Famous People
This performer was the first Cuban-born entertainer to star in a major network television show, I Love Lucy.
Who is Desi Arnaz?
This is the name for a the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday, marking her passage from girlhood to womanhood.
What is a quinceañera?
People born in Puerto Rico are citizens of this country.
What is the United States?
The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera.
What is telenovela?
Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena was responsible for a patent for a "chromoscopic adapter for television equipment" a technology used to upgrade from black and white to color. Which country is he from?
What is Mexico?
This musician was the first Latino inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Who is Carlos Santana?
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua celebrate their independence on this Day.
What is September 15th?
With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks this place in world languages spoken as the first language.
What is 2nd?
Which “Queen of Latin Music” has performed at the Fifa World Cup more than once?
Who is Shakira?
Lasik eye surgery was pioneered by Jose Barraquer of which country?
What is Colombia?
The first Latina Associate Judge chosen to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
This celebration commemorates the Mexican army's victory in 1862 over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
As of 2021 This is the state in the U.S. with the largest Hispanic population.
What is California?
Which “King of Latin Pop” started off in the famous Puerto Rican boy band Menudo?
Who is Ricky Martin?
The artificial heart was engineered by Domingo Liotta of which country?
What is Argentina?
This famous Latino is known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton (2015) and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This is the month that the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead" is celebrated.
What is November?
What country in Latin America is considered an isthmus – a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water?
What is Panama?
What famous Yankee pitcher hails from the country of Panama?
Who is Mariano Rivera?
Earthquake sensing technology which gives scientists the ability to measure the risks of damage related to a possible earthquake was developed by University Professor Arturo Arias Suarez of which country?
What is Chile?
Which Presidents are responsible for the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month?
Who are Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan?
Many countries celebrate this January 6th holiday and exchange gifts then instead of Christmas.
What is 3 kings day?
These are the two Hispanic cities settled before Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What are St. Augustine Florida and Santa Fe New Mexico?
Who is the first Latino baseball player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Who is Roberto Clemente?
CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a randomly generated challenge–response test designed to help stop spam bots from accessing computer systems, which country is its developer from?
What is Guatemala?