Language
What type of language is Spanish?
Romance
Name five countries where Spanish is the official language.
Spanish is the (or an) official language of 18 American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) as well as of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, along with Spain in Europe and Equatorial Guinea in Africa.
What country did the "wet feet, dry feet policy" involve?
Cuba
Is a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday
Quinceañera
What term refers to someone who speaks Spanish who is from a Spanish-speaking country?
Hispanic
What is the most used letter in Spanish?
E
How many Spanish speaking countries are there?
21
Hispanic Heritage month starts on September 15 because it coincides with the independence dates of which countries? (Name at least 4)
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras , Nicaragua, Mexico and Chile
What is “all saints’ day” or “day of the dead”, in Spanish?
El día de los muertos
Approximately how many Hispanics are living in the U.S. today?
60 million
About 70% of Spanish words originate from what language?
Latin
What is the largest Spanish speaking city in the world?
Mexico City
Approximately how many people speak Spanish THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
350 million
Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the greatest female Latin artist of all time.
Selena
How many states had a population of more than 1 million Hispanic residents as of 2019?
12
The Spanish words el alfombra (carpet), la almendra (almond) and la almohada (pillow) originate from what language?
Arabic
What country has the second largest population of Spanish speakers?
USA
What year did Puerto Rico become a part of the US?
1898
This scrumptious version of Mexican corn on the cob with delicious sauce and spices now found in ballparks and street fairs around the country is called:
Elote
In what year did the United States begin celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month?
1968
What are the two ways to say "Spanish" in Spanish.
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo
What city was called "Mexican Ellis Island" after the Mexican Revolution when many Mexicans fled to the US?
El Paso, Texas
What 1995 film about a Mexican-American family had Jennifer Lopez as a cast member?
Mi familia
Who was the first Hispanic American woman astronaut to go to space?
Ellen Ochao