Influential Latino/a People
Latin American Countries
Traditional Food
Independence Days
Latino(s) in US Government
100

Who was the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Who is Roberto Clemente

100

Baseball and dominos are this countries national sports.

What is Cuba

100

This popular Mexican soup is said to be the best cure for a hangover

What is Menudo

100

May 24th

What is Ecuador

100
This judge (of Puerto Rican decent) is the first Latin American justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
200

This Colombian singer/actress/activist performed the theme song at the 2010 World Cup (soccer).

Who is Shakira

200
This nation has had more Miss Universes and Miss Worlds than any other country.
What is Venezuela
200

In this Central American Country, salads aren't just greens and vegetables, but also fruit juice with pieces of chopped up fruit.

What is El Salvador

200

September 7th

What is Brazil

200
This person was the first Latina US Treasurer.
Who is Romana Acosta Bañuelos
300
This Cuban national hero was a poet, essayist, professor, translator, and revolutionary philosopher in the late 1800s.
Who is José Martí
300
This country is one of the richest Mayan history locations with over 900 historic locations.
What is Belize
300
Carimañola, Sancocho, and Hojaldras are popular dishes in this country.
What is Panama
300

August 25th

What is Uruguay

300
This man from New Mexico became the first Latino U.S. senator
Who is Octaviano Larrazolo
400
First Hispanic person to enter the space program, becoming an astronaut in 1981. He is a veteran of six space missions and has spent nearly 1,300 hours in space.
Who is Franklin R. Chang-Díaz
400
The planet’s largest deposit of salt can be found in this country. The Salar de Uyuni or salt flats or Uyuni salt beds hold more than 64 million tons of salt.
What is Bolivia
400
Papa a la Huancaina, Ceviche, and Cuy are dished that you would find if you traveled to this South American Country.
What is Peru
400

February 27th

What is the Dominican Republic

400
This young politician from San Antonio was a keynote speaker at this years Democratic National Convention.
What is Julian Castro
500
In 1962, with Dolores Huerta, he started a group called the United Farm Workers of America, to improve work conditions for migrant farm workers.
Who is César Chavez
500
This South American nations women go through the maximum number of plastic surgeries in the world, per person. and is perhaps the world's most looks-conscious country in the world, and more than 30% of its women undergo some form of eating disarray
What is Argentina
500
This dish is referred to as the 'burrito' of Honduras.
What are baleadas
500

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th because five Latin American countries celebrate their independence on that day. Name three of the five countries.

What are Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador

500
The youngest female U.S. representative gave the weekly Republican address this March – a statement to her growing prominence. This 32-year-old intern-turned-lawmaker from Washington State has grabbed headlines with her efforts to cut congressional salaries by 10 percent.
Who is Jamie Herrera Beutler
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