Statistics for Spanish Loanwords A-Z

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Hint		Spanish Loanword	% Correct
State of "Flowers" which joined the U.S. in 1845	F	Florida	90%
Native American empire based in modern-day Peru	I	Inca	90%
"The Angels"	L	Los Angeles	88%
Triangular tortilla chips	N	Nachos	88%
Three-letter expression of triumph. Used by bullfighters and football players	O	Olé	88%
A naval fleet. The Spanish one was defeated in 1588	A	Armada	83%
Sandy, Andrew, Harvey, Katrina etc.	H	Hurricane	83%
Means "slowly". Also the most popular song on YouTube	D	Despacito	82%
This alcoholic drink "makes me happy"	T	Tequila	82%
Wide-brimmed hat	S	Sombrero	76%
Meaning "Fox". Known from films with a black mask covering the upper half of the face	Z	Zorro	76%
Combatants which use irregular military tactics, such as the Viet Cong	G	Guerrilleros	75%
Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortés, for example	C	Conquistador	69%
The feeling that objects are moving. Alternatively a 1958 Hitchcock film	V	Vertigo	65%
The Spanish colonialists were looking for this town of pure gold	E	El Dorado	64%
Cocktail consisting of limes, sugar, mint and rum	M	Mojito	64%
Small, flat island. Hemingway's "West" is probably the most famous one	K	Key	58%
New York word for a convenience store	B	Bodega	57%
Government led by military commander, common in 1980s Latin America	J	Junta	55%
The Guatemalan currency or a colourful Central American bird	Q	Quetzal	45%
The Spanish one was completed in 1492 ending in the Fall of Granada	R	Reconquista	34%
South Carolina's nickname	P	Palmetto	19%
Original name of the settlement which became San Francisco, California	Y	Yerba Buena	16%