Food
These crunchy or soft folded tortillas are filled with meat, cheese, or lettuce and are a favorite for dinner.
What are Tacos?
This Argentine soccer superstar is nicknamed "The Atomic Flea" and has won multiple World Cups and Ballon d'Or trophies.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This hollow cardboard figure is filled with candy and toys, and kids try to break it open with a stick at birthday parties.
What is a Piñata?
This country borders the southern United States, and its flag features a bold green, white, and red design.
What is Mexico?
This is how you say "hello" to a friend in Spanish.
What is Hola?
This delicious fruit is known as "the king of fruits" in Latin America and can be sweet, yellow, or orange.
What is a Mango?
She is a world-famous singer from Colombia known for hit songs like "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka."
Who is Shakira?
This beautiful, colorful Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd honors family members who have passed away with sugar skulls and bright flowers.
What is Día de los Muertos? (or Day of the Dead)
This Caribbean island is a U.S. territory, its capital is San Juan, and its people are born U.S. citizens.
What is Puerto Rico?
If you want to say "thank you" in Spanish, this is the word you use.
What is Gracias?
These tasty pastries are filled with meat or cheese, folded over into a half-moon shape, and baked or fried.
What are Empanadas?
He is the talented writer, composer, and actor who created the smash-hit Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
This special traditional Mexican music is played by a band using violins, trumpets, and large guitars, with musicians wearing beautiful matching suits.
What is Mariachi?
This is the world's longest mountain range, passing right through South American countries like Colombia, Peru, and Chile.
What are the Andes Mountains?
This Spanish word means "friend," and you use it when talking to a boy or a girl
What is Amigo(or Amiga)
Originating in Mexico, this dip is made by mashing ripe avocados with lime juice and salt.
What is Guacamole?
Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, this multitalented actress and pop star is known to fans as "J.Lo."
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
This special celebration honors a girl's 15th birthday in many Latin American cultures, marking her transition into young womanhood.
What is a Quinceañera?
This is the only official Spanish-speaking nation located on the continent of Africa.
What is Equatorial Guinea?
If you go to a building labeled a banco in a Spanish-speaking country, you are standing outside of this everyday place.
What is a Bank?
This popular traditional dessert is a sweet, creamy custard topped with a layer of smooth caramel sauce.
What is Flan?
In 2009, she made history when President Barack Obama nominated her to be the very first Latina Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This civil rights leader worked alongside Dolores Huerta to start the United Farm Workers union to help protect farm workers.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This huge river system begins high up in the Peruvian Andes and flows all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, cutting through the world's largest rainforest.
What is the Amazon River?
This short Spanish word rhymes with the English word "go" and simply means "I."
What is Yo?