Latin Food
What is the name of the stuffed cornmeal dish from El Salvador, often filled with cheese, beans, or pork?
What is a pupusa?
This Puerto Rican artist became Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Answer: Who is Bad Bunny?
This iconic object, often wielded by Latina moms, is both a disciplinary tool and a symbol of fear and respect.
Answer: What is la chancla?
Who's father came up with the name Contagio?
Answer: Yanssy
Which current e-board members were the founding fathers?
Answer: Jesus, Ellen, Francisco, Yanssy.
This creamy caramel dessert, popular across Latin America and the Caribbean, is made with eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and a layer of caramelized sugar.
Answer: What is flan?
This Latin pop album, released in 2023 by a Colombian artist, became the first Spanish-language album by a solo woman to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Answer: What is Mañana Será Bonito by Karol G?
This Dominican Spanish word can be used as a filler to describe anything — a person, object, or situation — and its meaning depends entirely on context.
Answer: What is vaina?
Which senior went abroad last summer?
Answer: Lisvelisse
Who works in Whitmore?
Answer: Jesus
What is the name of the Venezuelan or Colombian corn cake that’s sliced and stuffed with meats, cheese, or avocado?
Answer: What is an arepa?
In 2023, this Colombian singer broke 14 Guinness World Records with her viral song "BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 53."
Answer: Who is Shakira?
This iconic frog is native to Puerto Rico and is known for its distinctive nighttime sound.
Answer: What is el coquí?
Which of the seniors is a big Selena fan?
Answer: Jasmine
Which e-board member ran track and played softball in high school?
Answer: Laura
"Which country is known as the birthplace of the dish 'ropa vieja'?"
What is Cuba?
This Dominican artist, known for popularizing dembow globally, collaborated with artists like Tyga and Cardi B, helping merge Latin urban music with mainstream U.S. rap.
Answer: Who is El Alfa?
In Puerto Rican Spanish, what is the word commonly used for ice cream?
Answer: What is mantecado?
Which graduating senior is related to a famous artist?
Answer: Ellen
Which e-board member is a polyglot (multi-lingual)?
Answer: Alana
This sweet Dominican treat is made by boiling ripe beans with coconut milk, cinnamon, and sweet potato, traditionally eaten during Lent.
What is habichuelas con dulce?
This artist’s 2017 hit became the most-viewed YouTube video ever, with over 8 billion views, and tied for the longest-running #1 song in Billboard Hot 100 history.
Answer: What is Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee?
This traditional Dominican drink is made by soaking rum, red wine, and honey with tree bark and herbs — and is often believed to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties.
Answer: What is mamajuana?
Which senior has three older brothers?
Answer: Jasmine
Name all the non-Dominican ethnicities on Contagio:
Answer: Honduras, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia.