Latin America
This Latin American county allows US citizenship but does not allow them the right to vote in presidential elections
What is Puerto Rico?
Cuban leader who came into power in 1959
Who is Fidel Castro
3 Latin American countries whose primary language is not Spanish
What are Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana
Singer board in 1977, she is a singer-songwriter, record producer, art director, dancer, actress, and philanthropist. Her debut album was at the age of 13 with Sony.
Who is Shikira
U.S Census term created in 1970. Refers to person, culture, or counties, related to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
What is Hispanic
This town in South America banned babies being names Messi
What is Rosario, Argentina?
First Latino to be awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Who is Oscar Hijuelos, 1990 for The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
This country uses these slang words: "abombao" gross; "ay bendito" aw (cute); "brutal" really cool
What is Puerto Rico
This singer was born in the Bronx in 1981. He started with Aventura and broke away in 2011. He is know as the "King of Bachata"
Who is Romeo Santos
A political term for Mexicans born in the u.s who chose to reject acculturation/ assimilation
What is Chicano/a (Xicano)
This country was the first in the world to provide free laptops and wifi to school children
What is Uruguay
California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming were exchanged for $15 million and forgiveness of $3 million in debts
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This country uses these slang words: "que mas" for what's up; "bacano" cool, "lucas" for buck/ $
What is Colombia
The singer born in 1925, known as the the "Queen of Salsa".
Who is Celia Cruz
extra point for knowing her famous catch phrase
Gender-neutral way to refer to members of /or signal identity in the LGBTQ community
What is folx
The seven countries that make up Central America
What are Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, and Guatemala
This engineering feat caused political consequences including the secession of this country from Colombia
The number of different indigenous languages spoken in Latin America
What are 560 languages
Name five Latin American Music Genres with African Roots
What is Salsa, Samba, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Reggaeton
Gender neutral term referring to people of Latin American culture
Latinx
The Amazon spans these 8 countries
What is Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Pery, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. ......
First Latino recipient of Nobel Peace Prize for discoveries about subatomic particles in 1986
Who is Luiz Walter Alvarez, American physicist
Name three most popular indigenous languages of three different Latin American countries
What is:
Quechua South America Andean (8 million)
Maya Mexico, Guatemala (6 million)
Guarani Paraguay (5 Million)
This tradition combines rhythm, style of play, and energy of a "game" to hid African religious practice and self-defense from
What is capoeira?
Originating from a particular region or environment; original inhabitants