Category 1: Time-Based Greetings
Formal vs. Informal Address
Polite Words & Manners
That's SO RANDOM / ¡Qué aleatorio!
Alphabet & Pronunciation
100
How do you say "Good morning" in Spanish?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Buenos días"?
100
Which pronoun do you use when speaking informally to a close friend or family member?(Exemption of Elderly Family members abuelita &abuelito)
Answer: ¿Qué es "Tú"?(Exemption of Elderly Family members abuelita &abuelito)
100
What is the standard Spanish word for "Please"?
¿Qué es "Por favor"?
100
Translate this riddle and solve it
" Oro parece, plata no es. ¿Qué es?"
Un plátano / A banana
You get it! Un plata no
Un PLATA-NO
UN PLATANO
100
If someone spells out a word phonetically with "beh", which letter of the Spanish alphabet are they naming?
Answer: ¿Qué es la letra B?
200
What greeting do you use in the afternoon until sunset?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Buenas tardes"?
200
How would you formally address a Police Officer when greeting them in the evening?
Qué es "Buenas noches, Oficial" (or "Buenas noches, Señor Oficial / Agente")?
200
How do you say "Thank you very much" and how do you reply with "You're welcome"?
Answer: ¿Qué son "Muchas gracias" and "De nada"?
200
RANDOM: TRANSLATE THIS riddle and solve it!
Blanca por dentro, verde por fuera. Si quieres que te lo diga, espera.
answer/respuesta:
La pera = The pear
You get it: Espera
ESPERA
ES-PERA
ITS A PEAR
200
What Spanish letter name corresponds to the pronunciation "hache"?
Answer: ¿Qué es la letra H?
300
How do you say "Good night" or greet someone late in the evening?
¿Qué es "Buenas noches"?
300
How do you ask a teacher or boss "How are you?" using formal Spanish?
Answer: ¿Qué es "¿Cómo está usted?"?
300
How do you say "Nice to meet you" when introduced to someone new?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Mucho gusto" (or "Encantado/a" )?
300
Translate this Riddle into English:
"Tiene dientes y no come. ¿Qué es?"
Un peine/ a comb / a brush
(Has teeth but doesn't eat.)
300
If a speaker says "equis", "zeta", and "i griega", which three letters are they pronouncing?
Answer: ¿Qué son las letras X, Z, y Y?
400
This quick, time-neutral greeting simply means "Good day!" or can be shortened from the standard morning/afternoon greetings.
Answer: ¿Qué es "Buenas"?
400
You meet an elderly neighbor in the hallway at 2:00 PM. How do you greet them respectfully?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Buenas tardes, Señor/Señora"?
400
What polite phrase do you say to someone who is eating to wish them a good meal?
Answer: ¿Qué es "¡Buen provecho!" (or "¡Provecho!")?
400
Translate this riddle into English:
"Cuanto más seca, más mojada está. ¿Qué es?"
Answer: La toalla
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(The more it dries, the wetter it gets.)
400
How do you pronounce the Spanish letter name for Ñ?
Answer: ¿Qué es "eñe"?
500
Translate this full sentence: "Good morning, how are you today?"
Answer: ¿Qué es "Buenos días, ¿cómo estás hoy?" (or ¿cómo está hoy?)?
500
Which Spanish pronoun and verb form would you use to ask a group of formal executives
"Where are you from?" in Latin America?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Ustedes" (e.g., ¿De dónde son ustedes?)?
500
If you want to politely excuse yourself to pass through a crowded room or leave the dinner table, what phrase do you use?
Answer: ¿Qué es "Con permiso"?
500
"You need to get off the subway and people are blocking the door."
or
"Your on the bus and your stop is next, its packed, so you squeeze your way to the back exit as the bus approaches your stop, BUT when you get there the MTA bus driver closes the door and starts driving" What do you say?
Answer: Con permiso.
!!Excuse me!!
!!!QUITATE!!!
!!!MOVE!!!
OR
!!!!!!!!!!!!BACK DOOR!!!!!!!!!!
!!!LA PUERTA TRASERA!!!
!!!LA PUERTA!!!
500
Spell out the Spanish letter names used to pronounce the word "SOL".
Answer: ¿Qué son "Ese - O - Ele"?