Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated during this time of the year
What is September 15 to October 15?
First Latina US Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Developed treatment for Yellow Fever in 1898
Who is Carlos Juan Finlay?
Most populated Hispanic country in the world
What is Mexico?
First Latina to win an Oscar
Who is Rita Moreno?
Popular dish consisting of avocado, lime, onion and pepper
What is guacamole?
Directed Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy and The Shape of Water movies
Who is Guillermo Del Toro?
First Latina astronaut in space
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
US state with the largest Hispanic population
What is California?
First Latino to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Carlos Santana?
This President established Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968
Who is President Lyndon Johnson?
Co-founded United Farm Workers in 1965
Who is Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez?
First Hispanic appointed as US Surgeon General
Who is Antonia Novello?
Latin American country with the largest land mass
Where is Brazil?
Latina singer with the most Grammy & Latin Grammy awards
Who is Natalia Lafourcade?
Popular dish consisting of minced raw fish, onion, cilantro and citrus juice
What is ceviche?
First Latina elected to US Senate
Who is Catherine Cortez Masto?
First Hispanic to win Nobel Prize in Physics
Who is Luis Alvarez?
Popular seafood dish in Spain
What is paella?
First Latino inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Who is Roberto Clemente?
This President Established Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988
Who is President Ronald Reagan?
Created the first artificial heart in humans
Who is Domingo Liotta?
First Hispanic to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine
Who is Santiago Ramon y Cajal?
Name one of the Latino countries celebrating Independence Day on Sept 15
What is Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras?
First Latino to win Pulitzer Prize for drama
Who is Nilo Cruz?