Food
Meaning "vinegar-based", this popular dish has wide varieties and is considered a national dish by many.
What is adobo?
This word means "indigenous" in Tagalog.
What is "Katutubo"?
Known for her role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, this breakout star released hits like "Driver's License" and "Good 4 U"
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
The nation of the Philippines is made up of this many islands and more.
What are 7100 islands?
Filipinos first arrived to the Hawaiian islands on this year
What is 1906?
Found in both Filipino and Indonesian cuisines, these fried spring rolls are often stuffed with a sweet or savory mixture.
What is lumpia?
Living in Mindanao, Palawan, and the Sulu archipelago, these people are known as the native Muslim inhabitants of the Philippines.
Who are the Moro people?
A former professional boxer and now politician, this man is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.
Who is Manny Pacquiao?
This sweet-smelling jasmine plant is considered the national flower of the Philippines
What is sampaguita?
Comprised of indios, insulares, and mestizos who rose to middle class status, this elite class saw themselves as the epitome of morality and manners, calling themselves "the enlightened ones"
Who were the ilustrados?
Meaning "noodles", this classic dish is a quick and easy stir-fry of noodles, sauce, pork, and vegetables.
What is pancit?
This hot spot was filled with music, a dance floor, and plenty of dancers for Filipino patrons.
What is a taxi dance hall?
A popular comedian from Hawaii, this man includes jokes about Filipino food, accents, and labor in his routines
Who is Frank DeLima?
This domestic swamp-type water buffalo is native to the Philippines and is listed as their national animal.
What is carabao?
Part of a reevaluation of the colonial policies within Spanish territories, these policies made changes in the structure of administration that sought to strengthen the power of the state over the church.
What were the Bourbon Reforms?
Meaning "mixed", this popular cold dessert is made up of crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk, and various ingredients including ube.
What is halo-halo?
Created from the pineapple plant, this delicate fabric was considered a luxury.
What is piña cloth?
This American R&B singer-songwriter is known for her songs, such as "The Weekend", "Love Galore", and "Good Days"
Who is SZA?
This term refers to the indigenous hand-tap tattoo common among warrior groups in the Cordillera.
What is "batok"?
Located in Mexico and connected through the Manila Galleon Trade and Trans-Pacific Migration, this colony from the Empire governed Filipino matters more than Spain did.
What is New Spain?
Meaning "layers", this layered glutinous rice and coconut dessert is made from three layers of jackfruit, coconut, and ube.
What is sapin-sapin?
Created by Santiago Bose, this art piece depicted the victory of the Kalinga People against governmental pressures to install the dam project.
What is "Drown My Soul in Chico River"?
One of the oldest and "last" Kalinga artists, this woman is a mambabatok, a tattoo master who gained business from locals and international tourists for her work.
Who is Whang-od Oggay?
Meaning "pure art", this phrase gestures to the labor of over-acting, playfulness, and over-the-top dramatics.
What is "puro arte"?
This historical event marked the successful resistance of the river dam project proposed by Ferdinand Marcos during the period of Martial Law
What were the Chico River Protests?