Music
This genre of music originated in Puerto Rico and blends Hip-hop, dancehall and reggae. It includes famous stars such as Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny.
What is Reggaeton?
This North American country’s flag features an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake, based on an Aztec legend.
What is Mexico?
Known as “The Queen of Tejano Music”, this legendary singer captured the hearts of millions before she died in 1995
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
This dip is made up of mashed avocados and tomatoes, onions, and lime juice and is tied to ancient roots connected back to the Aztecs.
What is Guacamole?
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off on September 15 because it marks the independence anniversary of 5 Central American nations and includes these neighboring countries' independence days on September 16.
What is Mexico?
Originated in Cuba, this lively, driven dance music genre shares its name with a common dip.
What is Salsa?
This Central American country’s flag includes 2 blue stripes representing the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. A white band in the middle featuring its coat of arms and 5 stars symbolizing the former Federal Republic of Central America.
What is Honduras?
Known for the phrase "Si se puede," this activist co-founded the United Farm Workers and has spent decades advocating for farmworkers' rights.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
Wrapped in banana leaves or corn husks and filled with meats or cheeses, using corn dough, this dish is considered Mesoamerican and is a holiday essential across many Latin American Countries.
What is a Tamale?
Hispanic Heritage Month spans 30 days and ends on this date in October.
What is October 15?
Born in Colombia, this multi-Grammy-winning artist blended rock and cumbia, later performing the hit single “Waka Waka” in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Who is Shakira?
This Caribbean island’s flag is the inverse color scheme of Cuba’s flag. Includes red and blue stripes swapped with a low triangle and star.
What is Puerto Rico?
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, she became the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This dish consists of seafood or raw fish marinated in citrus/lime juices. It usually contains chili peppers and is the culinary staple of coastal peru
What is Ceviche?
Originally started as a week-long celebration by President Johnson in 1968, but this US President expanded it to a full-month-long observance in 1988.
Who is Ronald Regan?
This traditional Mexican folk music style features musicians dressed in charro suits. It includes various instruments such as violins, guitars, and trumpets.
What is Mariachi?
Argentina and Uruguay feature a yellow face on their flag known to represent the “May Sun”
What is the Sun of May (sol de mayo)
This Mexican-American engineer and NASA Scientist was instrumental in the development of the Hubble Space Telescope
Who is Jose Hernandez?
This green condiment is made of chopped parsley, oregano, garlic, oil, and vinegar, traditionally served over grilled meats. Originated from Argentina and Uruguay.
What is Chimichurri?
The 20th and final country added to the official list of Spanish-speaking nations recognized in the US. A tiny African nation where Spanish is an official language alongside French and Portuguese.
What is Equatorial Guinea?
This Afro-Cuban musical tradition, whose name also refers to a type of gathering, helped influence later Cuban popular music and salsa,
What is Rumba?
Guatemala's flag features this national bird, which also gives the country's currency in its name.
What is the quetzal?
From Argentina, this leader helped liberate several South American countries alongside Simón Bolívar and is famously known as “El Libertador”
Who is Jose de San Martin?
Who are the Maya and Aztecs?
Although often included in Latine heritage celebrations, this South American country is not considered Hispanic because its primary language is Portugese.
What is Brazil?