FILIPINO I-II HALO-HALO - JANUARY

Geography/History

100

Manila

What is the capital of the Philippines?

200

approximately 7,100

How many islands in the Philippines?

300

February 1945

When was the Liberation Battle for Manila?

400

Over 100 million

What is the population of the Philippines?

500

Spain

United States

Japan

What countries have colonized the Philippines?

Culture

100

aswang

What is the creature similar to a vampire?

200

Kapre

What is the mythical being that is a huge black man smoking a cigar atop a tree?

300

comfort room

What is the Filipino term for restroom?

400

Roman Catholicism

What is the largest religion in the Philippines?

500

cascaron

What is the term for the deep-fried coconut nugget sweet?

Verbs

100

punta

What is the verb root "to go"?

200

umuupo

How do you say "is sitting"?

300

kain

What is the root verb for "eat"?

400

sulat

How do you say "letter" or "write"?

500

dating

What is the root for "come"?

Nouns

100

dingding

What is the term for "wall"?

200

coconut

What does "niyog" mean?

300

silya

What is the term for chair?

400

babae

What is the term for "woman"?

500

Ginoo

What is the term for "Mister"?

Anything Goes!

100

kudkuran

What is the term for coconut grater?

200

beauty pageants

What is one means of social mobility in Filipino communities?

300

dirty kitchen

What is the term for the kitchen used only by workers or hired help?

400

"tree of life"

How do some Filipinos refer to the coconut tree?

500

Austronesian

What is the term for early group of people who are the ancestors of today's Filipinos and Polynesians?