Food
what popular Mexican dish consists of a tortilla folded around a filling such as meat, beans, or vegetables
what are tacos
points: What energetic dance style, often performed to music with a strong beat, is strongly associated with the Dominican Republic
What is merengue?
What Mexican holiday honors loved ones who have died and often features marigolds, photos, and decorated altars?
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
During which two months is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in the United States?
What are September and October?
How do you say "hello" in Spanish
What is Hola
What Mexican dish is made from masa dough, often filled, wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, and steamed
What are tamales
What Spanish dance style is known for expressive footwork, hand movements, and guitar music?
What is flamenco?
What is the name of the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in many Latin American communities?
What is a quinceañera?
On what date does Hispanic Heritage Month begin, honoring the independence anniversaries of several Latin American countries?
What is September 15?
What does gracias mean in Spanish
What is thank you?
What Peruvian dish is traditionally made with raw fish cured in citrus juice
What popular partner dance and music genre developed from Afro-Cuban and other Caribbean influences, with a major role played by Latino musicians in New York?
What is salsa?
What colorful cut-paper decorations, often hung at celebrations, are known in Mexico as papel picado?
What is papel picado?
Which Mexican revolutionary priest is associated with the famous Grito de Dolores that helped launch Mexico's independence movement?
Who was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
What does familia mean in English?
What is Family?
what cornmeal based food, commonly associated with Colombia and Venezuela, can be grilled, baked, or fried?
What are arepas?
What Puerto Rican music genre, with roots in Jamaican and Panamanian music, became globally popular through artists such as Daddy Yankee?
What is reggaeton?
What is the name for the traditional altar created during Día de los Muertos to honor deceased loved ones?
What is an ofrenda?
What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu in present-day Peru?
What was the Inca civilization?
What Spanish word means "thank you very much"?
What is muchas gracias?
What traditional Mexican sauce can contain chiles, spices, and sometimes chocolate?
What is mole?
What traditional Cuban music and dance style combines Spanish and African influences and is associated with Havana and Matanzas?
What is rumba?
What term describes the blending of Indigenous, European, African, and other cultural influences that shaped many Latin American societies?
What is cultural mestizaje (cultural mixing)?
Which Puerto Rican-born Supreme Court justice became the first Hispanic and Latina member of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
What is the term for a Spanish-speaking person from the United States whose family heritage comes from Latin America?
What is a Hispanic or Latino/a person, depending on their identity and background?