Law & Order
Who was the first Hispanic and Latina member of the supreme Court?
A. Sonia Sotomayor
B. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
C. La India Maria
D. Ellen Ochoa
A. Sonia Sotomayor
Who was the first Latin American woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Lead Actress – Comedy series for her role as Betty Suarez in “Ugly Betty” in 2007?
A. Salma Hayek
B. America Ferrera
C. Gina Rodriguez
D. Sofia Vergara
B. America Ferrera
Which civil rights activist co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez And coined the term “Si, se puede” (Yes, we can)?
A. Berta Caceres
B. Sylvia Mendez
C. Dolores Huerta
D. Gloria Anzaldua
C. Dolores Huerta
Who was the first Mexican artist to be featured in the Louvre?
A. Maria Izquierdo
B. Frida Kahlo
C. Rosario Cabrera
D. Isabel Villasenor
B. Frida Kahlo
Who became the youngest person elected into the House of Representatives during the midterm elections in June 2018?
A. Maria Hinojosa
B. Ana Mendieta
C. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
D. Dr. Antonia Novello
C. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
Where is Sofia Vergara, famous for her role is Modern Family, from?
A. Mexico
B. Venezuela
C. Colombia
D. Cuba
C. Colombia
Who was the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to space?
A. Laura I Gomez
B. Nicole Hernandez Hammer
C. Diana Sierra
D. Ellen Ochoa
D. Ellen Ochoa
Which famous singer and songwriter who is known for her hit song "Havana"?
A. Selena Gomez
B. Camila Cabello
C. Selena Quintanilla
D. Celia Cruz
B. Camila Cabello
Who was the first Latina to serve in the US House of Representatives?
A. Catherine Cortez Masto
B. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
C. Teresa Leger Fernandez
D. Maria Elvira Salazar
B. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Who is only Latinx actress with an EGOT—Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony?
A. Rita Moreno
B. Salma Hayek
C. Karen Olivo
D. Yalitza Aparicio
A. Rita Moreno
Who was the First Dominican Female Doctor, known for advocating for women's rights and issues and speaking out against dictator Rafael Trujillo?
A. Dolores Huerta
B. Evangelina Rodriguez
C. Antonia Novello
D. Sandra Cisneros
B. Evangelina Rodriguez
Artist Frida Kahlo focused on topics like identity, gender, and Mexican folk culture and her paintings are generally associated with this art movement:
A. Modernism
B. Cubism
C. Futurism
D. Surrealism
D. Surrealism
Who was the first Hispanic female governor in the United States?
A. Michelle Lujan Grisham
B. Susana Martinez
C. Jessica Cisneros
D. Maria Quinones-Sanchez
B. Susana Martinez
Who was the first Latina to receive a Lifetime Achievement Emmy?
A. Salma Hayek
B. María Elena Salinas
C. Rita Moreno
D. Dolores del Rio
B. María Elena Salinas
Who was the First Mexican Female Archaeologist, known for helping develop the Ixcateopan, Guerrero archaeological project, an archive of her country's history, and the National Library of Anthropology and History?
A. Eulalia Guzmán
B. Zelia Nuttall
C. Anabel Hernandez
D. Constanza Ceruti
A. Eulalia Guzmán
Who in 2023 was first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?
A. Shakira
B. Karol G
C. Jennifer Lopez
D. Gloria Estefan
D. Gloria Estefan
Who became Argentina’s president in 1974, becoming the first female president in Latin America?
A. Isabel Perón
B. Laura Chinchilla
C. Rosalia Arteaga
D. Dilma Rousseff
A. Isabel Perón
Which fashion designer has broken many barriers for Latinas in fashion, including having been featured on the cover of Vogue seven times and having dressed First Ladies including Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Nancy Reagan?
A. Elena Velez
B. Carolina Herrera
C. Vanessa Acosta
D. Maria Cornejo
B. Carolina Herrera
What is Jovita Idar most known for?
a. Founding La Liga Feminil Mexicaista (the League of Mexican Women)
b. Advocating for women's rights and suffrage
c. Enabling the education of Mexican American students
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
Who was the First Latina Author to Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Rigoberta Menchu
B. Nadia Murad
C. Gabriela Mistral
D. Maria Goeppert Mayer
C. Gabriela Mistral