Cultural Icons of Los Angeles, Oakland, and D.C.
Food & Flavor
History & Movements
Music & Arts
Local Landmarks
100
Who was a leader in the labor and civil rights movements who fought for fair wages and workers' rights for farmworkers?
Cesar Chavez
100
What taco style, now a staple in Los Angeles, was first popularized by Mexican street vendors in the early 1900s?
Taco de suadero or street tacos
100
Which East L.A. student walkouts in 1968 helped spark a national movement for Chicano educational rights?
The Chicano Blowouts
100
Which East L.A. band fused rock and traditional Mexican music, becoming famous in the 1980s?
Los Lobos
100
What L.A. landmark has historically been a gathering point for Mexican American civil rights rallies, including the Chicano Moratorium in 1970?
East L.A.’s Whittier Boulevard / Belvedere Park
200
The Fruitvale neighborhood in Oakland is known for celebrating which cultural holiday with a large festival each year?
Día de los Muertos
200
These stuffed pastries are found across many Hispanic cultures with different fillings?
Empanadas
200
Which Oakland-based organization founded in 1966 had deep Latino and Black solidarity roots?
he Black Panther Party – worked with Chicano activists
200
Which Oakland festival celebrates Latino arts and culture every year near Lake Merritt?
Oakland’s Día de los Muertos Festival
200
Oakland’s Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is dedicated to preserving what type of history?
Early Mexican and Indigenous Californian history
300
The Smithsonian Latino Center is located in which city?
Washington, D.C.
300
Who was the first Latino elected to the D.C. Council, representing Ward 1?
Jim Graham – though not Latino, he represented a heavily Latino district. :)
300
The Kennedy Center in D.C. often highlights Latino arts—what award has it created to honor Hispanic artists?
The Kennedy Center’s “Viva Latina!” programming / mention of ALMA Awards
300
The D.C. neighborhood Mount Pleasant is known as a hub for which Latino immigrant community?
Salvadoran
400
Which famous Los Angeles muralist is known for bringing Chicano history to life in public art?
Judith F. Baca
400
In D.C., the Adams Morgan neighborhood is known for its late-night food scene, including what iconic Salvadoran dish?
Pupusas
500
This Hispanic woman was the first to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
500
Which Oakland-based Latino restaurant is famous for its pupusas?
Los Cocos Pupusería