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100
Name the first Latino ballplayer to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico native was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973 after a special election was held to waive the traditional waiting period for players’ inductions given the untimely circumstances of Clemente’s death in a plane crash.
100
Name the San Antonio-born boxer who became the WBC super featherweight champion in 1994.
Jesse James Leia defeated Azumah Nelson in a twelve-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas in 1994 to capture the title.
100
Who are the founders of the world-famous San Antonio eatery Mi Tierra?
Cruz and Pete Cortez founded Mi Tierra in 1941 in San Antonio’s El Mercado district, where the café and pandaderia are still located today.
100
Who is he Latino soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor earlier this year for his bravery in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry, whose mother is Mexican, was honored last July for saving the lives of two fellow Army rangers despite being shot in both legs and losing a hand during a 2006 mission in Afghanistan
200
What soccer team won the first soccer World Cup title?
Uruguay won the first World Cup title in 1930.
200
He is the NFL’s first Hispanic head coach. What’s his name and what team did he coach.
Tom Fears and he was head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1967.
200
Why were sales of the Chevrolet Nova a failure in Latin America?
Nova was interpreted by many consumers as ‘no va,’ or ‘doesn’t go’. Who want to buy a car that doesn’t go?
200
Name the Hispanic naval officer who was the U.S. Navy’s first admiral
Admiral David G. Farragut, who is of Spanish descent
300
What team was defeated first World Cup title in 1930.
Argentina was defeated in that title game, 4-2.)
300
This Mexican-born tennis player is considered by many to be one of the greatest of the game. Who is he?
Richard “Pancho” Gonzales was the #1 professional tennis player in the world for 8yrs in the 1950s and 60s during which he won 2 Major titles and 12 Pro Slam titles.
300
Name three Hispanic entertainers who are commonly known by a single name.
Colombian pop star Shakira; Charo, a singer/guitarist from Spain best known for her catchphrase ‘cuchi, cuchi;’ Colombian rock star Juanes; Puerto Rican singer/actor Chayanne; Mexican-born singer/stress Thalia; and slain Tejano star Selena
300
Name the U.S. Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.
Gen. Richard E. Cavazos attained that rank in 1982. (Brother of Lauro F. Cavazos.)
400
New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez is among a handful of Latinos playing professional football today. Name two other current NFL quarterbacks who share Sanchez’s Mexican-American heritage.
Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo and Jeff Garcia, who recently signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, both have Mexican-American fathers.
400
Name the First Hispanic owner of any major sports franchise.
Arturo Moreno, an American businessman of Mexican descent, bough the Anaheim Angels in 2003. He renamed them the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005
400
Que is menudo?
In Hispanic culture, menudo is more than one thing. It is a Mexican soup made with tripe, the name of a 1980s Puerto Rican boy band and a term used to describe something that is mixture of many things.
400
Who is the first Hispanic to receive the Medal of Honor?
Phillip Bazaar a Chilean member of the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor in 1865 for his bravery during the Civil War
500
Name the Latina athlete who became the first woman in history to swim in the Olympics past the age of 40.
Dara Torres, at age 41, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bejing.
500
This lady golfer was the first player to win three big honors in one season.
Nancy Lopez Mexican-American golfer is the only golfer to win the LPGA’s Rookie of the Year award, Player of the year and the Vare Trophy in the same season in 1978.
500
Which Cuban-born entertainer is considered a pioneer in television? Why?
Cuban-born Desi Arnaz was a television pioneer for many reasons. With the production of ‘I Love Lucy,’ in the 1950s, Arnaz developed the multi-camera technique for taping television shows that is still used by many sitcom today. Arnaz also pioneered the concept of taping shows in front of a love audience, and is credited by many in the television industry with inventing the rerun when he secured syndication rights for ‘I Love Lucy,’
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