Famous Actors or Actresses
In 1964 this iconic actor became the first Black Man to win an Academy award.
Who is Sydney Poitier?
This is the name of a traditional dish in the spanish culture made with yellow rice and green pigeon peas
What is arroz con gandules?
This sitcom which aired from 1984 thru 1992 centered on a upper black middle-class family living in Brooklyn.
What is the Cosby Show?
This South African leader became the first black president of his country in 1994 and is known for his work in ending apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This traditional garment worn by men in West Africa, often made of cotton and intricately embroidered, is called a boubou in Senegal and a dashiki in Nigeria.
What is a boubou or Dashiki?
This Latina is the only Latin EGOT winner.
Who is Rita Moreno?
This dish, made from cornmeal is a staple from southern cuisine and was historically used as survival food for enslaved Africans.
What is cornbread?
This sitcom ran from 1974 to 1978 and was based on an old man who owned a car garage and his employee a Mexican Mechanic overcoming their cultural differences to run a business in Southern California.
Who is "Chico and the Man"?
This Mexican painter is famous for her self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
In the Andes region, this woolen cloak, often brightly colored and patterned, is worn by men and is a symbol of cultural identity.
What is a Poncho?
In 2015 she was the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Who is Viola Davis?
This authentic food originated by the indigenous people of Puerto Rico (i.e.Tainos) is made of green banana puree and contains olives, pork and is wrapped in a green banana leaf and cooked in boiling water.
What are pastelles?
This classic 1970's sitcom was the first to portray a Black family's life living in the Chicago housing projects.
What is Good Times!
This pioneering labor leader and civil rights activist co-founded the United Farm Workers and played a major role in advocating for the rights of migrant workers.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This traditional Japanese garment, often worn during festivals and ceremonies, is a long robe that wraps around the body and is secured with an obi belt.
What is a Kimono?
This Mexican actor starred in many movies but became an iconic figure on TV playing the host of "Fantasy Island". He also starred in a Chrysler Cordova commercial where he emphasized that the seats were made of "corinthian leather"
Who is Ricardo Montalban?
Often associated with New Year's Day, this dish is said to bring good luck and prosperity.
What are black eyed peas?
This legendary television sitcom aired from 1951 to 1957 and was based on a Cuban Band leader and follows the life of his wife who along with her landlord friends often tries to concoct plans to appear alongside her bandleader husband.
What is "I Love Lucy"?
She was an American memoirist, poet and civil rights activist. She wrote a series of autobiographies the first of which was "I know Why The Caged Bird Sings".
Who is Maya Angelou?
Latina dress worn by women in many regions of Mexico and Guatemala it evolved over two thousand years.
What is the huipil?
In 2008 this Latin Actress won an Oscar for her role in the movie "Vicky Christina Barcelona" she is the only Spaniard woman to win the award. In real life she is also married to an Oscar winner.
Who is Penelope Cruz?
This popular Southern dish combines spicy sausage, shrimp & rice reflecting the rich Creole and Cajun culinary traditions of Louisianna.
What is Jambalaya?
This showed aired on ABC from 2002 to 2007. The show stars is an actual Mexican comedian but the show is based on a fictionalized version of himself and his family life.
What is the George Lopez Show?
She is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Shirt worn by men in many Latin countries.
What is Guayabera?