In the US
Which two states in the US have the highest Hispanic population?
California and Texas
Which Chilean-American actor stars as Din Djarin in the award winning Disney+ show, The Mandalorian?
Pedro Pascal
Who is the most decorated male soccer player in history with 46 total team awards?
Lionel Messi
What makes a country fall under the "Hispanic" umbrella?
If Spanish is the primary spoken language or if the country has some other connection to Spanish culture.
In 2022, Flamer by Mike Curato reached the top of the Banned Books List for what type of content?
LGBTQ+ content.
Which island nation in the Caribbean is a U.S. territory whose residents are U.S. citizens, and is included in Hispanic heritage observances?
Puerto Rico
Which Colombian-Lebanese musician collaborated with a South African band, Freshlyground, to write “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, the song that was chosen as the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup?
Shakira
Laurie Hernandez is a former athlete who earned two gold medals in which artistic sport?
Gymnastics
Which Mexican and Latin American holiday honors dead loved ones by decorating gravesites with candles, marigolds, and the favorite foods of deceased relatives in an attempt to persuade the loved ones to return for a family reunion?
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
"Tender is the Flesh" by Augustina Bazterrica is a post apocalyptic dystopian novel in which a virus has broken out, rendering the remaining human population unable to eat animal meat. As a solution, the government resorts to legalizing what?
Cannibalism
When does the US recognize Hispanic Heritage Month (start and end date)
September 15 - October 15
Which male Hispanic artist performed at the most recent Superbowl?
Bad Bunny
What percentage of the MLB (Major League Baseball) roster is comprised of Hispanic players?
30%
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua gained independence on what date in 1821?
September 15th
"Silver Nitrate" by Silva Moreno Garcia is a horror novel about classic filmmaking infused with what?
Magic.
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 68 million in 2024, making Hispanics and Latinos the nation's largest racial or ethnic minority, making up what fraction of the US population?
1/5
Which Guatemalan-American actor won the 2021 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor of a Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Nick Wasicsko in Scenes from a Marriage? This actor has also recently starred in Dune, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Addams Family, and Moon Knight.
Oscar Issac
Lisa Fernandez is a Puerto Rican and Cuban-American softball player helped lead the U.S. women’s national team in what sport to three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1996, 2000, and 2004?
Softball! She also set individual Olympic records as both a pitcher and a hitter.
Dolores Huerta was a Hispanic-American labor leader’s who worked on behalf of migrants in what job area that led to the establishment of two major associations in the industry?
Farmworkers! Established the United Farm Workers of America and co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez.
"Her Body and Other Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado is a book the blends psychological horror, queer desire, and fantasy to explore the reality of what commentary topic?
Bodily Autonomy (of women)
Which food staple, now eaten across the entire United States, originates from Mesoamerican civilizations?
Corn
Which Colombian actress originally went to school to be a dentist, modeled for Pepsi, and starred on Modern Family?
Sofia Vergara
Ramon Fonst was the first Hispanic individual to win a gold medal in the Olympics in 1900. Which sport did he compete in?
Fencing
Flying aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to go into space in what year?
1993! She then later went on to be the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center.
Convent