why cant "did you make something today" work?

How am I suppose to tell if the correct translation is "make" or "do". Both of them would make sense, but only one is acceptable for some reason. We need more context!

You did something today? That's wrong?

"Did you make something today?" should be perfectly acceptable... I am reporting this too.

Is something here permissible?

Can you use "anything" instead of "something"? If not, would anything simply be "qualquer coisa"?

"Anything" is ok