Hispanic Heritage Month

Influential Latino/a People

100

the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Who is Roberto Clemente

200

This Colombian singer/actress/activist performed the theme song at the 2010 World Cup (soccer).

Who is Shakira

300

This Cuban national hero was a poet, essayist, professor, translator, and revolutionary philosopher in the late 1800s.

Who is José Martí

400

First Hispanic person to enter the space program, becoming an astronaut in 1981. He is a veteran of six space missions and has spent nearly 1,300 hours in space.

Who is Franklin R. Chang-Díaz

500

In 1962, with Dolores Huerta, he started a group called the United Farm Workers of America, to improve work conditions for migrant farm workers.

Who is César Chavez

Country Capitals

100

Havana 

What is Cuba

200

Caracas

What is Venezuela

300

Buenos Aires 

What is Argentina

400

La Paz

What is Bolivia

500

Lima

What is Peru 

Dance Origins

100

Flamenco 

What is Spain 

200

Salsa 

What is Cuba

300

Merengue 

What is Dominican Republic 

400

Bomba

What is Puerto Rico 

500

Tango 

What is Argentina 

Independence Days

100

May 24th

What is Ecuador

200

September 16

What is Mexico 

300

August 25th

What is Uruguay

400

February 27th

What is the Dominican Republic

500

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th because five Latin American countries celebrate their independence on that day. Name three of the five countries.

What are Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador

Fun Facts

100

When National Hispanic Heritage Month starts and ends

What is September 15 and October 15

200

The percent of our country’s population that is Hispanic

What is 18%

300

“Hispanic” refers to people who speak Spanish and/or are descended from Spanish-speaking populations. This term refers to people who are from or descended from Latin America. 

What is “Latino” (or Latina or Latinx)

400

This person started the observation in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week 

Who is President Lyndon Johnson

500

This person expanded this celebration to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. 

Who is President Ronald Reagan