History
What is September 15 and October 15th?
Name 3 different dance styles
What is salsa? What is merengue? What is samba? What is Bachata?
The most common musical instrument
Name 3 different types of hispanic foods
Arepas, Tacos, Elote, Tostadas, Empanadas, Gallo Pinto, Ceviche
This person is the most famous Hispanic comedian
George Lopez
Presidents who created Hispanic Heritage Month
Who is Lyndon Johnson? Who is Ronald Reagon?
Most famous belly dancer
Name how many languages people speak in Latin America
More than 370
What does King cake symbolize?
Eaten on Jan 6 in honor of the arrival of the Three kings in Bethleham
In Columbia, a guagua is an animal, but in Cuba and Puerto Rico, a guagua is what form of transportation?
a bus
Name four U.S States that formerly belonged to Mexico
What is California? What is Utah? What is New Mexico? What is Nevada?
This is a famous Hispanic rapper who has been featured in songs with Usher, JLo, and Enrique
Pit Bull
Brazil is the only non-Spanish speaking country in South America-- what do they speak?
Portuguese
Where did general hispanic food originate?
it is believed to be derived from the Mayan Indians
Largest pyramid in the world
Mexico
This South American country is almost 3000 miles in length but only 109 miles wide
Name the first American-born hispanic to record a song in spanish
Who is Lydia Mendoza?
Name 3 different Latin American traditions
La Quinceanera, Las Posadas, and Dia de los Muertos
'Tapas,' commonly served in Spain, have become extremely popular in the U.S. -- what are tapas?
appetizers
The Cuban flag is red triangle with blue stripes and the PR flag is blue triangle with red stripes
Name the Central American country that has no armed forces
Costa Rica
Name the artist that became the first & only Latin artist to peak an album that contained mostly Spanish music at number one on the Billboard 200 chart
Selena Quintanilla
Spanish culture was influenced by...
The Celtics, the Phoenicians of the eastern Mediterranean, the Carthaginians and the Germanic tribe known as the Visigoths. Then later the Romans and the Muslims from North Africa who played the greatest role in shaping Spain's cultural future
China
What miniature dog originated in Mexico
the Chihuahua