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Hispanic Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. chavo
appetizers - snacks
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.
guy
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal
2. hispanohablante
Spanish speaking
'cool' (slang)
sub sandwich
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
3. Tortilla Espa
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
day
place - site
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
4. chicherones
Cake (Spain) /Sandwich (mexico)
pork rinds
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
umbrella for protection against the sun
5. La Tuna
celebration - party
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
movie theater
market
6. dia
Cake (Spain) /Sandwich (mexico)
cookies - crackers
day
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
7. parasol
dancers
appetizers - snacks
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
umbrella for protection against the sun
8. con carino
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
with affection - affectionately
sweet fifteen
guy
9. Pel
soap opera - television novel
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants
film - movie
dude
10. Mercado
newspaper
concert
market
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets
11. guay
day
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal
cool/ trendy
market
12. paella
pork rinds
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
sub sandwich
13. Arroz con pollo
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
fine arts
concert
Spanish speaking
14. burrito
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
guy
magazine
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
15. pastel
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants
cake - pie
newspaper
16. sitio
soap opera - television novel
place - site
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
Spanish speaking
17. Empanadas
magazine
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets
soap opera - television novel
18. Cine
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
Cake (Spain) /Sandwich (mexico)
movie theater
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
19. Churros y chocolate
dancers
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu
appetizers - snacks
movie theater
20. telenovela
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
dear - beloved
soap opera - television novel
dessert
21. quinceanera
cool/ trendy
young lady
sweet fifteen
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
22. Enchiladas
movie theater
light meal - snack - picnic
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
tortilla rolled around a filling - then covered with spicy sauce
23. bodega
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
appetizers - snacks
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
24. bailadores
dessert
with affection - affectionately
dancers
guy
25. pinata
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
fine arts
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
26. torta
fine arts
recipe - prescription
Cake (Spain) /Sandwich (mexico)
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
27. centro comericial
A typical Spanish dish consisting of an egg omelette with onions and fried potatoes (also called tortilla de patatas potato omelette)
mall - downtown
related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain
night/evening
28. hacer el papel
cookies - crackers
to play the role
recipe - prescription
umbrella for protection against the sun
29. Don Quixote
sweet roll
with affection - affectionately
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
30. bocadillo
dude
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
sub sandwich
31. Mariachis
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
groups that preform in street - festivals - and restaurants
dear - beloved
32. colegio
Spanish speaking
college - university
high school
newspaper
33. Los San Fermines
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
appetizers - snacks
comen las itemas fritas con chocolate por la tarde y por la noche despu
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.
34. Churros
magazine
newspaper
market
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
35. Universidad
market
night/evening
college - university
mall - downtown
36. chevere
37. periodico
paper - role
appetizers - snacks
movie theater
newspaper
38. Jovencita
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.
young lady
dancers
movie theater
39. galletas
cookies - crackers
caramel
Birthday
concert
40. taco
soap opera - television novel
related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain
tortilla folded around a filling such as meat - cheese - or lettuce
place
41. postre
fine arts
dessert
dancers
dude
42. cumpleanos
high school
celebration - party
a flour tortilla folded around a filling
Birthday
43. pan dulce
light meal - snack - picnic
sweet roll
guy
dude
44. Tapas
Birthday
Novel authored by Miguel de Cervantes - perhaps the greatest work of Spanish literature. A survey of the entire fabric of Spanish society that can be read on several levels: as a burlesque of chivalric romances; as an exploration of conflicting views
appetizers - snacks
group of college students who perform for money and food. medevil clothes
45. Querido
Birthday
dear - beloved
sweet fifteen
mall - downtown
46. siesta
appetizers - snacks
rest or nap - usually after the midday meal
young lady
pies or turnovers filled with seasoned meat or fish - veggies and sweets
47. noticiero
newscast
movie theater
saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
dancers
48. lugar
dessert
day
A brightly-colored papier-mache covering either a cardboard shape. Used in birthday parties or in many celebrations in the Mexican culture.
place
49. merienda
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style
light meal - snack - picnic
mall - downtown
film - movie
50. Corrida de Toros
Festival of Pamplona including the Running of the Bulls.
celebration - party
Churros --coarse or a donut-like type of dessert
bullfight