Overview and Geography/Climate
What is San Juan?
The indigenous people that inhabited Puerto Rico before Spaniard arrival
Who are the Taínos?
Hand-mashed fried green plantains with pork skin and garlic. The perfect blend of African, Taíno, and Spanish influence.
What is Mofongo?
The year marking the beginning of Puerto Rico's debt crisis
"Chavos"
What is "money" as a Puerto Rican slang?
The archipelago that Puerto Rico resides within
What is the Caribbean?
The treaty in which Puerto Rico was granted to the US
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Bomba, and the region of the island it originates from
What is the music of Northern Coast?
The percentage of Puerto Ricans that live in poverty
What is 46%?
"You" (formal) in Spanish
What is "usted"?
The rough percentage of Puerto Rico that is covered by hills and mountains
What is 60%?
The two primary reasons as to why the indigenous people of Puerto Rico went extinct
What are Military Conquest and Infectious Diseases?
(Specific name of diseases will count: smallpox, influenza, measles, and typhus)
The ratio of citizens that rely on public health systems for their medical care
What is half?
The number of sites responsible for ammonia, arsenic, selenium, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and phosphorus in water sources
What is 15?
What is "Buenas tardes"?
The two tectonic plates that form the Puerto Rico Trench
When Puerto Rico gained its individual independence (though it was short-lived)
When is 1897?
The music that stems from mostly Spanish influence; often dedicated to Christmas time.
What is Aguinaldo?
The number of schools that have been shut down or that intermittently close and reopen
What is 600?
Puerto Rican slang for "How is it going?"
What is "Qué’s lo que hay?"
What is The Birth of the New World?
The (approximate) length of time that Puerto Rico was under Spanish rule
What is 400 years?
What is 46%?
(Will accept 1% higher or lower)
The percentage of citizens with hypertension in comparison to the US
(US vs Puerto Rico)
What is 42% vs 31%?
"¿Cómo puedo ayudarle?"
What is "How can I help?" in Spanish?