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100
The capital of this country is Santo Domingo.
What is the Dominican Republic?
100
Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latin@ to be appointed to this important position.
What is Supreme Court justice?
100
This celebrates the people and cultures of Latin American countries in the United States
What is Latino Heritage Month?
100
She sings "Good for You" and "Same old Love."
Who is Selena Gomez?
100
This term refers to the language spoken in Spain and much of Latin America. It can also be used to describe a person from Spain (only).
What is Spanish?
200
The capital of this country is San Juan
What is Puerto Rico?
200
This Mexican singer and songwriter sold millions of albums worldwide and is known for songs such as "Querida." Sadly he passed away in August 2016.
Who is Juan Gabriel?
200
This celebration takes place on November 1st, just after Halloween, where people gather to remember those who have passed away.
What is Dia de los muertos or Day of the Dead?
200
He was born in the Bronx to Dominican parents, who gave him the name Geoffrey Royce Rojas.
Who is Prince Royce?
200
This term refers to elements of Spanish-speaking culture. It can be used to refer to a person who is Spanish-speaking or to literature written in Spanish. It is also the term mainly used by the US government in reference to people from Latin America.
What is "Hispanic"?
300
The capital of this country is Quito.
What is Ecuador?
300
He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates as #21 and was the first Latino to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also known for his community service and generous heart.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
300
The reason Latino Heritage month takes place from September 15-October 15 is that so many Latin American countries celebrate this during that time.
What is independence from Spain?
300
Love him or hate him, this baseball player has amassed a .297 batting average, 696 home runs, over 2,000 runs batted in (RBI), over 2,000 runs scored, and over 3,000 hits. He spent his 22 season playing first in Texas and then for the Yankees until he retired this summer.
Who is Alex Rodriguez?
300
This term is often preferred because it is more inclusive of non-Spanish speaking cultures in the Caribbean and South America. It is also thought to acknowledge the deep history in the complicated identities of people from Latin America.
What is "Latino"?
400
The capital of this country is Caracas.
What is Venezuela?
400
In this year, Latinos became the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the USA.
What is 2003?
400
The celebration of Carnaval in this country is six days long and includes parties and parades with samba music and dancing.
What is Brazil?
400
This country won the Copa America against Argentina in a penalty kick shootout in 2016.
What is Chile?
400
This word means something that is handed down from the past as a tradition. It acknowledges history and culture and is very important to Latinos.
What is our "heritage"?
500
The capital of Honduras.
What is Tegucigalpa?
500
People from this country make up the majority (63%) of the Latino population in the USA.
What is Mexico?
500
This celebration, meaning Holy Week, is very important to Christians in Latin America.
What is Semana Santa?
500
He is half Puerto Rican and half Dominican, but is mainly known for his writing and singing of songs popular in the Dominican genre "bachata." His first band was known as "Los Teenagers" and later went on to be known as "Aventura." (Give first and last name!)
Who is Romeo Santos?
500
In the Spanish language words that end in "o" are often masculine. Some people do not like that a word to describe a whole group of people only refers to people who identify as male. So, this term is sometimes used by those who choose not to identify themselves as LatinO, but...
What is "Latinx"?
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