Hispanic Heritage Month (+ Traditions/History)
Pop Culture
Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic Heritage Month - Food
Sports/Athletes
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Known when Hispanic muchacha celebrates her 15th birthday in an extravagant style in this iconic tradition
Quinceñera
100
Who is Mr. Worldwide? And he is a First Generation American descendant from where?
Pitbull; Cuba
100
Country with the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world.
Mexico
100
A thin flour or corn-based dough that is cooked or can be fried and is a staple of many Hispanic dishes, such as burritos or enchiladas
Tortilla
100
A Puerto Rican baseball player who was a 15-time All-Star, two-time World Series Champion, and National League MVP in 1966
Roberto Clemente
200
Hispanic heritage month begins and ends on these days.
September 15 and October 15
200
Creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning musicals “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Puerto Rico)
200
This is the longest above water mountain range in the world (app 4,300 miles long).
The Andes Mountains
200
This popular Mexican dessert is made using several kinds of milk
Tres Leches Cake
200
Mexican-American boxer dubbed "The Golden Boy"
Oscar de la Hoya
300
What countries gained/declared their independence on September 15? (Name 2 of the 5)
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua (All in 1821)
300
Iconic Tejano music singer who was taken away at age 23 (J-Lo player her in a movie)
Selena
300
These three islands make up most of the Caribbean, but only these speak Spanish as the official language
What are Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba?
300
What country did Ceviche originate from?
Peru
300
4-Time NBA Champion Manu Ginobili of Argentina is credit with popularizing this move in the NBA.
"Euro Step"
400
Mexican-American activist that fought for fair wages and better treatment of immigrant farm workers in the 1960's / 1970's
Cesar Chavez
400
Most popular music genre of Latin America
Salsa
400
#6 is which country? Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
400
This Salvadoran dish is typically filled with cheese, beans, or pork (sometimes all at once!)
400
This country hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930 (13 Teams played)?
2nd Place: Argentina
3rd Place: United States
Uruguay
The first match of 2030 World Cup will also be played there (Estadio Centenario).
500
What day is Mexican Independence Day?
September 16
500
Shakira & Angela Restrepo Moreno are from this country
Colombia
500
#2 is which country? Has World's Highest Capital City
Bolivia (La Paz)
500
What year was the taco first introduced in the United States? (You can submit a 10-year window)
1905
500
The only Hispanic quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory (did it twice)
Jim Plunkett