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Famous Hispanics
Famous Hispanics 2
Hispanic Heritage
True or False
True or False
Hispanic Heritage Potpourri
100
Mi casa es su casa.
My home is your home.
100
Who is this famous soccer player from Argentina?
Lionel Messi
100
Who is this actress/singer of Mexican heritage?
Selena Gomez
100
True or false: President Barack Obama signed the law that created Hispanic Heritage Month as a national celebration.
False --it was Ronald Reagan in 1988
100
In what country can you be both in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere at the same time?
A) Mexico B) Ecuador C) Colombia
B) Ecuador
200
No juzgues a un libro por su portada.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
200
This singer of Cuban descent sang the number #1 song Señorita.
Camila Cabello
200
Who was the Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist who fought for the rights of farm workers?
Cesar Chavez
200
True or false: A person born in Puerto Rico is a United States citizen.
True. Puerto Rico is a United States territory.
200
Where did the meteor that killed the dinosaurs fall?
a) Mexico
b) Dominican Republic
c) Cuba
A) Mexico, it hit the Yucatán Peninsula
300
Más vale un pájaro en la mano que cien volando.
A bird in the hand is worth 100 flying.
300
What famous artist of Mexican heritage is famous for her self portraits?
Frida Kahlo
300
Who is this Spiderman of Puerto Rican heritage and the star of the movie Spiderman: Enter the Spiderverse?
Miles Morales
300
True or false: Chocolate was invented by ancient Mexicans.
False. Chocolate was invented by the ancient Hondurans.
300
Approximately how many Hispanic Americans live in the United States today?
a) 65 million
b) 100 million
c) 15 million
A) 65 million
400
Todo lo que sube tiene que bajar.
What goes up must come down.
400
This actor, singer, and playwright of Puerto Rican heritage wrote the musical Hamilton.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
400
Who is the first Hispanic female astronaut?
Ellen Ochoa
400
True or false: Taco Bell is a very popular restaurant in Mexico.
False. Mexico is known for its yummy tacos, but it doesn't have any Taco Bells.
400
Name FIVE of the seven US states whose names are of Spanish origin.
California, Florida, Nevada, Montana, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico
500
En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.
Into a closed mouth, no flies will enter.
500
This baseball player was the first Hispanic of Puerto Rican heritage to be selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also died tragically in a plane crash while delivering aid packages to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
Roberto Clemente
500
Who is the first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic heritage?
Sonia Sotomayor
500
True or false: You cannot be Hispanic if you don't speak Spanish.
False. You don't have to speak Spanish to be of Hispanic heritage. A Hispanic person is a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish descent/culture.
500
Which of these South American countries is landlocked?
a) Chile
b) Venezuela
c)Bolivia
c) Bolivia
