Constructed Languages and Jargon
Literal DOTA Heroes
Publicity
Set Designs
Gerald's TA Roles III
300
In Monsters Inc., when Sully vouched Mike to “ook-lay in the ag-bay,” referring to Boo inside a satchel bag, Sully spoke this type of argot
What is PIG LATIN?
300
Where ivory comes from
What is TUSK?
300
Click the City, one of TA’s regular media partners, has their offices on Cityland Tower in the Salcedo Village area of this city
What is MAKATI?
300
Inquirer calls the set design of this regularly-restaged Filipino play “instantly unforgettable”
What is RAK OF AEGIS?
300
Gerald accomplished a headship three-peat with his DNP headship in TA Lab: Tambalan, having had a headship in a tech team, a business team, and a trinity position; this other TA39 officer is the only other person to have accomplished said feat
Who is ARIC?
600
Na’vi is a constructed fictional language from this fantasy film
What is AVATAR?
600
A compound word synonymous to “bamboozle,” “lead astray,” or “deceive”
What is HOODWINK?
600
In his opening monologue for the 73rd Academy Awards, he said that the Hollywood industry is very tolerant because people of various races, genders, and the like are all working together because of one common love: publicity
Who is STEVE MARTIN?
600
Architectural Digest awarded this play, an adaptation of a 1960 novel, as having had one of the best scenic designs from plays staged in 2019
What is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD?
600
In some capacity or another, since his first prod, TA Lab: Tawid, Gerald has been a part of every production in his TA lifetime except this
What is UTOS NG HARI?
900
Dothraki is a constructed fictional language from this fantasy novel series
What is A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE?
900
A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution, also an X-Men character
What is JUGGERNAUT?
900
Any two of three PNP heads during Gerald’s term as PC
Who are MAX / ALYSHA / FRANCES?
900
A giant lake was at the foreground of the set design of a 2000 production of this Shakespearean play, with the actor for Ariel seen here floating and pouting about
What is THE TEMPEST?
900
In response to one of the general questions found at the end of his 2017 certificate of candidacy, Gerald namedrops “Ako ang Daigdig,” a poem written by this writer
Who is ALEJANDRO G. ABADILLA?
1200
In addition to knowing many languages and making up his own, this author also taught language at the universities of Leeds & Oxford
Who is J.R.R. TOLKIEN?
1200
A character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
What is PUCK?
1200
Carlsberg had an Adopt a Keg PR campaign in 2020 to urge its drinkers to stay at home and keep safe while still being able to drink beer and support the bars in this country, where Carlsberg was founded
What is DENMARK?
1200
A universal set design on the back of a cart driven by Liam Neeson’s character in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs provides a backdrop for the performances of Harry Melling’s limbless character; Melling is more known for playing this character in the Harry Potter series
Who is DUDLEY DURSLEY?
1200
These four of Gerald’s eight castmates in Ang Biyaheng Patungong Yaon were, like him, promoted to member status the following year
Who are BENZ / CAMILLE / CHELSEA / RJ?
1500
In Cockney rhyming slang, “china,” as in “me old china,” refers to one’s this
What is FRIEND?
1500
Oceanus, son of Uranus and Gaia
What is ELDER TITAN?
1500
One of the first ever publicity stunts was made by Herostratus when he burned down this ancient wonder of the world so that his name would not be forgotten by history
What is the TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS?
1500
In Inquirer’s listing of the best of 2010s Philippine theater, while a handful of TA plays were mentioned, only this TA play was explicitly lauded for its set design
What is RITE OF PASSAGE?
1500
Outside of being, once again, a set deputy in Kalantiaw for Jerome, he was also part of the marketing team, under this head
Who is MONIQUE?