Salvadoran must knows
MOM-umental Wordplay
All things Daisy
No Place like Home
General Knowledge
200

This thick, griddled corn tortilla stuffed with cheese, chicharrón, or beans is the national dish of El Salvador.

Answer: What is a pupusa?

200

This 6-letter Spanish word means the dawn or early morning. 

Answer: ¿Qué es la MAdrugada?

200

This classic Disney character, known for her purple dress and matching hair bow, is Donald Duck’s long-time girlfriend. 

Answer: Who is Daisy Duck?

200

In baseball, this ultimate offensive play occurs when a batter hits the ball over the outfield fence, allowing them to circle all the bases and score. 

Answer: What is a home run?

200

This is the capital city of the United States. 

Answer: What is Washington, D.C.?

400

El Salvador is known as the "Land of" these geological structures, boasting over 20 of them. 

Answer: What are Volcanoes?

400

DAILY DOUBLE - This 6-letter English word means a treasured memory or an item kept as a reminder of a special person.

Answer: What is a MOMento?

400

In the massive Super Mario video game universe, this athletic, orange-dressed princess rules over the desert realm of Sarasaland. 

Answer: Who is Princess Daisy?

400

This beloved, yellow animated TV dad from Springfield works as a nuclear safety inspector, loves donuts, and is famous for shouting "D'oh!" 

Answer: Who is Homer Simpson?

400

This large, aquatic mammal is known as the "gentle giant" or "sea cow." 

Answer: What is a manatee?

600

While most Spanish speakers use words like niño or muchacho, a true Salvadoran will use this unique slang word to refer to a kid or a young person.

Answer: What is a cipote? - or cipota

600

This is the scientific term for a warm-blooded vertebrate that nurses its young with milk. 

What is a MAmmal?

600

In the language of flowers, the classic white-and-yellow daisy is most commonly used to symbolize this pure character trait.

Answer: What is innocence? or What is purity?

600

In this classic 1990 Christmas comedy, 8-year-old Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind by his family and has to defend his house from two bumbling burglars.

 Answer: What is Home Alone?

600

This is the only fruit that bears its seeds on the outside. 

What is a strawberry?

800

This is the universal Salvadoran medicine that your grandma or grandpa (or Dad) swears can cure everything from a cold and a headache to a broken bone and a bad mood. 

Answer: What is VapoRub? / Sana sana colita de rana

800

This 8-letter Spanish word means maturity or wisdom.

¿Qué es la MAdurez?

800

When you think of a classic daisy, you think of yellow and white—but they actually grow naturally in almost every color except for this one.

Answer: What is blue?

800

Sporting bright orange aprons, the employees of this massive retail chain help with the slogan, "How doers get more done." 

Answer: What is Home Depot?

800

In the animal kingdom, a group of these black birds is called a "murder."

Answer: What are crows?

1000

This legendary singer-songwriter, born in Usulután, is widely considered the most famous romantic balladeer in El Salvador's history, famously topping the Billboard charts in 1991 with his Selena duet, "Buenos Amigos." 

Answer: Who is Álvaro Torres?

1000

In legal terms, this 11-letter word refers to a society or family system where the mother or eldest female is the head of the household and holds all the power.

Answer: What is a MAtriarchy?

1000

Because daisies close up entirely at night and pull their petals over their yellow centers, Old English speakers originally gave the flower a nickname meaning this, which is where the word "daisy" comes from. 

Answer: What is "Day's Eye"?

1000

Originally released in 1971 by John Denver, this legendary sing-along anthem begs the "Country Roads" to take him back to the place where he belongs.

Answer: What is "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?

1000

This is the only type of bird that has the unique physical ability to fly backward.

 Answer: What is a hummingbird?

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