Miscellaneous Trivia
The Arts
Famous Hispanic/Latinx People
Miscellaneous
Food and Drink
100
There are places mostly in the Bronx and in East Harlem named after this baseball player.
Roberto Clemente
100
Author of The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
100
Who was the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
100
Which country popularized the music style ‘reggaeton’?
Puerto Rico
100
Mate is the national drink of which Latin American country?
Argentina
200
What was Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway debut?
In the Heights
200
Frida Kahlo was a prominent artist of the 20th century. What type of art was she known for?
Self Portraits
200
Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez were labor activists who co-founded a workers association for which group?
agriculturalists
200
Which is the Spanish-speaking country with the largest population?
Mexico
200
A delicious drink made with ice, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and water.
horchata
300
16 year old Hezly Rivera, the newest and youngest member of this year’s U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team is ____________________.
Dominican
300
First Latina to win an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Liza Colon Zayas
300
__________ was a songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. Famous song Oye Como Va
Tito Puente
300
Which US state has the largest Spanish-speaking population?
California
300
ripe sweet plantains
maduros
400
_________________ is one of the researchers who discovered the horrifying effects of CFCs on our planet's protective ozone layer. His research led to world-wide change.
Mario Jose Molina
400
Known for her elegant haute couture, this Venezuelan-American designer has clothing that has been worn by several US first ladies, including Michelle Obama.
Carolina Herrera
400
At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946
Sylvia Mendez
400
Who was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a key role in the South American wars of independence against Spanish rule?
Simon Bolivar
400
The sauce made of tomato paste, olive oil, onions, garlic, herbs, and peppers
Sofrito
500
The ruins of ancient Machu Picchu are remnants of what civilization?
The Inca
500
________________________was a Puerto Rican poet, and a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers.
Julia de Burgos
500
Po'Pay led a joint force of Pueblo, Apache, and mixed Indigenous-Spanish communities. They chased Spanish colonists out of New Mexico. Colonial forces did not return for 12 years.
500
The name of the first African Spanish speaking enslaved person.
Estavanico
500
Word that means sauce in Nahuatl, commonly used in Mexican dishes
mole