Latin American Foods
This product outsells pasta, buns, rolls, and bagels
What are tortillas
The singer born in 1925 known as the Queen of Salsa
Who is Celia Cruz
Name one of the 3 Latin American countries whose primary language is not Spanish
Who are Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana
Name one of the current US States exchanged for $15 million and forgiveness for a $3 million dollar debt in Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
California, Nevada, parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming
Cuban leader who came into power in 1959
Who is Fidel Castro
This product sells twice as much as ketchup in the US
That is salsa
Name a Latin American Music Genre with African Roots
What is salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, merengue, or bachata
U.S Census term created in 1970. Refers to person, culture, or counties, related to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries
What is Hispanic
What happened on Cinco de Mayo/ 5th of May, 1862 in Mexico
Venezuelan and Puerto Rican-American was a Civil Rights pioneer creating the Gay Liberation Front
Who was Sylvia Rivera
Popular all over Central and South America, this is made of corn (masa), which is filled with pork, chicken or beef and delicately wrapped in a corn husk of banana leaf and then steamed.
What is a tamal
This type of music originated in the 19th Century of Jalisco
What is Mariachi
Latin America is home to over 800 different indigenous peoples, with a total population of 45 million people. Name one tribe.
Who are Mayan, Aztec/ Mexica, Zapotec, Chichimec, Tarahumara, Huichol
What happened on 15th of September?
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Independence from Spain
This Puerto Rican has won a Tony awards, an Oscar, a Pulitzer Prize, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018, and was given the MacArthur Foundation’s genius grant in 2015.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda
This is made with "el pan" ham, pork, cheese, and pickles and then melted
What is a Cuban Sandwich
The music of the Andes has used this instrument since Inca times
What are the pan pipes
Don't confuse this indigenous day of remembrance with Halloween or All Souls day.
What is Dia De Los Muertos/ Day of the Dead
October 18, 1898 U.S. raised its flag and took control over this Spanish colony
What is Puerto Rico
This woman was the first to go into space
Who was Ellen Ochoa
This is served with a delicious pupusa
What is a curtido
This Chicano musician was first in crossing over in the US market in 1958, a year before he passed.
Who was Rickie Valens
This work is used to mean a person of mixed European and American Indian descent exclusively
What is Mestizo
August 8, 2009 marks the date of the first Latina to serve as a Supreme Court justice
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor
This Mayan civil rights leader was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Who was Rigoberta Menchu