Latin American History
This explorer is credited with leading the first European voyage to the Americas in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This country has the largest economy in Latin America
What is Brazil?
The world's driest non-polar desert stretches along the coast of this South American country
What is Chile?
This Colombian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 for works including One Hundred Years of Solitude
Who is Gabriel García Márquez?
This Supreme Court Justice became the first Hispanic justice in U.S. history in 2009
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Hispanic Heritage Month originally began in 1968 as a celebration lasting this long before being expanded to a month in 1988.
What is one week?
This country became the first in Latin America to join the OECD in 1994
What is Mexico?
This capital city sits at over 11,900 feet above sea level, making it one of the world's highest capitals
What is La Paz?
These two artists co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show on 2020 delivering a performance celebrating Latin culture
Who is Shakira and Jennifer Lopez?
This U.S. state has the largest Hispanic population
What is California?
This indigenous empire's road network stretched over 25,000 miles before Spanish conquest.
What is the Inca Empire?
This South American country adopted the U.S. dollar as its official currency in 2000
What is Ecuador?
Despite being entirely in South America, this country has Dutch as its official language
What is Suriname?
This Puerto Rican singer and actor starred in the Broadway musical Hamilton and created In the Heights
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
More than half of all U.S. Hispanics trace their heritage to this country
What is Mexico?
This Caribbean nation became the first independent Latin American country after a successful slave revolt in 1804
What is Haiti?
Copper accounts for a significant share of exports from this country, the world's largest producer of the metal
What is Chile?
While Brazil contains most of the Amazon Rainforest, this country has the second-largest share
What is Peru?
This Puerto Rican achieved EGOT status after winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony
Who is Rita Moreno?
This city in Texas was founded by Spanish settlers in 1718 and is home to the Alamo
What is San Antonio?
This battle in 1824 effectively secured the independence of most of Spanish South America
What is the Battle of Ayacucho?
Formed in 2011, this trade bloc includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
What is the Pacific Alliance?
This South American nation is the only one bordered by both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
What is Colombia?
The literary movement associated with García Márquez, Isabel Allende, and Alejo Carpentier
What is Magical Realism?
This astronaut became the first Hispanic woman in space in 1993
Who is Ellen Ochoa?