Hispanic Heritage
Traditions
Traditions
Name one of the two styles of Hispanic/Latin music
What is Salsa, Samba, Cumbia< Reggaetón, etc.
What is the Spanish-speaking country with the largest population?
Mexico with over 130 million native speakers.
What famous Latina shared the stage with Shakira at Superbowl 2020?
Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman.
What is the second most spoken language in the United States
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States, with more than 42 million people speaking it at home.
Name the legendary Puerto Rican professional baseball player and humanitarian.
Who was Roberto Clement?
Played right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972.
What does Quinceanera celebrate?
A girl's 15th birthda
What was the original length of the Hispanic Heritage celebration and which President initiated it?
Hispanic Heritage Month originally started as a week-long celebration under President Lydon Johnson in 1968.
Puerto Rican Benito Martinez Ocasio is better known as________
Bad Bunny is a world-famous Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Name one Hispanic/Latin descendant Senator in the US
Who is Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Alex Padilla,
Catherine Cortez, Bob Menendez
There are three Caribbean islands where Spanish is the national language.
Can you name one?
1. Puerto Rico 2. Cuba
3. Dominican Republic
When is Mexico's Independence day?
September 16th.
It's celebrated like the US Fourth of July.
What is the approximate number of Hispanics living in the United States?
There are approximately 68 million Hispanic and Latino people living in the United States, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. About 20.5%
This Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer i one of the few people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award
Who is Rita Moreno?
She became the first Hispanic Justice on the US Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
She was the first Hispanic woman to travel into space.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
The celebration takes place from September 15th to October 15th in the United States.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Who established Hispanic Heritage Month?
President Ronald Reagan building on the week-long celebration originally established.
Who is the Cuban American woman known as the Queen of Salsa?
Celia Cruz (singer)
Who worked to improve working conditions for farm workers?
Who is Ceasar Chavez?
He was an American labor unionist and political activist. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)
The physicist of Hispanic heritage who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968
Who is Luis Walter Alarez?
Besides Tacos, name two other Hispanic cuisine staples.
What is guacamole, salsa, tamales, arepas, e or empanadas, etc?
What year did Hispanic Heritage Week begin?
What is 1988, expanding from the week-long celebration that started in 1968.
Can you name two famos Mexican painters?
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
F. Kahlo is renowned for her self-portraits and surrealist works.
D. Rivera, her husband is famous for is large-scale murals.
What was the name of the leader of the Cuban revolution?
Fidel Castro
Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011
This Puerto Rican composer, lyricist, actor writer & activist produce the broadway musical HAMILTON
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda