Arts & Culture
This Mexican artist was known for self-portraits and her unibrow
Frida Kahlo
This Puerto Rican singer is best known for his hit song “Livin la vida loca”
Ricky Martin
This civilization was an empire stretched across much of South America before the arrival of the Spaniards
The Incan Civilization
Born in San Jose, Costa Rica, this person was the first Hispanic astronaut with NASA in 1980
Franklin Chang-Díaz, PhD
This country's flag depicts a golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a rattlesnake, with green, white and red behind
Mexico
This is the title of Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway Debut
In the Heights
Reggaeton was made most popular by this country
Puerto Rico
Bolivia was named after this important Venezuelan revolutionary icon, who was known colloquially as El Liberador
Simon Bolivar
Born to Puerto Rican parents in the Bronx, New York City, she's the first woman of color, first Hispanic, and first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Not to be mistaken for the state flag of Texas, the star on this country's flag represents the planet Venus and is significant to the country's indigenous Mapuches population
Chile
A popular condiment and sauce in Argentina and Uruguary, chimichurri is typically served on this food
Grilled meat
This famous singer was portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in a movie
Selena
Five-time president of Mexico, this progressive leader also helped write the Mexican Constitution and declared all citizens equal before the law
Benito Juarez
This Argentinian basketball player was inducted into the NBA hall of fame and popularized the Eurostep
Manu Ginóbili
This country, whose flag consists of the country's coat of arms against a red and white striped background, is famous for it's historic site of Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, and the city Cusco, the heart of the former Inca empire
Peru
This ancient civilization was famous for their astrology
the Mayans
Singer/songwriter Shakira was born in this country
Colombia
This Latin American woman co-created the United Farm Workers organization in 1965 to improve working conditions for American farm workers, most of whom were immigrants from Central America. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012
Dolores Huerta
This artist's neo-expressionist paintings gained popularity in the 1980s and were featured in museums and galleries across the world
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Haitian and Puerto Rican)
This country's tricolored flag consists of yellow, blue and red, borders five other countries, and is known as "the land of a thousand rhythms"
Colombia
This Carnegie Mellon professor founded reCAPTCHA, did pioneering work on CAPTCHAs, and is co-founder and CEO of Duo Lingo was born in the Central American country Guatemala
Guatemala - Luis Von Ahn
This dance originated in the Dominican Republic
Merengue
Born in Cuba in 1853, he became a great writer, poet, abolitionist and promoter of Cuban independence from colonial rule
Jose Marti
This Transgender actor and activist was a breakout star on the hit series “Pose”
Indya Moore (Puerto Rican and Dominican)
This country, whose flag consists of yellow, blue and red stripes with eight white stars, is well known for being the home of Angel Falls, and is one of the 10 most biodiverse countries on the planet
Venezuela