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100

What color is Ube?

Purple
100

What is the name of an indigenous group in the Philippines? 

Igorots, Agtas, Aetas, etc.

100

How do you say "thank you" in Tagalog?

Salamat

100

True or False: A lot of the Igorot culture was preserved because they were able to resist Spanish colonization.

True

100

What month is Filipino American History Month?

October

200

What is the name of the Filipino spring roll?

Lumpia

200

Why was the Philippine Revolution fought?

Filipinos wanted to win freedom from Spain

200

How many languages/dialects are spoken in the Philippines?

180+

200

What is a "tabo"?

A tub used the bucket water

200

What is the name of the male artist who is half Filipino and half Puerto Rican?

Bruno Mars

300

What is the Filipino name for banana lumpia?

Turon

300

Why is the Philippines a largely Catholic country?

Spanish Colonization

300

What Tagalog word do you add to show respect? 

Po

300

What is the currency used in the Philippines?

Pesos

300

How many islands are in the Philippines? (Ballpark)

Around 7,641

400

What is Biko made out of?

Rice (and coconut milk)

400

Name the three countries that colonized, imperialized, or occupied the Philippines throughout history.

Spain, United States, Japan

400

How do you say "thank you" in Ilokano?

Agyamanak

400

What is the name of the box that Filipino Americans fill with goods to send to relatives in the Philippines?

Balikbayan Box

400

What is the name of the female artist who is half Filipino and half Black?

H.E.R.
500
What Filipino dish is made by chopping up pig parts and frying it? 

Sisig

500

Who was the first president of the Philippines?

Emilio Aguinaldo

500

Why is Filipino spelled with an F and Philippines spelled with a Ph?

The name Filipino came first and was named after King Felipe of Spain, the name Philippines came second and the Americans viewed the name Felipe as Philip

500

What is the woven cloth that Igorots use to make clothes from?

Tapis

500

Why is it that so many Filipinos are nurses? (Historical explanation)

Americans built nursing institutions in the Philippines to exploit Filipinos as cheap labor.