Life & Legacy
What job did César Chávez do as a child?
What is a Farmworker?
True or False: César Chávez only helped people in California.
What is False?
What nonviolent method did César use to draw attention to farmworker struggles?
What is a hunger strike?
What state was the first to make César Chávez Day a state holiday?
What is California?
What does “fair wages” mean?
What is Getting paid fairly for work
What DAY is César Chávez Day celebrated?
What is March 31?
What’s one way Chávez’s work still affects farmworkers today?
What is through better labor laws or union rights?
Name one major win for farmworkers under César’s leadership.
What is union contracts, better wages, safer conditions?
What do people celebrate on March 31 every year?
A: What is César Chávez Day?
What is a pesticide and why can it be dangerous?
A chemical used on crops; it can harm farmworkers' health
What state was César Chávez born in?
What is Arizona?
Name another country where people have been inspired by César’s methods.
Mexico, Chile, Philippines
What was the name of the famous protest where people refused to buy grapes?
What is the grape boycott?
What organization did César Chávez co-found with Dolores Huerta?
What is the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
What is one job that helps get food from the farm to your plate?
What is a Farmer, truck driver, grocery store worker, chef, etc.
What major experience shaped César’s views on unfair treatment and inspired his activism?
What is working in the fields and seeing the poor treatment of farmworkers?
: What did César believe was the most important tool for change?
What is organizing people?
In what year did César lead a 300-mile march from Delano to Sacramento?
What is 1966?
What animal is shown on the UFW flag?
What is a black eagle?
What major experience shaped César’s views on unfair treatment and inspired his activism?
What is working in the fields and seeing the poor treatment of farmworkers?
César Chávez left school after what grade to help support his family?
What is 8th grade?
What kinds of people, besides farmworkers, have been inspired by César Chávez's message?
What are teachers, healthcare workers, and human rights activists?
What kind of protest involves walking together peacefully with signs?
What is a march?
What U.S. president gave César Chávez the Presidential Medal of Freedom after his death?
What is Bill Clinton?
What does “UFW” stand for?
What is United Farm Workers?