Filipino Folklore
This creature is said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. This creature can imitate anyone and turn invisible at will, in order to trick and kill local travelers.
What is a Tikbálang?
This cold dessert is very popular in the Philippines, meaning “mix-mix”. It consists of crushed ice, evaporated milk, ube ice cream, and other various toppings.
What is Halo-Halo?
He is half Filipino, and is known for his songs "Just The Way You Are", "Marry You", and his feature in "Billionaire"
Who is Bruno Mars?
The Philippines consists of over 7,641 islands. A group of islands is called a what?
What is archipelago?
This filipino was the most watched woman streamer on YouTube for the past three years. She is also dubbed as the “Queen of YouTube”.
Who is Valkyrae/Rachel Hofstetter?
A monster capable of impersonating human victims, is the Filipino equivalent of the doppelganger. They make their victims go missing for days and then assume their place at home, mixing with relatives and acquaintances. This creature slaughters their victims before assuming their place.
What is a Tambal?
When you think of the Philippines, you think of this fruit. Its most popular form is as a smoothie.
What is a Mango?
A choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. Some song examples would be “Todo, Todo, Todo” and “September.”
What is a line dance?
What part of Asia is the Philippines located?
What is Southeast Asia?
This filipino is the third most followed Tik Toker on the platform with over 90 million followers. Even though she is known for making funny faces on Tik Tok, she has produced songs such as “Build a B*tch " and "Inferno " which have accumulated over 500 million views on YouTube.
Who is Bella Poarch?
This Roman Catholic title associated with a religious image of the Christ Child is widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics.
Who is Santo Niño de Cebú?
The national dish of the Philippines, any protein cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and onions.
What is Adobo?
This type of traditional Filipino dance originated during the Spanish colonial era. The dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
What is Tinikling?
How many rays are on the big sun of the Philippines flag?
What is 8?
Jacob Batalon is a Filipino actor who is most known for playing this character known as Spider Man's best friend in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who is Ned?
This creature is a tall, grimy, dark humanoid that resembles a gorilla and is known as a tree demon. They play tricks on people by making them go in circles or get completely lost in the woods. If this creature befriends a human, especially because of love, it will consistently follow its "love interest" throughout life.
What is a Kapre?
These are mini egg rolls filled with meat or vegetables.
What is Lumpia?
This term, coined in the 1970s, is a genre of music that refers to the music that is created and performed by Filipino artists.
What is OPM/Original Pinoy Music/Original Pilipino Music?
This particular area has multiple Filipino restaurants and stores, such as Kamayan Grill, and Kabayan Bistro Lounge and Banquet. It is located in Woodside, Queens, NY.
What is Little Manila?
This Filipino singer started off posting singing covers on YouTube over 17 years ago and has written songs such as “Without You” and “We Can Happen” which have over 80 million streams on Spotify.
Who is AJ Rafael?
This is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance.
What is a Manananggal?
This is a fertilized egg that is boiled and eaten from the shell.
What is Balut?
In the Philippines, this is the practice of singing romantic love songs, reciting poems, writing letters, and gift-giving.
What is courtship?
These three stars on the Philippines Flag signify the 3 major islands.
What are Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao?
Erika Casupanan is the first ever Filipino to win 1 million dollars in its 41st season on this reality show that’s been airing since 2000.
What is Survivor?