National Hispanic Heritage Month
Which date marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month (month and day)?
September 15th
Name the artist that is better known as the Queen of Tejano Music.
Selena Quintanilla
In what month is Mexico's Independence day?
September
Which U.S. state has the highest number of Hispanics?
California
What is the name of the Boston Red Sox player better known as "Big Papi"?
David Ortiz
Hispanic means someone of descent from a Spanish-speaking country.
True or False?
True
Name the Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of the Broadway shows Hamilton and In the Heights.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
What is one country that celebrates its Independence Day on September 15th, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month?
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in the Americas (North, Central, South), the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa?
21
Mexican-American boxer hailing from L.A. that was know as the "Golden Boy of boxing".
Oscar de la Hoya
When Lyndon B. Johnson first established the holiday it didn't last a whole month, it lasted...
A week
Name the first Hispanic guitarist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Carlos Santana
Which holiday do most people think is Mexico's Independence Day...
...but really only commemorates the Battle in the city of Puebla against the French?
Cinco de Mayo
As of 2019, how many million people of Hispanic descent were in the United States?
70 million
1 in 5 people in the US
Basketball player from Manhattan and Puerto Rican descent, that played for the L.A. Lakers and was named 10 times an NBA All-Star.
Carmelo Anthony
Which U.S. president extended National Hispanic Heritage Week to National Hispanic Heritage Month?
Ronald Reagan
Who was known as the Queen of Salsa?
Celia Cruz
When is Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrated?
November 1-2
What percentage of the population in CT speaks Spanish?
13.5%
Name of the professional wrestler of Venezuelan descent, that in 2018 was inducted to the UFC Hall of Fame.
Ronda Rousey
The 2026 theme for NHHM is "Unidos, Somos Más".
What does that mean in English?
Together, We Are More.
What's the name of the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge?
Sonia Sotomayor
What holiday in the winter do parents give gifts to their children in many Spanish-speaking countries?
Día de los Reyes Magos (3 Kings Day)
A) Spanish is the ___ most spoken NATIVE language in the world.
B) Spanish is the ___ most spoken language overall in the world.
(put numbers in each blank)
A) 2nd
B) 4th
Who was the first Hispanic inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Roberto Clemente