National Symbols of the Philippines
This unofficial national dish consists of a protein in a sauce made from vinegar, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, and soy sauce:
Adobo
Before TFC (The Finest Crew), FINEST's dance team was formerly known as:
The Purple Dancers
This fry lover served as the secretary of FINEST from 2022-2023, and now serves as the vice-president of the club:
Sam Paradero
Singer: Treasure, It Will Rain, Smokin Out The Window
Bruno Mars
This event is the last one of the school year, and is an annual dinner named after this food:
Spaghetti
This endangered, monkey-eating animal is the national bird of the Philippines, considered the rarest of its kind in the world:
Philippine Eagle
FINEST stands for:
Filipinos in Newark Engaging in Sociocultural Traditions
This person was captain of FINEST's volleyball team in 2023, and is the currently the historian of the club:
Gerald de Nieva
Singer: happier, deja vu, traitor
Olivia Rodrigo
One of the programs FINEST hosted in the fall is a lineage/mentorship program, referred to as:
AKB events (Ate-Kuya-Bunso)
The national flag of the Philippines consists of two horizontal stripes (red and blue), a white, equilateral triangle with a yellow star in each corner, and a sun in the middle of the triangle with this many rays:
Eight
Before the club was renamed to FINEST, the original name used to be:
FSA (Filino Student Association)
This person used to be FINEST's historian, dance coordinator, and represented the club in the Mr. Philippines Pagaent:
Leo Pinagayo
Actor: Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy, WWE
Dave Bautista
This national sport of the Philippines was adopted in 2009:
Arnis
The name of FINEST's club advisor is:
Lucie Tchouassi
This alumnus served as the club's president for two consecutive school years from 2021-2023:
Kaitlyn Reyes
Hailee Steinfeld
In FINEST's first event of the school year, what location(s) in New York City did we go to?
Chinatown and Soho
The national motto of the Philippines translates in English to "For (the Love of) God, People, Nature, and Country":
"Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa"
FINEST's First Annual Reign or Shine was held in what year?
2005
This FINEST alumnus is nicknamed "the Grandmaster" on the AKB tree:
Mark Usigan
Actor: Big Stan, The Benchwarmers, Grown-ups
Rob Schneider
How many people auditioned to be Wanna Canta's FINEST representative?
Seven