Prominent Hispanic Figures
Which civil rights activist co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union alongside Dolores Huerta to fight for better pay and working conditions for migrant farmworkers, popularizing the famous motto "Sí, se puede"?
A) Cesar Chavez
B) Roberto Clemente
C) Jaime Escalante
D) Lin-Manuel Miranda
A) Cesar Chavez
From Thursday's episode, why did Six Flags Magic Mountain decide to permanently close the X2 roller coaster (2:14 - 5:48)?
A) To make room for a new, taller attraction.
B) Due to a lack of popularity among park guests.
C) Because the ride reached its maximum mechanical lifespan.
D) Due to concerns over guest safety following reports of serious injuries.
D) Due to concerns over guest safety following reports of serious injuries.
In the classic Disney movie franchise beginning with The Love Bug (1968), what is the name of the famous pearl-white 1963 Volkswagen Beetle with racing number 53 that has a mind of its own?
A) Herbie
B) Christine
C) KITT
D) Eleanor
A) Herbie
What color are flamingos when they are born?
A) Bright Pink
B) Light Yellow
C) Grey or White
D) Black
C) Grey or White
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, who made history by becoming the first Hispanic and Latina Justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States?
A) Ellen Ochoa
B) Sonia Sotomayor
C) Antonia Novello
D) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
B) Sonia Sotomayor
From Wednesday's episode, according to researchers at Charles Sturt University, what do the dance moves of cockatoos suggest about the birds?
A) They are mimicking human behavior they see on social media.
B) They possess high levels of intelligence.
C) They are trying to attract a mate in the wild.
D) They are motivated by the music they hear.
B) They possess high levels of intelligence.
In the 1980s hit television show Knight Rider, what is the name of the futuristic, talking black Pontiac Trans Am equipped with artificial intelligence and driven by Michael Knight?
A) HAL 9000
B) KITT
C) ED-209
D) JARVIS
B) KITT
Which organ in the human body consumes roughly 20% of the body's total energy, despite accounting for only about 2% of its total weight?
A) Heart
B) Liver
C) Brain
D) Lungs
C) Brain
In 1993, who became the first Hispanic woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, later serving as the Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center?
A) Serena Auñón-Chancellor
B) Ellen Ochoa
C) Joan Baez
D) Laurie Hernandez
B) Ellen Ochoa
From Tuesday's episode, why do some rocket launchpads dump hundreds of thousands of gallons of water underneath a rocket during liftoff?
A) To make steam for extra thrust
B) To suppress sound
C) To wash away rocket fuel
D) To cool the astronaut
B) To suppress sound
National Name Your Car Day is celebrated annually on which autumn date, encouraging drivers to give their reliable rides a nickname and personality?
A) October 2nd
B) October 15th
C) October 31st
D) November 5th
A) October 2nd
Which planet in our solar system features a massive, centuries-old storm known as the Great Red Spot that is larger than Earth itself?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Saturn
D) Neptune
B) Jupiter
Which legendary Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder was the first Latin American player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, known as much for his 3,000 career hits as for his tragic death in 1972 while delivering earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua?
A) Roberto Clemente
B) Fernando Valenzuela
C) David Ortiz
D) Ted Williams
A) Roberto Clemente
From Monday's episode, which U.S. President served four terms, leading to the creation of the 22nd Amendment that limits a president to two terms?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) John Adams
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stephen King wrote a famous 1983 horror novel—later adapted into a movie—about a teenager who buys and restores a possessed, red-and-white 1958 Plymouth Fury named what?
A) Carrie
B) Annabelle
C) Christine
D) Cujo
C) Christine
What is the name of the deepest known point in Earth's oceans, located nearly 36,000 feet below sea level in the Pacific Ocean?
A) The Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)
B) The Java Trench
C) The Puerto Rico Trench
D) The Tonga Trench
A) The Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)
Which Nobel Prize-winning Hispanic-American physicist is famous not only for his breakthroughs in subatomic particle physics, but also for proposing the groundbreaking theory that a giant asteroid impact caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago?
A) Mario Molina
B) Luis Walter Alvarez
C) Severo Ochoa
D) Franklin Chang-Díaz
B) Luis Walter Alvarez
When Chevrolet unveiled the Camaro in 1966 to compete with Ford, journalists asked company executives what the name "Camaro" actually meant. What was Chevrolet's famous tongue-in-cheek response?
A) "A small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs"
B) "A rare desert falcon known for unmatched speed"
C) "An ancient Latin term meaning 'unbreakable engine'"
D) "A combination of 'Carbon' and 'Aerodynamic'"
A) "A small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs"
Which country has the world's only official national flag that is NOT shaped as a four-sided rectangle or square?
A) Switzerland
B) Nepal
C) Vatican City
D) Iceland
B) Nepal