Spanish language
Central America
South America
North America
Miscellaneous!
100
In Theta one of our main values is Sisterhood! This is the word for 'sister' in Spanish:
¿Qué es, -hermana-?
100
These thick cakes made from cornmeal, and stuffed with cheese, beans, and squash, are the national dish of El Salvador.
¿Que son, -las pupusas-?
100
This country, where a new species of cat -el Tilcayo- was discovered last week, has two capitals in La Paz and Sucre.
¿Cual país es, Bolivia?
100
This Puerto Rican singer, with hits such as MALDITA POBREZA, recently performed at the Superbowl!!
¿Quién es Bad Bunny?
100
In Spain, when little kids lose their teeth, instead of a tooth fairy, this creature comes to visit and give them money.
¿Quién es, -the tooth mouse-, o, -el ratoncito Pérez?
200
The earliest known water purification system using zeolite, was invented by the Mayans near Tikal, Guatemala. This Spanish word for water is irregular in the singular form, but regular in the plural form (include the article!)
¿Qué es, -el agua, las aguas-?
200
In 1948, Presidente José Figueres Ferrer took a sledgehammer to the walls of the army headquarters in this country, symbolizing the complete demilitarization of the country. To this day, this country remains one of the only ones in the world which doesnt have a military.
¿Cual país es, Costa Rica?
200
This Colombian singer became one of the best-selling music artists of all time and performed at the FIFA World Cup closing ceremony in 2006.
¿Quién es, Shakira?
200
In the US there is 59 million Spanish speakers! More than 48% of this states population are Hispanic, making it the state with the highest proportion of Spanish speakers in the USA!
¿qué es Nuévo México (New Mexico)?
200
Pablo Neruda and Gabriel Garcia Marquez have both won the Nobel Prize in what category?
¿Qué es, -literature-?
300
This word in Spanish and English for a sweet treat, comes from -xokolatl-, which is a word in Nahuatl. Nahuatl is an indigenous language spoken by the Aztecs, and still used in Mexico by 1.7 million people today.
¿Qué es, -chocolate-?
300
In 1856, US journalist William Walker invaded this Central American country with a private army, declared himself king, and legalized slavery. After being deposed by revolutionaries, he was later arrested and executed by the government of Honduras.
¿Cual país es, Nicaragua?
300
This Venezuelan leader is known as -El Libertador- because he overthrew the Spanish Empire in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. (hint, One of those countries is named after him.)
¿Quién es, Simón Bolívar?
300
This Mexican-American singer was nicknamed as -Tejano Madonna- because of her iconic fashion choices and how influencial she was for Tejano music.
¿Quién es Selena Quintanilla-Pérez?
300
This individual was the first Hispanic US Supreme court justice.
¿Quién es Sonia Sotomayor?
400
This word for -handcuffs- in Spanish, is the same as the word for -wives-.
Qué es, -esposas- ?
400
This cute lil bird (called the Quetzal) gave its name to the currency of this Central American country, because ancient Mayans traded its feathers as money. 
¿Cual país es Guatemala?
400
In this South American capitol city you can balance a raw egg upright, or watch water in a bathroom sink go straight down (i.e. not swirl clockwise or counterclockwise.) Hint, this phenomenon has to do with its location on Earth, for which this citys parent country is named.
¿Qué ciudad es, -Quito, Ecuador-?
400
At 2070ft of altitude higher than Denver, this majority Spanish-speaking city is the highest capital city in North America.
¿Qué es la Ciudad de México?
400
The word -Parangaricutirimícuaro- is a tongue twister that kids like to say on the playground, and its also the name of a small town in Michoacán. Michoacán is one of the 31 states of this Spanish-speaking country.
¿Cual país es, México?
500
Everyone can probably count to ten in Spanish, but if you wanted to talk about the current year, you would say it like this.
¿Qué es el año, -dos mil veintiséis-?
500
El Salvador was the first country in the world to use this thing as a legal tender currency.
¿Qué es, Bitcoin?
500
This drug, used to treat malaria, is found in the bark of the Chinchoa tree in Ecuador. It is also the main ingredient in tonic water.
¿Qué es, -quinine-?
500
This country has one of the highest literacy rates in the world, over 99%.
¿Cual país es, Cuba?
500
The word for this traditional Mexican dance sounds a lot like the Spanish dance -flamenco-.
¿-Qué es, Folklórico-?