon
Morro Bay
Washington's very own comedian and Netflix star often uses his Filipino mother, Josie, as a central character in his stand-up sets, famously imitating her saying "Josep!"
Jokoy
The national fruit of the Philippines
Mango or Mangga
Named after a local aromatic grass, this traditional Pangasinan dance features a "courtship" where the couple performs intricate footwork on top of a narrow wooden bench
Sayaw sa Bangko
This common exclamation combines the names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph into a single word used to express shock or frustration.
Susmaryosep
This Filipino labor organizer led the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and initiated the 1965 Delano Grape Strike.
Larry Itliong
In 2021, this young star became the first Filipino American to have a debut single go straight to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her top charted song, Driver's License.
Olivia Rodrigo
This distinctive Filipino condiment was invented by food technologist Maria Orosa during WWII due to a shortage of tomatoes.
Banana ketchup
This 1976 Filipino classic, called "Manila," was sang by what group *queue music*
Hotdog
Found in Bohol, these 1,200+ limestone mounds turn a distinct earthy color during the dry season, giving them this sweet-sounding name.
Chocolate Hills
This 1948 program, designed to combat nursing shortages after WWII, allowed thousands of Filipino nurses to come to the U.S. for "on-the-job training."
Exchange Visitor Program
In 2000, Dante Basco starred as Ben Mercado in this popular Filipino-American film, which had a successful theatrical release in the U.S. portraying Filipino-American cultural dynamics of that time.
The Debut
Daily Double (800 pts): The term "Silog" is a combination of two other Filipino words.
Sinangag (garlic fried rice) and Itlog (egg)
Known as the "Queen of Hearts," this Filipina actress starred in Hello, Love, Goodbye, which held the record for the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time until 2024.
Kathryn Bernardo
This 1946 semi-autobiographical novel by Carlos Bulosan is considered a foundational text for the Filipino American experience, detailing the hardships of migrant labor.
American is in the Heart
The Filipino styled lechon was coined by which legendary celebrity chef as the "best pig ever"
Anthony Bourdain