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This Spanish dance features clapping hands, stamping feet, and castanets.
What is flamenco?
A folded tortilla filled with meat, cheese, or beans.
What is a taco?
This country borders the U.S. to the south.
What is Mexico?
The Mexican holiday with marigolds and sugar skulls that honors loved ones who have passed.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This Puerto Rican baseball player wore number 21 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
“Casa” means this in English.
What is house?
A Spanish red wine punch with fruit.
What is sangria?
Richie Valens became famous in the 1950s for this hit song.
What is “La Bamba”?
A sweet custard dessert topped with caramel sauce.
What is flan?
This Caribbean island is a U.S. territory where many famous musicians were born.
What is Puerto Rico?
On this holiday, children in Puerto Rico put grass in a box for the Wise Men’s camels.
What is Three Kings Day (Día de los Reyes)?
This Hispanic boxer was nicknamed “The Golden Boy.”
Who is Oscar De La Hoya?
The Spanish word “corazón” means this body part.
What is heart?
This ballroom dance from Cuba was very popular in the 1950s.
What is the cha-cha-cha?
A Cuban sandwich is made with ham, pork, Swiss cheese, mustard, and this ingredient.
What are pickles?
This country hosts the famous “Running of the Bulls.”
What is Spain?
In Spain, people eat 12 of these at midnight on New Year’s Eve for good luck.
What are grapes?
This country has won the most World Cup soccer championships in Latin America.
What is Brazil?
The Spanish word “familia” means this.
What is family?
These fried turnovers are filled with meat, cheese, or fruit.
What are empanadas?
A lively partner dance from the Dominican Republic, often played on the accordion.
What is the merengue?
This Mexican dish is like a tortilla sandwich, filled with cheese and grilled.
What is a quesadilla?
This country is known for its Andes Mountains and for growing much of the world’s coffee.
What is Colombia?
In Mexico, kids break this at birthday parties to get candy.
What is a piñata?
This Dominican slugger was known as “Big Papi” and won three World Series with the Red Sox.
Who is David Ortiz?
The phrase “Buenos días” means this greeting.
What is good morning?
This sport involves a matador and a bull — though not an Olympic event, it’s a Spanish tradition.
What is bullfighting?
This energetic Puerto Rican music style mixes African and Spanish rhythms, and it is the root of modern reggaetone.
What is bomba?
This frozen treat from Puerto Rico is made from shaved ice and flavored syrups.
What is a piragua (or snow cone)?
This ancient Incan city in Peru is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
What is Machu Picchu?
This celebration marks Mexico’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This Brazilian star is often called the greatest soccer player of all time.
Who is Pelé?
"Gato" means this animal
What is cat?
This cartoon mouse is known as “the fastest mouse in all Mexico!”
Who is Speedy Gonzales?
This Colombian singer became internationally famous in the 1990s with her hips that “don’t lie.”
Who is Shakira?
This Mexican sauce is made with chili peppers, chocolate, and spices, often served over chicken.
What is mole?
This tiny dog breed is named after the largest state in Mexico.
What is the Chihuahua?
In the Dominican Republic and Cuba, this lively street party with costumes and music is celebrated before Lent.
What is Carnival?
In Lucha Libre, wrestlers often wear these to hide their identities.
What are masks?
The Spanish word “biblioteca” means this place.
What is library?
In the Caribbean, “tostones” are slices of this fruit, twice-fried until crispy.
What are plantains?