Filipino Culture

United States History

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KPop & Animanga Part 2
Asian American Culture and History

200

The Philippine equivalent of the Vietnamese chả giò that also shares a name with its Indonesian counterpart.

What is Lumpia? 

200

The Founding Father who served as 1st Secretary of the Treasury. Also has a namesake musical with songs including “”It’s Quiet Uptown”, “Non-Stop”, and “The Story of Tonight”.

Who is Alexander Hamilton?

200

This tactical shooter franchise recently received a major rebrand, and popularized the bomb defusal genre of games. It is also Anton's current addiction.

What is counter strike? 

200

This famous girl group, with hits like “How You Like That”, recently completed a world tour this September.

Who is BlackPink?

200

Little Saigon in Orange County, California, is named after the capital of this former Southeast Asian nation.

What is South Vietnam?

400

This former Senator and legendary professional boxer is affectionately known as “Pac-Man”.

Who is Manny Pacquaio?

400

This document preceded the Constitution, but was viewed as a weakly structured form of government.

What are the Articles of Confederation?

400

This challenging FromSoftware title won game of the year in 2022.

What is Elden Ring? 

400

This ability is the Uchiha Clan’s signature in Naruto, and gives the user a variety of ninjutsu abilities.

What is the Sharingan?

400

Popular musicians like Rich Brian, Nikki, and Joji are signed with this mass media company owned by Sean Miyashiro.

What is 88rising?

600

This popular Filipino chain is home to delicacies such as Butter Mamon, Ube Overload, and Yema Caramel Ensaimada.

What is Red Ribbon? 

600

This namesake crisis averted a potential nuclear conflict and was facilitated by President John F Kennedy and Nikita Kruschev?

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

600

This trio of Pokemon served as legendaries for the first generation of the franchise.

Who are Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres? 

600

This 5-person all boy KPop group sang the 12th opening of Black Clover, “Everlasting Shine”, as well as other songs such as “Lo$er X Lover” and “I Know I Love You”.

Who is Tomorrow x Together (TxT)?

600

This Asian ethnicity recently overtook Chinese-Americans as the largest “Asian-Alone” identifying group in the US.

What are Indian Americans?

800

This Filipino dance contains Spanish roots. It is traditionally performed with a handkerchief & fan. The barong tagalog & Maria Clara gown are typically worn for the male and female dancers respectively.

What is cariñosa?

800

Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. famously wrote a letter from prison in this United States city.

Where is Birmingham, Alabama?

800

In January 2021, a short squeeze orchestrated by Reddit users caused a skyrocketing of the price of this retail chain that sells video games and consumer electronics.

What is GameStop? 

800

This artist’s song was performed by HUMI. In one of her songs, the lyrics “Watch it falling for me, I love the way that feels” are sung.

Who is LISA? (HUMI performed MONEY last year) 

800

Many people of this stateless ethnic group in Southeast Asia immigrated to the United States as refugees due to their alignment during the Vietnam War.

Who are the Hmong people?

1000

This region is the birthplace of Menudo, Sisig, Longaniza, is known as the Food Capital of the Philippines, and is the birthplace of SAFA’s advisor (Dr. Tiquia). The native language spoken is Kampapangan.

Where is Pampanga? (Do not accept Kampampanga. It is not a region) 

1000

This American policy intended to lift the United States out of the Great Depression using public works and financial reforms.

What is The New Deal?

1000

This character is a member of Haravatat and the scribe of their game’s Akademiya. Their BiS weapon is the Light of Foliar Incision.

Who is Alhaitham?

1000

These two schools faced off against each other in the Battle at the Garbage Dump. Notable players from these schools include Morisuke Yaku, Lev Haiba, Asahi Azumane, and Daichi Sawamura.

Who is Nekoma High and Karasuno High?

1000

This presidential administration granted Japanese Americans reparations for their time in the internment camps.

What is the Reagan Administration?