LUZON
VISAYAS
MINDANAO
Filipino Culture
Filipino Superstitions
100

What is the highest ranking deity

What is Bathala

100

What do the Kataw have the ability to control?

What is water?

100

Among the Bagobos of Mindanao, this deity was revered as the creator of everything. What is the name of the supreme god in Bagobo mythology?

Who is Pamulak Manobo?

100

What is the most popular sport in the Philippines?

The most popular sport in the Philippines is basketball.

100

Why do Filipinos avoid going to bed with wet hair at night 

 To prevent potential harm or blindness.

200

Who is the legendary offspring of the goddess of the sea and a mortal in Luzon mythology? Known for his bravery and strength, he is depicted as a hero who fought against monsters to protect his people.

Who is Lam-ang?

200

What do the Dalaketnon force their victims to eat?

What is black rice?

200

Lumabat was a terrific hunter who once bought his dog to hunt what elusive animal

What is Deer 

200

The American influence is very evident in the Philippines and its fast food culture is evident in many towns and cities. Which is the most popular fast food chain in the country?

What is Jollibee

200

The Superstition of eating noodles on your birthday is shared with what other culture? 

What is the Chinese? 
300

In filipino mythology, this deity was the most benevolent and the goddess of fertility?

what is ikapat/lakapati

300

 Ibabawnun was split into two realms, one ruled by male diwata and the other by female diwata. Who was considered the supreme god of the male section

Who is Tungkung Langit

300

These two deities, Lumabat and Mebuyan, were siblings and represented opposing realms. What were their respective domains?

Who are Lumabat and Mebuyan? Lumabat was the god of the sky, while Mebuyan was the goddess of the underworld.

300

Who entered politics by becoming the representative of Sarangani in 2010, assumed office as a senator in 2016, and later became the president of his party PDP–Laban in 2020, but also had the second-highest salary of any athlete in the world in 2015

What is Manny Pacquaio

300

By placing the wedding rings in water, we can? 

Predict the gender of the future spouse

400

What creature was said to originate from a black chick?

What is the mananangal?

400

In ancient Visayan belief, the world was divided into three regions: Kahilwayan, Kamariitan, and Kasakitan. what did Kaptan do to cope with sorrow after his argument with his wife, Magwayen?  

Planting a bamboo tube in his garden called kabilyawan

400

Mebuyan, goddess of the underworld, is described as having many breasts to nurture baby spirits before their journey to Gimokudon. What ritual do adult spirits perform in her town, to ensure they do not return to their earthly bodies?

What is the ritual bath, pamalugu

400

What Filipino delicacy, often considered an acquired taste, is a partially formed duck egg cooked 17 days after being laid and commonly sold by street vendors, often accompanied by a drink of beer?

What is Balut

400

If you bite your tongue accidentally, it suggests what about you? Choosing a letter corresponding to a number from 1 to 26 reveals what? 

Someone is thinking about you and choosing a letter corresponds with who they are

500

This mythical event is said to occur during eclipses when the Bakunawa attempts to swallow the moon. To prevent this, people would make loud noises and bang pots and pans to scare away the serpent. What is the name of this traditional ritual?

What is the Pagtataboy sa Bakunawa

500

The world was divided into three regions, with Sidapa and Makaptan ruling over which domain? What determined the speed of a soul's transfer to the sky world?

The speed of a soul's transfer depended on whether their relatives sacrificed to Pandaque, Sidapa's spokesman.

500

What is the name of the well-known and feared mythical creature in Filipino folklore, often depicted as a shapeshifter capable of transforming into various monstrous forms?

What is Aswang 

500

How many Miss Universes has the Philippines Won? 

What is 4

500

In Filipino culture, "pagpag" involves going to a what after a funeral? To shake off bad luck and safeguard the family from negative energy and spirits attracted during the funeral?

What is anywhere but your home