Famous Hispanics!
What year was Mexican painter Freda Kahlo born? (Hint: Use the Biographies feature. )
1907
What country has the larger population: Mexico or Guatemala? (Hint: Use the Compare Countries feature.)
Mexico
What year did an official celebration of Hispanic heritage month begin?(Hint: Do a keyword search.)
1968
What are the two primary colors on the flag of Argentina? (Hint: Click pictures and videos.)
Blue and white
What is a conquistador?
Conquistador is the name given to any of the leaders in the Spanish conquest of America, especially of Mexico and Peru , in the 16th century.
What is Sonia Sotomayor known for? (Hint: Do a keyword search.)
Sonia Sotomayor was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is the capital of Puerto Rico? (Hint: Click the Tour the USA feature and click “Profile” on the landing page.)
San Juan
What are the dates of Hispanic Heritage month?
September 15 to October 15
How many stars are on the Puerto Rican flag?
1
What are zoot suits?
A broad-shouldered, long jacket and wide-legged trousers that tapered at the bottom. Some young people also wore a flamboyant hat!
Freddie Prinze became the first Hispanic star of which network prime-time television series?
Chico and the Man
What percent of the Earth does the region of Latin America cover?
15%
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was the first European to explore this state and claim it for Spain in 1513?
Florida
On the Mexican flag there is a bird, what does the bird have in it's mouth on the flag?
A snake
What does the word immigration mean?
The process of arriving in a non-native country with the purpose of residing there.
This famous Hispanic founded the United Farm Workers in the 1960s, a union that tried to gain a better standard of living for Mexican American migrant workers.
Cesar Chavez
What percentage of the United States is Hispanic or Latino?
18.7%
What was the first of the European countries to colonize the New World?
Spain
How many stars are on the Honduran flag?
5
What is a quinceañera?
A celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday
This Cuban revolutionary transformed Cuba into the first communist country in the Western Hemisphere.(Hint: Click Hispanic Americans and then click Cubans)
Fidel Castro
Mexico is a federal republic composed of how many states and the Federal District (D.F.)?
31
What year was the city of Santa Fe founded?
1610
The Texas flag looks similar to this Spanish speaking country's flag.
Chile
During which holiday is an ofrenda usually decorated and displayed?
Day of The Dead (Día de los Muertos)