Know Your Chess
This chess piece often looks like a horse but it's named after the chivalrous guy who might ride one
What is a knight?
Time Magazine named this queen, the first female president of the Philippines, 1986's woman of the year
Who is Corazon Aquino?
Ah yes! The classic statue that stretches his arms seen when entering the university.
What is Oblation?
This icon, the focus of a blockbuster film & a Mattel mainstay, made it onto Forbes' list of the most powerful women of 2023
What is Barbie?
What is "blood, sweat, and tears"?
Often shortened to "GM", it's the highest title conferred on players by the International Chess Federation
What is grandmaster?
Literally "mix mix" in Tagalog, this double talk dessert combines shaved ice, condensed milk, jackfruit & other sweets
What is halo halo?
This coordinate-like abbreviation of a food spot in UP Diliman with sizzling hits like Sisko, Chicken City, etc.
What is A2?
In 2000, there was this hot new video game of the year had players controlling the day-to-day lives of virtual people
What is The Sims?
When you lavishly entertain a prospective client, you do this rhyming phrase, perhaps with an alcoholic grape juice & steak
What is wine and dine?
The king can't move without being put in check! Curses! It's this chess situation--a draw!--who no one ever wants to see!
What is stalemate?
One of Asia's first European-Native treaties was made in 1565 in the Philippines; drops of this mixed in wine sealed the deal between chiefs.
What is blood?
On October 17, 2025, as part of Youth Action Day, students from UPOU conducted an e-rally on this popular gaming website to denounce corruption and education budget cuts.
What is Roblox?
There's a fungus among us, & as Ellie, Bella Ramsey has to deal with it in many, many horrific ways on this HBO drama
What is The Last of Us?
An uneasy accord has been reached when you do this rhyming phrase, politely let go of a dispute without resolution (you're still wrong)
What is agree to disagree?
2023 saw the end of an era as this longtime world champion opted not to defend his title, even though he remained by far the world's top-rated player.
Who is Magnus Carlsen?
Antonio Pigafetta, who chronicled the 1519-1522 Magellan expedition, was the first to document this provincial language.
What is Cebuano?
An alumni of UP Manila is this woman, first one to be admitted as a student in Harvard Medical School, and was the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines.
Who is Fe Del Mundo?
"Wicked" author Gregory Maguire said this last name of Elphaba refers to "the sound... a house makes when it falls on your sister"
What is Throp?
75% of the world's volcanoes are part of this 25,000-mile-long seismic belt formed around the basin of the Pacific Ocean
What is Ring of Fire?
In 1997, the chess world was shocked when world champ Garry Kasparov lost a match to this IBM computer program
What is Deep Blue?
North of Quezon City, this Pampanga city is the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines, holding a Giant Lantern Festival in December.
What is San Fernando?
After being established on June 18, 1908, they founded this college initially in Los Banos, at the foot of Mount Makiling and is currently teaching farming technologies and food science.
What is College of Agriculture?
Real name Joel Zimmerman, this electronic dance music superstar is known for numerous iterations of his rodent helmet. Famous for the songs such as Strobe, Ghosts n Stuff, etc.
Who is deadmau5?
This 3-word Latin phrase means "something for something", like one action being exchanged for another of value. For example, "Madison proposes the Potomac, while Hamilton gets his votes."
What is quid pro quo?