Free from the Shackles of Oppressive Capitalism (Chloe)
More Literature Quotes (Marion)
Specialization in Southeast Asian Studies (Jacob)
Tiwala (Aric)
Even More TA Roles III
300
“Workers of the world, unite!” is a common rallying cry for labor equality, lifted directly from this 1848 pamphlet
What is THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO?
300
“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks.”
What is THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR?
300
The last time the ASEAN summit was held in the Philippines, it was mostly held in the CCP complex, under the jurisdiction of this NCR city
What is PASAY?
300
In a survey conducted by SWS, short for this, last July 2018, Duterte’s trust and approval ratings plummeted to its then-lowest after he called God stupid
What is SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS?
300
Chloe was one of five Ateneo graduates to act in Lysistrata that were also not stand-ins; any two of the other four
Who are BEA / BIBAU / BINA / JAN REY?
600
The Industrial Workers of the World, an international labor union in operation until the present day, was founded in 1905 in this Illinois city, the United States’ third-most populous city
What is CHICAGO?
600
“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”
What is THE WEALTH OF NATIONS?
600
Any three of the five original members of ASEAN
What are INDONESIA / MALAYSIA / PHILIPPINES / SINGAPORE / THAILAND?
600
“I will to my lord be true and faithful, and love all which he loves, and shun all which he shuns” is a quote attributed not to religion but to this, a medieval socioeconomic custom
What is FEUDALISM?
600
Aric replaced her as the sounds boardsman for the post-Ian Maclennan showing of The Squaddies’ Shrew
Who is GELA?
900
Sorry to Bother You is a 2018 film starring him that sees his character, Cash, navigate a multifaceted dilemma between trying to pay off rent and joining his friends in a labor union
Who is LAKEITH STANFIELD?
900
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.”
What is AS YOU LIKE IT?
900
These two countries were the only two Southeast Asian members of the short-lived Southeast Asia Treaty Organization formed in 1954, a pact across eight countries generally considered a failure
What are THAILAND and THE PHILIPPINES?
900
These are the final six words of the Apostles’ Creed in Tagalog, just prior to “Amen” (hint: the two final words can also be spelt as one hyphenated word)
What is AT SA BUHAY NA WALANG HANGGAN?
900
Jacob, this other person, and I subbed in a few times for J-R as boards people for sounds in Boy; thankfully all we had to do was listen to Marion for his cues
Who is ZERAH?
1200
The political caricature “The Pyramid of Capitalist System” shows five layers of social classes; state leaders at the top, followed by this group of people (labeled “we fool you”), followed by the military, then the bourgeoisie, and then the laborers
What is the CLERGY?
1200
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
What is PARADISE LOST?
1200
East Timor lists Tetum and this other language of European/colonial origin as their two official languages
What is PORTUGUESE?
1200
“Tiwala kay Bathala, Pagmamahal sa Bayan” was a phrase found on the reverse of a commemorative banknote by BSP in 1998 worth this much celebrating the 100 years of Aguinaldo’s declaration of independence in Kawit
What is PHP 2000?
1200
These two TA39ers are the ones among us with the most and least amount of prod headships, respectively
Who are JEGO and JACOB?
1500
The first May 1 demonstrations in the Philippines were held in 1903, when thousands of workers marched from Plaza Moriones in this Manila district to Malacañang Palace to demand independence
What is TONDO?
1500
“Ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!”
What is THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO?
1500
Besides the Philippines, these are the only two other Southeast Asian countries that have the same head of state and head of government
What are BRUNEI and INDONESIA?
1500
God tested Abraham by telling him to bring his son Isaac to this mountainous region and offer Isaac as sacrifice for him
What is MORIAH?
1500
Marion, Gerald, Chloe, Jacob, and I are five of this many people whose TA careers completely coincided with Sir Glenn's four years of TA moderatorship
What is 11? (Others: Angel, Bina, Chelsea, Cholo, Francis, Wills)