Extra Facts
What is the name of LSTO's current president?
Joaquín
When is Dia de los Muertos?
October 31 – November 2
What percentage of the student population at TU are Hispanic?
9.5%
Who is the “Queen of Tejano” music?
Selena Quintanilla
What is the largest Spanish-speaking country by population?
Mexico
Which Puerto Rican artist performed at the Super Bowl?
Bad Bunny
What popular dessert is made with three types of milk?
Tres leches cake
What percentage of STEM degrees are earned by Hispanic students?
16.3%
Who performed the 2010 World Cup theme song?
Shakira
What is the largest and most populated country in Latin America?
Brazil
When is Hispanic Heritage Month?
September 15 – October 15
What music genre originated in the Dominican Republic?
Bachata
What percentage of Latino adults hold an associate degree or higher?
29%
Who created Hamilton and In the Heights?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Which Hispanic country is home to Machu Picchu?
Peru
What were the civilizations in the early Americas?
Mayans, Aztecs, Inca
What is made from a variety of ingredients like dried chiles, spices, nuts, and seeds, which is traditionally simmered for hours to create a rich, thick consistency. The sauce is often served over meat such as chicken, turkey, or pork.
Mole
Who was the first Hispanic woman in space?
Ellen Ochoa
Which Colombian Nobel laureate author of One Hundred Years of Solitude is known for magical realism?
Gabriel García Márquez
What is the capital of El Salvador?
San Salvador
In what year did the first Latin American country win the world cup? Which country was it?
Uruguay in 1930
What cultures were blended in Latin America?
Indigenous, European, Spanish, and African
Who was the first Latina Supreme Court Justice?
Sonia Sotomayor
Who was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar?
Rita Moreno
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Managua