Philippine Folklore Trivia
From salt-fearing Manananggals to cigar-chomping Kapres, prove you’re brave enough to survive a night in a Balete tree.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Often depicted with a fish tail and a voice that lures sailors to their doom, the Sirena is the Philippine equivalent of which mythical sea creature?
Mermaid
In Philippine folklore, the cigar-smoking giant known as the Kapre is notorious for obsessively following and watching over what specific group of people?
Human women
In Visayan traditions, which massive fig tree do the Dalaketnon use as a sacred gateway or portal to their hidden mythical realms?
Balete
In the epic Biag ni Lam-ang, which two animals act as our hero's magical pets, helping him woo Ines Kannoyan and eventually resurrecting him?
Rooster and dog
According to legend, how many moons did the supreme deity Bathala originally create before the giant serpent Bakunawa swallowed all but one?
Seven