History & Heritage
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on what date each year?
Sep 15th
This Puerto Rican artist is known for hits such as “Tití Me Preguntó.”
Bad Bunny
What Mexican dish typically consists of a tortilla filled with ingredients such as meat, beans, cheese, or vegetables?
Taco
What is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by population?
Mexico
This Dominican baseball player is one of the most celebrated home-run hitters in MLB history.
David Ortiz
What country celebrates its independence on September 16?
Mexico
What musical genre originated in the Dominican Republic and is known for its fast-paced rhythm and partner dancing?
Merengue
This Puerto Rican dish is made primarily with mashed green plantains.
Mofongo
Which Caribbean country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?
Dominican Republic
This Mexican artist was famous for her self-portraits and distinctive unibrow.
Frida Kahlo
The Ramirez family of El Modena were plaintiffs in this 1947 Supreme Court case that challenged segregation of Mexican American students in California.
Mendez v. Westminster
Selena Quintanilla was known as the Queen of what musical genre?
Tejano
What popular Venezuelan and Colombian food is made from ground corn and can be stuffed with various fillings?
Arepa
Spanish is an official language in how many countries?
20
This Puerto Rican actress starred as Anita in West Side Story and became a major advocate for Latino representation.
Rita Moreno
Which Mexican holiday, celebrated November 1–2, honors deceased loved ones?
Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead
Which Colombian singer released the hit song “Hips Don't Lie”?
Shakira
What Mexican sauce gets its name from the Nahuatl word for “chili sauce”?
Mole
This South American country is famous for tango, and its capital is Buenos Aires.
Argentina
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 because this date marks the independence anniversaries of five Central American countries. Name one of them.
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, or Costa Rica
This Puerto Rican artist's song became one of the biggest global hits of 2017.
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee — Despacito
What Puerto Rican artist helped popularize reggaeton globally with the album Barrio Fino?
Daddy Yankee
What Peruvian dish features raw fish cured in citrus juice and is often served with onions and chili peppers?
Ceviche
Which Latin American country is home to Machu Picchu?
Peru
This Colombian author wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude and won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Gabriel García Márquez