Filipino 101
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400

ᜀᜋ

This Baybayin word is used when denoting someone of a filial connection

Ama

400

This part of the brain, located at the back of the skull, is responsible for coordinating voluntary movements, balance, and posture. Damage to it can result in loss of motor control.

Cerebellum

400

The line 2x + 3y = 12 intersects the y-axis at what point?

(0,4)

400

This is the year the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed astronauts on the Moon.

1969

400

In many Filipino villages, children are warned not to stay out late due to this fearsome creature that may swoop down from the sky. Known for detaching its upper body and flying with bat-like wings to hunt for victims, mainly pregnant women.

Manananggal

800

ᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔

This word transliterates into an everyday object that is typically used during the dry season, and by titas in telenovelas to convey fainting or a bourgouise marites status.

Paypay/Pamaypay

800

In Chemistry, this law states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume, provided temperature remains constant.

Boyle's Law

800

If the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 17, and the 10th term is 32, what is the first term of the sequence?

5

800

This woman, known as the "Brains of the Katipunan", wrote patriotic works and helped organize the revolutionary movement against Spain.

Melchora Aquino / Tandang Sora

800

One of the earliest recorded Filipino folk tales tells the story of two unlikely rivals. In their contest of wits, we are able to see how intelligence can triumph over strength. This story was even collected and retold by Jose Rizal. Some may say this was inspired/inspired an English fairy tale with similar characters/lesson.

The tale of the Monkey and the Turtle

1200

ᜋᜒᜆᜒᜋᜒ

This transliteration means black or dark. This transliteration features repeating vowels and is not commonly used in tagalog (to the hosts knowledge).

Mitimi

1200

In Physics, the second law of thermodynamics introduces this quantity, often described as a measure of disorder in a system, which always increases in an isolated system.

Entropy

1200

Let x and y be real numbers such that x+y=10 and (x^2)+(y^2) = 58. What is the value of xy?

21

1200

This Chinese dynasty, which ruled from 1368 to 1644, is famous for completing the Great Wall and commissioning the vorages of Admiral Zheng He.

Ming Dynasty

1200

In this famous Filipino fairy tale, a young woman loses her shoe at a dance, but unlike Cinderella, she is helped by a different creature.

Mariang Alimango

1600

ᜐᜎᜓᜈᜓᜎ᜔

When said, this word sounds like a phrase connoting "jealousy". But, this actually means waves/tides.

Salunul

1600

In biology, this process in plants involves the opening and closing of microscopic pores on leaves, allowing for gas exchange and transpiration. These pores are controlled by guard cells.

Stomatal regulation /  Stomata function

1600

How many 5-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 if repetition is not allowed, and the number must be divisible by 4?

192

1600

Famously known as D-Day, it was the largest amphibious invasion in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.  The said WW2 operation was launched on the 6th of June of this year.

1944

1600

This one-eyed giant of Philippine folklore is said to dwell in caves and mountains, sometimes guarding hidden treasure.

Bungisngis

2000

ᜐ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔

This is a borrowed word with Spanish/Latin origins and was used in early religious  texts for foolishness and vanity.

Stultolinidid

2000

In Astronomy, this theoretical boundary around a black hole is the point beyond which nothing - not even light - can escape. It is mathematically defined by the Schwarzschild radius.

Event Horizon

2000

A function is defined as f(x) = 2(x^2) - 4x +1. What is the minimum value of f(x)?

-1, occuring at x=1

2000

This pre-colonial code of laws, written in poetic verses and believed to date back to the 15th century Mindoro, is one of the earliest known legal systems in the Philippines.

Code of Kalantiaw

2000
Recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, this pre-Hispanic epic from the Maranao people of Mindanao tells of a warrior-hero's adventures across seas, kingdoms, and battles with magical beings. It preserves the rich culture, language, and values of the Marano and is still performed in chants and dances today.

Darangen (featuring Bantugan)