Culture / tradition
When is cinco de mayo?
May 5th
What country can you find Teotihuacán?
Mexico
Who is the artist famously played by Salma Hayek and has a unibrow?
Frida Kahlo
What is the central dogma
DNA, RNA, Protein
Who was the first latina to headline coachella
Karol G
What is the coming of age celebration for girls who turn 15th called?
Quinceañera
What Latin country is not considered Hispanic but considered Latino?
Brazil
Who famously sang "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" and ban from Cuba?
Celia Cruz
What shape is the DNA in the bacteria?
circular
What food are you eating rn?
tamales
A traditional dance style in Mexico that often features colorful dresses
folklórico
What ancient Incan city in Peru sits high in the Andes Mountains?
Machu Picchu
Who was the first Latina to be appointed U.S. Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
What is stored glucose called?
Glycogen
Who is the current president of FLM?
Emily Rodriguez
A sensual and passionate dance, famously popularized by Argentina
Tango
What are the names of the islands off the coast of Ecuador that are famous for inspiring Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution?
Galápagos Islands
The first Lady of Argentina was?
Eva Perón
Name 3 basic amino acids
Arginine (Arg), lysine (Lys), and Histidine (his)
What is the last event FLM will have?
Suture and Wound clinic at Touro University May 1dt at 4 pm
A Flower, often bright orange, is commonly used in Día de los Muertos altars
marigolds (cempasúchil)
Where can you find this famous man-made waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, allowing ships to avoid traveling around South America
Panama
Who was the 17th-century Mexican nun and writer known for defending women’s right to education and one of the first to do so in the Americas?
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
what breaks down Acetylcholine and where is it located?
AChE (acetylcholinesterase) and primarily in synaptic cleft
When is the gala?
April 19th at 6 pm SU 208