Food
Food and Drink
History
Vocabulary
Life and Culture
100

Very popular and in the banana family, this fruit is often fried and served warm.

What is a plantain?

100

This ancient indigenous Mexican civilization used coca beans as money.

Who are the Aztecs?

100

Hernan Cortes and other conquistadores wiped out native populations in search of this precious metal.

What is gold or silver?

100

My name is....

What is me llamo?

100

A decorated container filled with candy.

What is a piñata?

200

Meat or cheese filled turnover pies.

What is an empanada?

200

This vegetable (fruit?) is the main ingredient in guacamole.

What is avocado?

200

Panama was formerly part of the South American country.

What is Colombia?

200

The mother of my mother.

Who is abuela?

200

He is the 'fastest mouse in all of Mexico!'

Who is Speedy Gonzales?

300

Common in America, a dish of chicken and rice.

What is arroz con pollo?


300

Beans come in man colors, but this bean is very popular in Cuba.

What are frijoles negros, black beans?

300

A small Caribbean island which is not the 51st state but a protectorate of the US.

What is Puerto Rico?

300

Not a teacher desk, but a student desk.

What is el pupitre?

300

Spanish artist who designed the Chupa Chup wrapper.

Who is Salvador Dalí?

400

A delicious dessert cake soaked in evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk.

What is Tres Leches Cake.

400

The yucca is a root vegetable with a rough skin on the outside and a starchy inside.  It is often a substitute for what vegetable?

What is the potato?

400

This hard working animal was introduced to the Americas by the Spaniards.

What is a mule/donkey/horse?

400

What you do I use when speaking with an adult and want to be courteous?

What is Ud.?

400

Born in the Bronx, played an Hispanic in Selena, this Latina star's family is from Puerto Rico.

Who is JLo?

500

This sweet is known as creme caramel in Latin America.

What is flan?

500

This dish is made from raw fish marinated in lime juice.

What is ceviche?

500

Columbus discovered the New World.  What were his 3 ships?

What are the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria?

500

I like apples.

Me gustan manzanas.

500

Home country of Shakira.

What is Colombia

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