SPANISH TRIVA SCAVENGER HUNT



SPANISH TRIVA SCAVENGER HUNT

• Answer as many questions as you can. Use your friends, family, internet, anyone who will listen.

• Don’t share your answers with anyone else! A prize will be awarded to the student with the most correct answers tomorrow.

1. Give 5 U.S. states with Spanish names and what their meaning. (10 Pts)

|State |Meaning in English |

|1. | |

|2. | |

|3. | |

|4. | |

|5. | |

2. Give as many names of cars in Spanish and what they mean in English.

|Car name |Meaning in English |

|1. | |

|2. | |

|3. | |

|4. | |

|5. | |

|6. | |

|7. | |

|8. | |

3. What are the colors of the Mexican flag? (3 points)

__________________ ___________________ _ _________________

What does the symbol in the middle of their flag mean? (2 points for a solid answer)

4. Name three foods that are part of our daily diet but originally came from the Aztecs.

|Food |

|1. |

|2. |

|3. |

5. What is the meaning in ENGLISH of the following Hispanic countries names? (8 pts)

|Country |Meaning |

|1. Costa Rica | |

|2. Puerto Rico | |

|3. Ecuador | |

|4. El Salvador | |

6. Why aren’t Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. considered immigrants?

These words are part of our language, but they have their origins in Spanish. What do they mean? (8 pts)

|Word |Meaning |

|1. Conquistador | |

|2. Matador | |

|3. Macho | |

|4. Guerilla | |

|5. Siesta | |

|6. Bracero | |

|7. Vigilante | |

|8. Machete | |

Famous Latino “firsts”. These people were all the “first” to do something…

|Person |First to… |

|1. Roberto Clemente | |

|2. Desi Arnaz | |

|3. Emilio Estevez | |

|4. Ritchie Valens | |

|5. Alex Rodriguez | |

9. What famous Spanish book has sold more copies than the Bible in the world? Who wrote it? (2 pts)

Book: _____________________________Author: _______________________

10. Why should we “Remember the Alamo” anyways?

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