History of Hispanic Heritage Month
Famous Hispanic and Latinx Individuals
Hispanic Heritage Month
- Geography
Hispanic Heritage Month - Food
Hispanic Heritage - Wild Card
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Hispanic heritage month begins on this day.


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He was a famous Spanish artist. Many of his paintings are worth millions. 

Pablo Picasso
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#11 is which country?


Venezuela

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The Mexican states of Oaxaca and Puebla both claim to be the birthplace of this classic dish often served with chicken

Mole

100

This country is famous for its hats, a dish called sancocho, and the Canal.

Panama

200

In 1988, this U.S. president passed the law to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage for a month.

President Reagan


200

In 2020, she was the highest-paid actress in the world ($43M)

Sofia Vergara

200

This is the longest mountain range in the world and spans over 5 countries.

The Andes Mountains

200

This popular Mexican dessert is made using several kinds of milk

What is Tres Leches cake?

200

The capital is San Juan, Jennifer Lopez's family is from here, it's a U.S. territory

Puerto Rico

300

This is the reason Hispanic Heritage Month begins on the day it does.

The start date is the independence day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua.

300

In 1993, she was the first Hispanic woman in space

Ellen Ochoa


300

#2 is which country


Bolivia

300

This Salvadoran dish is typically filled with cheese, beans, or pork (sometimes all at once!)

What are pupusas?

300

This country hosted and won the first World Cup in 1930. An infamous plane crash happened close to here

Uruguay

400

In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson started the observance of Hispanic Heritage, not for a month, but for this amount of time.

One Week.

400

Male NBA player Jaime Jaquez is from this country

Mexico


400

This country has Easter Island as its territory. It is one of the longest countries is the world.

Chile

400

This Pre-Columbian food is one of the most notable of Colombia and Venezuela, but is also present in other countries such as Bolivia and Mexico. It even has a national holiday celebrated on the second Saturday of September!

What are arepas?

400

1 of 2 official languages for this country in Africa is Spanish

What is Equitorial Guinea?

500

What is the main goal of Hispanic Heritage Month?

To recognize hispanic and latino contributions

500

This artist is known as the "Queen of Tejano Music" with songs such as "Cómo la flor" & "Bidi bidi bom bom". 

Selena (Quintanilla)

500

#2 is which country?

Bolivia

500

This is the most popular vegetable native to Latin America

What is corn?

500

Machu Picchu, Cusco, pink dolphins

Peru

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