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100
This popular Mexican dish consists of a folded tortilla filled with melted cheese and sometimes meat or veggies, then cooked until crispy:
A. Quesadillas
B. Tostadas
C. Tacos
A. Quesadillas!
100
Alongside Spanish, this indigenous language holds co-official status in Paraguay, where it is spoken by more than 85 percent of the national population.
What is Guaraní?
100
Spanning across seven countries along the western coast of South America, this is the longest continental mountain range on Earth.
What are the Andes (or Andes Mountains)?
100
Invented by Mexican engineer Guillermo González Camarena in 1940, this technology transformed home entertainment by introducing a chromoscopic adapter for television screens.
What is color television?
100
This Cuban-American singer, known as the "Queen of Salsa," popularized the catchphrase "¡Azúcar!" during her decades-long, Grammy-winning career.
Who is Celia Cruz?
200
This traditional Latin American dish is made from masa and is often filled with meat, vegetables, cheese, or other ingredients, then wrapped in a plantain or banana leaf and steamed:
A. Enchiladas
B. Popusas
C. Tamales
Tamales!
200
Marking an adolescent girl's transition into young adulthood, this milestone celebration is held across Latin America and diaspora communities on her 15th birthday.
What is a Quinceañera?
200
Located in Venezuela's Canaima National Park, this natural wonder holds the record as the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, dropping 3,212 feet.
What is Angel Falls (Salto Ángel)?
200
In 1986, this Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, becoming the first Latin American democratic citizen in space.
Who is Franklin Chang-Díaz?
200
Originating in the Dominican Republic, this genre of music and dance features a signature three-step with a hip motion on the fourth beat and is played with a tambora and güira.
What is bachata?
300
This Salvadorian dish is a thick corn tortilla traditionally stuffed with cheese, beans, pork, or a combination of fillings:
A:Burrito
B:Popusas
C:Arepas
B: Popusas!
300
Celebrated on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, this festive holiday honors departed family members through colorful altars, cempasúchil flowers, photos and favorite foods.
What is Día de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead)?
300
Perched high in the Andes Mountains above the Urubamba River valley, this 15th-century Inca citadel was brought to international attention by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
What is Machu Picchu?
300
This Peruvian aerospace engineer and pioneer designed early liquid-fuel rocket engines in the late 19th century, earning him recognition as a founding father of rocketry.
Who is Pedro Paulet?
300
This Mexican muralist, married to Frida Kahlo, created massive public frescoes depicting workers and social history, including the famous "Man at the Crossroads."
Who is Diego Rivera?
400
This Ecuadorian dish consists of fried potato patties often served with eggs, sausage, avocado, and a peanut sauce:
A. Chilequiles
B. Llapingachos
C. Breakfast tacos
B. Llapingachos!
400
Central to social gatherings across Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, this caffeine-packed herbal infusion is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla.
What is yerba mate (or mate)?
400
Straddling the border between Bolivia and Peru at an elevation of over 12,500 feet, this is considered the largest freshwater lake in South America by water volume.
What is Lake Titicaca?
400
This Venezuelan physician and scientist won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes, crucial for immune system defense.
Who is Baruj Benacerraf?
400
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this Tony-winning Broadway musical tells the story of a vibrant Dominican-American neighborhood in upper Manhattan.
What is "In the Heights"?
500
This Brazilian dish consists of black beans slowly cooked with pork and is traditionally served with rice, collard greens, and farofa:
A: Feijoada
B: Prato Feito
C:Moqueca
A: Feijoada!
500
At the annual Feria de las Flores in Medellín, Colombia, flower farmers known as silleteros carry giant, ornate floral medallions called silletas during this centerpiece parade.
What is the Desfile de Silleteros (or Silleteros Parade)?
500
Rising to 22,838 feet in Mendoza Province, Argentina, this peak is the tallest mountain in both the Western and Southern hemispheres.
What is Mount Aconcagua (or Aconcagua)?
500
This Argentine cardiac surgeon revolutionized medicine in 1967 by performing the first documented, successful coronary artery bypass graft surgery using a saphenous vein.
Who is René Favaloro?
500
This Colombian figurative artist and sculptor is world-famous for his signature style depicting people and animals in exaggerated, voluminous proportions.
Who is Fernando Botero?