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What was the date chosen as the beginning date for the Hispanic Heritage Month?
September 15
What President first established a National Hispanic Heritage?
President Lyndon Johnson in 1968
What President extended National Hispanic Week from one week to a full month?
President Ronald Reagan in 1988
Cinco de Mayo is a Holiday celebrated where?
Mexico. Commemorates a battle in the city of Puebla, Mexico in 1862.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
The first Latina Astronaut to be in space in 1993. Mexican Family
Who was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Judge in 2009?
Sonia Sotomayor – she is in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. From Puerto Rican Family in NY
Who was the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003?
Roberto Clemente hit 240 home runs and had 3,000 career hits. Puerto Rican
Which are the top 3 Latin American groups represented in the United States?
Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba
How does Spanish rank among the world’s most-spoken languages?
Spanish is the second most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese.
When were Puerto Ricans considered U.S. citizens?
March 2, 1917.
Who are the native people of Puerto Rico?
The Taínos.
Who was known as the Queen of Salsa?
Celia Cruz from Cuba
What is the Capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
Who produces the highest number of baseball players?
Dominican Republic
The dance Merengue originates from where?
Dominican Republic
Dominoes started as a national past-time where?
Cuba
What Latin country has only 2 seasons?
Colombia. Colombia is a tropical country passing the equator on the south, so there aren’t four seasons.
What part of Colombia is considered “The City of the Eternal Spring”?
Medellin
Who is the famous Honduran American actress and who won the Golden Globe Award for “Best Actress in a Comedy Series”? She appears in the Barbie movie too.
America Georgina Ferrera from Honduras
What country is known as “The Land of the Volcanoes”?
El Salvador
The currency used in Salvador is…
The US dollar.
Where are Mrs. Rivera and Mrs. Nieves from?
Puerto Rico