Hispanics in the US
What is a national celebration honoring the history, culture, and influence of past generations who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Hispanic Heritage Month
The primary language spoken by a majority of Hispanic countries
Spanish
Who is the famous Puerto Rican that played the famous Mexican singer in a movie?
Jennifer Lopez
Cumbia style music originates from which country?
Colombia
Who in the staff indentify as Hispanic?
Margarita - Puerto Rican
Viviana- Colombian
Malwin- Latino -Puerto Rican
Carmen- Puerto Rican
What are the dates of Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 15th – Oct 15th
Friend in Spanish
Amigo
Who was dubbed the queen of salsa from Cuba?
Celia Cruz
What is the largest Hispanic population in the U.S. by origin
Mexicans (37.2 million)
What country is home to The Caño Cristales river, aka liquid rainbow riverame of the river in col rainbow-like color does not occur anywhere else in the world.
Colombia
What holiday is not widely celebrated in Mexico, it has become an observance of Mexican culture and heritage in regions with large populations of Mexican Americans in the United States.
Cinco De Mayo
The three fastest-growing Hispanic-origin group in the USA Between 2010 and 2021
Venezuelans, Dominicans, and Guatemalans
She is the 'Most Watched Artist' globally on music video platform Vevo for the third consecutive year, attracting 4.7 billion global views in 2023.
Karol G
Colombian singer who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2020.
Shakira
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
In recent years, this holiday has also been recognized as the Day of Indigenous Resistance to acknowledge the violent conditions of the colonization of the Americas.
Indigenous Day, used to be called Columbus Day
Wepa is a versatile Latin-American Spanish slang exclamation used to express what?
Excitement, congratulations, and joy,
A Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent became the first Hispanic American to serve as a member of the Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
Name the holiday in which our past loved ones come to visit us in the human realm?
Dia De Los Muertos
What is the capital of Colombia?
Bogota
In 1962, they founded the National Farm Workers Association.
¿Qué hora tienes?
What time is it?
He won a Nobel Prize for Literature, primarily for his masterpiece of magic realism, Cien años de Soledad.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A culinary symbol of Latin America made from maize, a grain that Indigenous peoples of the region used to make an edible paste baked into patties.
Arepas
There are three Caribbean islands where Spanish is the national language. Can you name two of them?
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba