LatinX Festivities
What is Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
A Mexican holiday which is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd; It celebrates and honors the deceased in one's family and runs like a family reunion.
Which flag contains the colors red, white, and green, and portrays a picture of an eagle in the middle?
Mexican flag
Which popular LatinX artist is known as a Puerto Rican rapper and singer, known as the "King of Latin Trap", and the first non-English language act to be Spotify's most streamed artist of the year?
Bad Bunny
What artist is known for her popular song, "Hips don't lie"?
Shakira
What Mexican dish is known to be made with corn tortillas and filling of one's choosing, often made in America with ground beef?
Tacos and/or Burritos
What is Medellin's Feria de las Flores (Medellin's Flower Festival)?
The biggest Columbian cultural event hosted in Medellin, labeled as one of the most unique festivals in the country. For one week, the city welcomes people from all over the world to celebrate the beauty of diversity and the beauty of its flowers.
Which flag contains the colors red, white, and blue, and has five alternating horizontal stripes, three red and two white, and a triangle with a five-pointed white star in the center?
Puerto Rican flag
Which LatinX artist is known as the Queen of Tejano music, made her recording debut in the 1980s and became a best-selling artist in the Latin music scene with albums like "Amor Prohibido" and "Live!", earned her the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album in 1994, and was the first female Tejano artist to win the award?
Selena Quintanilla
What artist refers to himself as "Mr. Worldwide", and has coined the phrase, "Dale"?
Pitbull
What Mexican dish is known to be made with battered and fried poblano peppers that are stuffed with cheese?
Chiles Rellenos
What is the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia (the National Grape Harvest Festival)?
It is a significant cultural event that celebrates Argentinian wine culture and heritage. It typically occurs in late February or early March.
Which flag has a horizontally, alternating stripes, two blue and one white, with a central coat of arms?
Nicaraguan Flag
Which LatinX artist was a Spanish singer and songwriter, is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide, has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, and wrote "Bailamos", "Hero", and "I like it" ?
Enrique Iglesias
Who was the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy?
What Puerto Rican side dish is made with green plantains mashed together with chicharrones (pork rinds), garlic, and broth?
Mofongo
What is Inti Raymi (Festival of the Sun)?
It is the celebration of the winter solstice and the Inca New Year in Cusco, Peru. It features cultural food, music, colorful clothing, and the Aya Huma mask. It relates back to the religious celebration dedicated to the Inca to celebrate the beginning of the year.
Which flag has three equal horizontal and alternating stripes of blue and white, two blue and one white, with five blue stars in a quincuncial pattern at the centre of the middle stripe?
Honduran flag
Which LatinX artist was a Cuban American singer who reigned for decades as the “Queen of Salsa Music,” has a wide-ranging soulful voice and rhythmically compelling style, rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, and also held the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba" ?
Celia Cruz
What Dominican artist is one of the biggest names in the bachata genre?
Romeo Santos
Which traditional dish in Central America is made with thick, maiz flour that is stuffed with various fillings like meat, beans, cheese, etc.?
Pupusas
What is Tapati Rapa Nui?
This festival is a tribute to the traditions of the people of Rapa Nui in Easter Island, Chile. It occurs during the first two weeks of February. During the festival, the clans each have a candidate that runs for the Queen of the Festival.
What flag is quartered with white, red, blue, and white with two five-pointed stars, one blue and one red?
Panamanian flag
Which LatinX artist was a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer, wrote "Ojalá que Llueva Cafe" (If only it would rain coffee), and whose most popular songs were written in the genres of bachata, merengue, and latin pop?
Juan Luis Guerra
What Mexican/Latino band was based on a novela?
RBD
These countries consider cuy (the guinea pig) as traditional cuisine; Name one of them.
Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia