TUHRANSSS
THIS FAMOUS ENTERTAINER'S REAL NAME IS "JOSE MARIE VICERAL"
VICE GANDA
THIS MALAYSIAN COFFEE SHOP CHAIN OPENED THEIR FIRST PHILIPPINE BRANCH IN EASTWOOD CITY, Q.C. IN SEPTEMBER 2023, MARKING THEIR FIRST EXPANSION OUTSIDE OF MALAYSIA.
ZUS COFFEE
CHICKEN FEET, OFTEN USED IN CHINESE CUISINE, ARE COLLOQUIALLY REFERRED TO AS THIS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ADIDAS
SINCE ITS RELEASE BACK IN 2009, THIS TITLE IS THE BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAME OF ALL TIME WITH OVER 350 MILLION COPIES SOLD AS OF 2025.
MINECRAFT
YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN MKO MANAGER FRANCIS MAGGAY AS HE VLOGS ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL CALLED THIS. YOU MAY HAVE EVEN ENCOUNTERED A STICKER OR TWO IN SOME LOCATIONS.
FRANCIS D'TRAVELLER
THIS LATE BRITISH SINGER WAS PLAYED BY RAMI MALEK IN THE 2018 BIOPIC "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY".
FREDDIE MERCURY
THIS PHILIPPINE CITY IS THE HOMETOWN OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST HIDILYN DIAZ.
ZAMBOANGA CITY
THIS ITALIAN PASTE PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF BASIL LEAVES, OLIVE OIL, AND PINE NUTS. IT IS COMMONLY USED TO DRESS PASTA.
PESTO
FINISH THIS LYRIC FROM THE TAYLOR SWIFT SONG TITLED "MINE":
YOU MADE A REBEL OF A CARELESS MAN'S CAREFUL _________
DAUGHTER
ANTIQUE
THIS MUSIC ICON ALSO TRIED HIS HAND IN FILM. SOME OF HIS NOTABLE ACTING ROLES INCLUDE THE GOBLIN KING IN "LABYRINTH" (1986) AND NIKOLA TESLA IN "THE PRESTIGE" (2006).
DAVID BOWIE
THIS FICTIONAL VIGILANTE HAS BEEN PORTRAYED NUMEROUS TIMES IN FILM BY VARIOUS HOLLYWOOD ACTORS. SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE ONES INCLUDE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, TYRONE POWER, AND ANTONIO BANDERAS.
ZORRO
THIS FILIPINO TREAT IS A PURPLE RICE CAKE STEAMED IN BAMBOO TUBES AND IS TRADITIONALLY SOLD DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
PUTO BUMBONG
IN COLONIAL TIMES, THIS ISLAND WAS REFERRED TO BY THE SPANIARDS AS "GOLD MINE", FROM WHICH ITS CURRENT NAME IS DERIVED.
MINDORO
THIS ZAMBOANGA NATIVE USED TO GO BY "DAGOY" BEFORE CHANGING HER SURNAME AFTER MARRYING INTO ONE OF THE MORE PROMINENT FAMILIES WITHIN THE COMPANY.
ERIKA MAE LOBITANIA
THIS CONTROVERSIAL COLLEGE ATHLETE, WHO SPARKED NATIONWIDE DEBATE FOR COMPETING IN THE WOMEN'S CATEGORY FOR SWIMMING, BECAME THE FIRST TRANSGENDER ATHLETE TO BE AWARDED AN NCAA DIVISION I TITLE AFTER WINNING THE 500-METER FREESTYLE IN 2022.
LIA THOMAS
THIS SEMI-AUTONOMOUS REGION MERGED WITH TANGANYIKA IN 1964 TO FORM THE PRESENT-DAY UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA.
ZANZIBAR
WITH OVER 1.6 MILLION SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS, THIS AMERICAN PEPPER WAS THE HOTTEST CHILI PEPPER IN THE WORLD FROM 2013 TO 2023, ACCORDING TO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS.
CAROLINA REAPER
SHE MINES LIKE THAT. IN HIS 2024 HIT SINGLE, RAPPER HEV ABI DESCRIBES HIS GIRL AS THIS, LIKELY DUE TO HER LAVISH SPENDING HABITS.
BURGIS
THIS EMPLOYEE ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF HIS LOCAL UAP CHAPTER IN MINDANAO.
ARCH. ZORYL CUI
PRIOR TO HIS/HER TRANSITION IN 2017, JAKE ZYRUS WAS PROFESSIONALLY KNOWN AS "CHARICE" WHICH IS A PORTMANTEAU OF THESE TWO NAMES.
CHARMAINE CLARICE
THIS FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY, WHOSE HEADQUARTERS ARE SITUATED IN CALOOCAN, WAS FOUNDED BY FILIPINO BUSINESSMAN ALFREDO YAO IN 1980.
ZEST-O
IN THE 2007 ANIMATED FILM "RATATOUILLE", THIS HUMAN PROTAGONIST'S LAST NAME REFERS TO A TYPE OF PASTA, WHILE HIS FIRST NAME REFERS TO A PASTA SAUCE.
ALFREDO LINGUINI
THIS COMBINATION OF ZINC OXIDE AND FERRIC OXIDE IS A TOPICAL LOTION DESIGNED TO TREAT MILD ITCHINESS, SUNBURN, AND INSECT BITES.
CALAMINE
BATANGAS CITY