Cloud 9
In geometry, this specific name is given to a two-dimensional polygon that has nine straight sides and nine interior angles.
What is a nonagon (or enneagon)?
This tree-dwelling giant in Philippine folklore is known for smoking a large pipe and tricking passersby into getting lost in the woods.
What is a Kapre?
Before cement was invented, Spanish-era builders mixed egg whites into lime to build churches; local cooks saved the left-over egg yolks by inventing this soft, golden, cellophaned confection.
What is yema?
A bald superhero defeats every terrifying alien and monster with a single hit, but grows deeply depressed because shopping mall discounts are his biggest remaining thrill in life.
What is One-Punch Man?
Spouting blowholes, heavy blubber, and giant tail flukes are characteristic physical traits of this colossal marine mammal.
What is a WHALE?
According to myth and folklore, cats are famously said to possess nine of these.
What are lives?
This famous monster detaches its upper torso, sprouts bat-like wings, and flies into the night while leaving its lower body behind.
What is a Manananggal?
Famous for its yellow box and golden foil wrap, this triangular Swiss chocolate bar features honey and almond nougat shaped to resemble the famous Matterhorn mountain peak.
What is Toblerone?
An overqualified yellow octopus with tentacles becomes a middle school homeroom teacher, giving his students one year to assassinate him before he destroys the Earth.
What is Assassination Classroom?
If you are surfing in Siargao, you are riding this 4-letter Tagalog word for the moving ridge of water that pushes your board.
What is ALON?
Octopuses possess nine of these vital biological organs—one central organ in the head and eight smaller ones at the base of each arm.
What are brains?
This deceptive creature mimics the crying sound of a helpless baby in the woods to lure unsuspecting travelers before revealing its monster form.
What is a Tiyanak?
Infamously paired with a tiny plastic straw that almost guarantees a coughing fit if inhaled too quickly, this iconic 1980s Jocker's Food Industry sweet is essentially powdered milk in a tiny foil packet.
What is Mik-Mik?
High school straight-A student finds an ominous notebook in the yard and decides the most logical next step is becoming an international serial killer to fix society.
What is Death Note?
In Christian iconography and religious art, this radiant aura of light encircling a holy figure's head is technically known as a nimbus or aureole.
What is a HALO?
Nine players take the field on defense in this sport, where a batter attempts to round four bases to score a run.
What is baseball?
In ancient Visayan mythology, solar and lunar eclipses were believed to happen when this gigantic sea serpent attempted to swallow the moon.
What is the Bakunawa?
Featured prominently in the supernatural comic and Netflix series Trese as a bribe for underground nuno sa punso spirits, this crumbly cocoa-and-peanut bar was originally manufactured by Unisman in Malabon.
What is Choc Nut?
After losing his body in a botched magic attempt to revive his mother, a boy's soul is bound to a giant suit of armor while his brother searches for a mythical stone.
What is Fullmetal Alchemist (or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)?
Derived from traditional Filipino folk bedtime practices, this soft vocal melody or song is performed specifically to soothe a crying babe into slumber.
What is HELE?
A Rhombicosidodecahedron is an Archimedean solid with 62 faces (20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 regular pentagons). Aside from these, this 23-letter shape has nine of these.
What are syllables?
Associated with a dormant volcano in Laguna, this benevolent mountain goddess and guardian spirit is known for protecting the forest and its wildlife.
Who is Maria Makiling?
Both manufactured by Ricoa, these two popular foil-wrapped milk chocolates differ slightly in formulation—one has a completely smooth top, while the other features a distinct swirl design.
What are Flat Tops and Curly Tops?
A 17-year-old delinquent and his grandfather travel across the globe to Egypt to kill their great-grandfather's vampire step-brother.
What is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Part III: Stardust Crusaders)?
Paired with a center spindle, this classical mechanical device provides mechanical advantage in simple machines and forms the steering mechanism of marine vessels.
What is a WHEEL?