This medical doctor from Argentina was an integral part of Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution.
Who was Che Guevara?
100
The English translation of this conqueror's name was Head of a Cow.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca.
100
This author wrote the classic "Don Quijote."
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
100
Argentine President Juan Peron lived in this century.
What is the 20th century?
200
This is Fidel Castro's country
What is Cuba?
200
This baseball player, from Puerto Rico, was a star with the Pittsburg Pirates and became a hero while losing his life delivering aid to Nicaragua in 1972.
Who was Roberto Clemente?
200
The celebration of Cinco de Mayo, in English, stands for this phrase.
What is the 5th of May.
200
This Baroque author wrote the play "La Casa de Bernarda Alba."
Who is Calderon de la Barca.
200
Simon Bolivar fought the Spanish Empire to gain independence for the northern sector of South America in this century.
What is the 19th century?
300
This country represents the largest land mass in Latin America
What is Brazil?
300
This Spanish conquistador is best known for his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
300
The famous song "La Cucaracha" is about the behavior of what insect?
What is a cockroach?
300
This American author spent much of his time in Spain bringing bull-fighting to the English-speaking world in his book "Death in the Afternoon."
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
300
Conquistador Cabeza de Vaca explored Florida and the Gulf Coast states in this century.
What is the 16th century?
400
This small Caribbean country speaks French!
What is Haiti?
400
This Spanish conquistador traversed the American South and is believed to be the first Eurpean to have seen the Mississippi River from where Memphis stands today.
Who was Hernando deSoto?
400
This word for fish-pescado- is different from another word for fish-pez- because pescado translates as the following.
What is a captured fish for eating (and not swimming free)
400
This famous Columbian author wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
Who is Gabriela Garcia Marquez?
400
The worst of the smallpox epidemics, brought to the New World from Spain, occurred in this century.
What is the 16th century?
500
This city has well over 10 million people and the majority speak Portuguese.
What is Sao Paulo?
500
This Inca Emperor was killed by Francisco Pizarro who was seeking riches in Peru.
Who is Sapa Inca Atahualpa?
500
The Spanish word "ojala" has Arabic origins and stands for the following meaning.
What is "May God will it!"
500
This Argentine author is famous for his 3-10 page short stories or cuentos that frequently feature Nordic references.
Who is Jorge Luis Borges?
500
This century showcased the explosion of Baroque architecture and the expansion of the Catholic church throughout Latin America