Fun Facts
People born in Puerto Rico are considered citizens of this country.
What is the United States?
The famous Mexican drink made from a red flower is called what?
What is Agua de Jamaica?
(hibiscus tea)
Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on this day by both Mexicans and Mexican Americans.
What is September 16th?
This traditional six pointed paper mache star is stuffed and swung at almost every Mexican Celebration.
What is a pinata?
Who is the Queen of Tejano Music?
This reptile is in the beak of the eagle that sits in the middle of the Mexican flag.
What is a snake?
Mexican American, Richard Montanez, created which famous chips?
What is Flamin' Hot Cheetos?
This famous statue, Christ the Redeemer, is located on top of the Corcovado Mountain in the country of?
What is Brazil?
The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera.
What is a Telenovela?
Which Mexican painter married famous Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera?
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Famous Hispanic, Lin-Manuel Miranda, not only wrote music for Disney's "Moana" & "Encanto", but is also the creator of which two Broadway musicals?
What is "Hamilton" and "In The Heights"?
This sweet is known as "creme caramel" in Latin America.
What is Flan?
Which U.S. President established Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
What is a traditional form of Mexican folk music featuring strings and brass?
What is Mariachi?
This musician was the first Latino inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Who is Carlos Santana?
Which country is credited with popularizing the music genre "reggaeton"?
What is Puerto Rico?
What staple grain was a major crop for ancient civilizations and still remains one today in Mexico?
What is corn?
What year did President Ronald Reagan expand Hispanic Heritage week to a full month?
What is 1988?
What is a Dominican dance that is recognized as the official dance of this country?
What is the Merengue?
Which Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer is the only performer to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award?
Who is Rita Moreno?
Argentine soccer superstar, Lionel Messi, has won a club-record of how many trophies with Barcelona?
16, 24, 35, or 41
What is 35?
Which Mexican state is home to the seven classic varieties of mole sauce?
What is Oaxaca?
It is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. Mestizo culture dominates the country and it is bordered by Guatemala and Honduras.
What is El Salvador?
Which phrase became a rallying cry for the United Farm Workers movement?
What is "Si Se Puede!!"
Who was the first Latina to serve as an Associate Judge in 2009 by President Barack Obama, making history as the first Hispanic of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?