Capitals
The capital of Mexico, built on the site of the Aztec city Tenochtitlan
What is Mexico City?
He wrote In the Heights before writing a hip-hop musical about a Founding Father
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
This genre, built on the dembow beat, took off from Puerto Rico; “Gasolina” was one of the first songs to make it go global
What is reggaeton?
Families honor loved ones who have died with ofrendas, marigolds, and sugar skulls (a holiday which will also be commemorated by LLSA later this month)
What is Dia de los Muertos
This "windy city" is Argentina's capital
What is Buenos Aires?
In 2009, she became the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This partner dance was born in the port neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and Montevideo
What is tango?
In Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, friends pass around this herbal drink, sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla
What is mate (yerba mate)?
Colombia’s capital, sitting about 8,600 feet up in the Andes
What is Bogotá?
She co-founded the United Farm Workers to fight against unfair treatment of farm workers in the U.S.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
Once dismissed as music of the poor, this guitar-driven Dominican genre went mainstream thanks to Aventura and Romeo Santos
What is bachata?
Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15 because it’s the independence day of five Central American countries. Name three.
What are Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica? (any three)
Ecuador’s capital, which sits just south of the equator
What is Quito?
In 1993 she became the first Hispanic woman in space, and she later directed NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
This reggaeton hit spent 16 consecutive weeks as number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 (and a total of 56 weeks in #1), beating La Macarena's 14 week record.
What is "Despacito"?
Recognized by UNESCO in 2003, this Colombian city’s carnival is one of the largest in the world
What is Barranquilla?
La Paz is Bolivia’s seat of government, but this city is its constitutional capital
What is Sucre?
This Texas attorney co-led the legal team in Hernandez v. Texas (1954), which held that the 14th Amendment protects Mexican Americans
Who is Gus (Gustavo) García?
The “Queen of Salsa,” Celia Cruz, was famous for shouting this one-word catchphrase
What is “Azúcar”?
On New Year’s Eve in Colombia, Venezuela, and other countries, people run around the block carrying this, hoping for a year of travel