Famous People
This musician was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. (Hint*Maria, Maria)
Who is Carlos Santana?
May 24th
What is Ecuador?
In what country is the lost city of Machu Picchu?
What is Peru?
In 2016, Hispanics made up this percentage of the electorate, up from 10% in 2012.
What is 11%.
The year Antonia Novello becomes first Hispanic and first woman Surgeon General.
What is 1990?
Nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball.
Who is David Américo Ortiz Arias?
September 7th
What is Brazil?
The planet’s largest deposit of salt can be found in this country.
What is Bolivia?
The Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2019.
What is 60 million?
This is a Mexican artist and feminist icon, best known for her portraits, self-portraits, and her nature-inspired pieces, and one of the most famous and beloved artists of the world.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This President started the process for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in 1968.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
August 25th
What is Uruguay?
This is the most popular sport in Hispanic countries.
What is soccer?
Is commonly referred to as "All Saints' Day", or "Day of the Dead", in Spanish?
What is “Dia de los Muertos”?
This is the state in the U.S. with the largest Hispanic population.
What is California?
The first Latina Associate Judge chosen to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
February 27th
What is the Dominican Republic
With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks this place in world languages spoken as the first language.
What is 2nd?
The number represented of Hispanic veterans in the U.S. armed forces.
What is 1.2 million?
Which African country has Spanish as one of its official languages? A. Ghana B. Cameroon C. Equatorial Guinea.
What is C. Equatorial Guinea?
This was the first Hispanic woman astronaut to go into space.
Who is Dr. Ellen Ochoa?
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?
These are the three states in the U.S. with the most Hispanic owned businesses.
What are Texas, California, and Florida?
This 1960s civil rights activist founded the first successful union for farmworkers, helping thousands of laborers obtain better pay and working conditions.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
The median age of the Hispanic population, up from 27 in 2010.
What is 29?