Hispanic Science
In 1993, Ellen Ochoa became first Latina woman to go to what?
space
Guillermo González Camerena, who invented the Color Television was born in?
Hint: It's a country that borders the U.S.
a) Mexico b) Chile c) India d) Honduras
Mexico
Puerto Rican songwriter, actor, and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda won a Tony Award and had 13 nominations for his first musical In the Heights and had a record-breaking 16 nominations and won 11 Tony awards for his Broadway musical _________.
Hamilton
In 2018, Puerto Rican Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), from New York City, became the youngest _______ ever to be elected to Congress.
woman
When is Hispanic Heritage Month?
September 15th to October 15th
In 1969, what artificial organ did Domingo Liotta create the first of to be successfully transplanted into a human being
artificial heart
Mexican-American Julissa Prado founded a beauty brand dedicated to address the lack of clean beauty products for natural hair textures called ________.
a) Golden Curls b) Rizos Curls
c) Natural Beauty d) Clean & Natural
Rizos Curls
Celia Cruz, from Cuba, won many awards (23 Gold Records, National Medal of Arts, 3 Grammy Awards, 4 Latin Grammys...) and was known as the "Queen of _____".
a) Reggaeton b) Salsa c) Rock d) Merengue
Salsa
Who is the first Hispanic & Latina Justice of the Supreme Court?
a) Sonia Sotomayor
b) Lisa López
c) Jennifer López
d) Jenna Ortega
Sonia Sotomayor
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
A month recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic people to the history, culture, economy, and achievements of the United States.
What space agency does Ellen Ochoa, Jose Hernández, and France Córdova work at?
NASA
László József Biró, journalist and inventor of the ballpoint pen was born in Hungary but he became naturalized citizen of what country?
a) Bolivia b) Paraguay c) Argentina d) Ukraine
Argentina
Which reggaeton superstar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on February 8, 2026 (the next Super Bowl)?
Hint: It's an artist from Puerto Rico who sings in Spanish
Bad Bunny
From Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons in the MLB, was the first Latin American with 3,000 career hits, and won 12 consecutive Golden Glove Awards. He was also the first Latino to be in the National ________ Hall of Fame.
Baseball
What is a Hispanic person?
A person who comes from or is a descendant of Spanish-speaking countries.
Invented by Claudio Castillón (from Perú), what was the Neonatal Artificial Bubble designed to do?
It was designed to improve the intensive medical care of high-risk newborns.
Rea Ann Silva, a Mexican and Portuguese-American makeup artist, created what iconic beauty tool used today?
Beautyblender
What music genre is this song?
salsa
Mexican-American César Chávez and Dolores Huertas were activists who founded the United Farmworkers Association and advocated (stand up) for safer working conditions for __________.
farmers and immigrants
What percentage of children in the U.S. are Hispanic?
25% (1 in 4 kids)
Arturo Arias Suárez, a University of Chile professor invented a sensing technology for what kind of natural disaster?
earthquakes
Luis von Ahn, from Guatemala, created what popular language teaching program/app?
Duolingo
Mention a few words or a phrase that you hear in this song. What do the words or the phrase mean?
Voy a = I'm going to
reír = laugh
bailar = dance
vivir mi vida = live my live
llorar = cry
sufrir = suffer
escuchar = listen
Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno was the first Latina to win an EGOT and is 1 of 4 people to ever win a PEGOT.
What do the letters in EGOT and PEGOT stand for? Name at least one.
P = Peabody or Pulitzer
E = Emmy
G = Grammy
O = Oscar (Academy Award)
T = Tony
Mention 5 Hispanic countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela