CULTURE
HISTORY
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Reggaeton is a popular music genre in Latin America. It originated from this country.
Puerto Rico
100
United States celebrate this during Hispanic Heritage Month
The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots
100
This Latinx country shares the island with Haiti.
The Dominican Republic
100
BILA has this percentage of Latinx students
16 percent (in 2020)
100
This 28-year-old Puerto Rican rapper has popularized Latin trap and reggaeton
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200
This signature Dominican dish has African roots. This word sounds like the West African word “mangusi,” which refers to any mashed vegetable.
Mangú
200
This holiday DOES NOT honor the many indigenous people who already lived in the Americas and lost their lives due to his arrival.
COLUMBUS DAY
200
This U.S. state has the largest Spanish-speaking population
CALIFORNIA
200
This is the number of the Latinx population in the U.S.
62.1 million in 2020, which is 19% of the population
200
These two Latinas performed at the Superbowl LIV halftime show.
Jennifer Lopez & Shakira
300
This is the name of a Mexican street corn has become increasingly popular.
Elote
300
Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries
Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala
Honduras and Nicaragua
Mexico and Chile
300
This is the largest island in the Caribbean
CUBA
300
This is how many adults in the U.S. identify as Afro-Latinx
6 million
300
This Latin comedian became the first to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network.
George Lopez
400
It’s called eggnog in America, Haitians called it Cremas, Ecuadorians called it Ponche de Leche, and Puerto Ricans call it this.
COQUITO
400
This southern state used to be originally part of Mexico, a country that has abolished slavery. This state joined the U.S. and legalized slavery again.
TEXAS
400
This rainforest in South America produces 20 percent of the world's oxygen
The Amazon Rainforest
400
In the 2020 Census, the this percentage of Latinx people selected “white” as their race
20 percent
400
She is a famous Mexican artist of the 20th century who drew self-portraits and was married Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
500
These three famous dances are from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba respectively.
Merengue, Bachata, Salsa
500
These are two famous civil rights leaders of the Chicano movement who advocated for farm workers.
Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez
500
This Latin American country is known as the “Land of the Volcanoes” because of the more than 20 volcanoes in the territory.
EL SALVADOR
500
This is the DECADE Latinx Heritage was first celebrated in the U.S.
1960s (1968)
500
This important Novel Prize winning writer from Chile known for his poetry, including Veinte poemas.
Pablo Neruda
