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These Mexican pastries are fried and rolled in cinnamon sugar, similar to donuts.
What are churros?
This Colombian singer is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop" and her hips famously "don't lie."
What is/who is Shakira?
This Mexican-American labor leader co-founded the United Farm Workers union and organized grape boycotts in the 1960s.
What is/who is César Chávez?
This South American country is the only one where Portuguese is the official language.
What is Brazil?
On what day does Mexico celebrate Independence Day?
What is September 16th?
This traditional Day of the Dead bread is sweet, decorated with bone-shaped pieces, and eaten to honor deceased loved ones
What is 'pan de muerto'?
This traditional song in Spanish is sang after, or instead of, Happy Birthday
What is Las Mañanitas?
This Dominican baseball player helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series titles
What is/who is David Ortiz?
This Caribbean island is divided between Haiti and this Spanish-speaking nation
What is the Dominican Republic?
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu in the Andes mountains
What is/who are the Incas?
This traditionally Peruvian dish features raw fish "cooked" in citrus acid, often lime juice
What is 'ceviche'?
This passionate dance from Argentina is known for its dramatic dips and close partner embrace
What is Tango?
This Mexican businessman is one of the world's richest people and owns América Móvil telecommunications company
What is/who is Carlos Slim?
Which country do the Galapagos Islands belong to?
What is Ecuador?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521
What is/who is Hernan Cortes?
This Salvadoran stuffed corn tortilla is typically filled with cheese, beans, or pork
What are pupusas?
This traditional Mexican folk dance features women in colorful, flowing skirts
What is Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance)?
Which Latin comedian became the first to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network?
What is/ who is George Lopez?
This landlocked South American country has two capital cities: La Paz and Sucre.
What is Bolivia?
This 1898 war resulted in Spain losing its last major colonies in the Americas
What is the Spanish-American war?
This traditional Ecuadorian/Peruvian dish consists of guinea pig, typically roasted whole and served during special occasions
What is cuy?
This wooden box-shaped instrument from Peru is played by sitting on it and slapping it.
What is cajon?
Who was the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court?
What is/who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This South American country contains both the Amazon rainforest and the Andes mountains
What is Ecuador, Colombia, or Peru (inidivudal answers are correct)
This 1962 event brought the world close to nuclear war when Soviet missiles were discovered in a Caribbean nation
What is the Cuban Missle Crisis?