Spanish Word Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Spanish Word Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Nice job on Spanish Words used in English, everyone!
 
 
Note: We did eliminate the question about “aficionado” since it can mean someone who is  knowledgeable about something, and that meant “expert” was a possible answer.  If you missed that one, it won’t count against your score.

Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

9,541 people took the quiz.
891 people scored 100%!
The question most people (almost 100%) got right was…#13!
The question most people missed (only 53% got it right) was…#3.

ANSWERS

The word “mesa” means “table” in Spanish. In English, it refers to:

• the desert
• ***a plateau
• a corn dish
• a series of hills

Q.4

Bodega

• a bottle
• ***a small shop
• a hair salon
• a village

Q.5

The word “mosquito” is derived from the Spanish term that literally means:

• disease
• drop of blood
• skin rash
• ***a little fly

Q.6

Vista

• ***view
• guest
• parlor
• ready

Q.7

Armada

• north
• barracks
• ***fleet
• the sea

Q.8

The English term “buckaroo” is derived from the Spanish “vaquero” meaning:

• ***cowboy
• renegade
• sidekick
• clown

Q.9

Fiesta

• market
• surprise
• crowd
• ***party

Q.10

True or false: The English term “vamoose” is derived from the Spanish word “vamos.”

• ***True
• False

Q.11

Peon

• ***laborer
• large person
• office
• field

Q.12

The word “stockade” is derived from the Spanish “estacada,” meaning:

• business
• ***fence
• commercial
• building

Q.13

Pronto

• recent past
• impatient
• ***right away
• prepared

Q.14

What is a silo used for?

• winnowing
• harvesting wheat
• plowing fields
• ***storing grain

Q.15

Bandolier

• ***belt
• musical group
• type of dance
• barricade

Q.16

In Spanish, the word “guerrilla” refers to:

• ***a little war
• a camp
• sabotage
• the battleground

Q.17

Savanna

• ***meadow
• hillside
• forest
• lakebed

Q.18

Alcove

• wall ledge
• a sea bird
• ***a recess
• a cozy bench

Q.19

In Spanish, the word “vigilante” means:

• outcast
• ***watchman
• criminal
• executioner

Q.20

Lariat

• elaborate meal
• war song
• cowboy hat
• ***rope

Q.21

The geological term “caldera” comes from the Spanish word for:

• ***boiling pot
• shallow bowl
• big pail
• underground fire

 

WINNERS

The first place winner is…Jill S.!
The second place winner is…Samantha T.!
The third place winner is…Jared G.!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!

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