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100

This musician was the first Latino inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 

  • A) Carlos Santana
  • B) Tito Puente
  • C) Gloria Estefan
  • D) Luis Miguel
  • Carlos Santana
100

What local community organization, run by Roxana Pardo Garcia, emerged during the pandemic to cultivate healing through comunidad, comida, and celebración?

  1. Casa Latina (Seattle)
  2. Alimentando al Pueblo (Burien)
  3. Latino Community Resource Group (Covers the PNW)
  4. El Centro de la Reza (Seattle)
  • Alimentando al Pueblo (Burien)
100

The Chilean poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and is known for his love poems and political activism. 

a. Gabriela Mistral

b. Pablo Neruda

c. Octavio Paz

d. Jorge Luis Borges

Pablo Neruda

200

Which treaty, signed in 1848, ended the Mexican-American War and ceded significant territories to the United States? 

  • A) Treaty of San Lorenzo
  • B) Treaty of Paris
  • C) Treaty of Tordesillas
  • D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  • D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
200

All the small businesses listed below are some of the highest-rated local restaurants that sell food based in Hispanic and Latinx cultures. Which one is known for their fresh fruit smoothies?

  1. Jaguar Mexican Restaurant (Downtown Renton)
  2. Crazy Corn (Skyway)
  3. Mis Frutas Guadalajara (Sunset Blvd)
  4. Tortas Ahogadas y Tacos Atemajac (Renton Highlands)
  • Mis Frutas Guadalajara (Sunset Blvd)
200

This genre of music and dance originated in the Dominican Republic and has become popular worldwide. 

a. Bachata 

b. Salsa

c. Flamenco

d. Reggaeton 

Bachata


300

What major construction project, completed in 1914, significantly reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? 

  • A) The Panama Canal
  • B) The Suez Canal
  • C) The Grand Canal
  • D) The Erie Canal

The Panama Canal

300

What local minority-owned business was founded by Jimmy Matta, Burien’s first Latino mayor?

  1. Casa Latina (Seattle)
  2. Ahora Construction (Burien)
  3. El Centro de la Raza (Seattle)
  4. El Rinconsito (Kent)
  • Ahora Construction (Burien)
300

This Mexican painter is known for her self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. 

a. Fernando Botero

b. Wilfredo Lam

c. Tarsila do Amaral 

d. Frida Kahlo 

Frida Kahlo

400

Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice is the first Hispanic person to serve on the bench? 

  • A) Sonia Sotomayor
  • B) Elena Kagan
  • C) Samuel Alito
  • D) Stephen Breyer

 Sonia Sotomayor

400

Which local figure is known for telling the stories of marginalized Seattlites? Representing the Filipinx, Black, working-class, and LGBTQIA+ communities of color, this individual works for Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Commission and serves as a resident artist at Seattle Girls’ School, using their art and education to prevent youth violence within marginalized communities.

  1. Estela Ortega
  2. Alberto J Rodríguez
  3. Luis Moscoso
  4. Luzviminda “Lulu” Uzuri Carpenter
  • Luzviminda “Lulu” Uzuri Carpenter
400

This traditional Mexican sauce is known for its rich, complex flavor and is often made with ingredients like chili peppers, chocolate, and various spices. 


a. Mole

b. Pico de gallo

c. Chimichurri

d. Sofrito 

Mole

500

What year did the Spanish explorers, led by Hernán Cortés, begin the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

  • A) 1492
  • B) 1519
  • C) 1533
  • D) 1565

 1519

500

Which organization, founded in 1994, provides employment, education, and community organizing opportunities for Latino immigrants?

  1. Casa Latina (Seattle)
  2. El Rinconsito (Kent)
  3. Latino Community Resource Group (Covers the PNW)
  4. Latino Civic Alliance (Burien)
  • Casa Latina (Seattle)
500

This Ecuadorian painter is known for his works depicting the indigenous people of Ecuador and their struggles. 

a. Martine Gutierrez 

b. Oswaldo Guayasamín

c. Miguel Luciano

d. Olga Albizu

 Oswaldo Guayasamín