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Famous Hispanics
¿Cierto o falso?
Hispanic versus Latino
Random Facts
100

In this Hispanic country, you can find the burial place of Che Guevara, architect of the the revolution and famous political figure.


What is Cuba?

100

Shakira, a singer who performed in the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show, is from this Hispanic country.

What is Colombia?

100

Hispanic Heritage Month begins in the middle of September because that is when several Hispanic countries celebrate their Independence Day.

Cierto

100

This country would be considered Latino, but not Hispanic.

What could be:

Brazil, Guyana Suriname, French Guiana?

100

These are the dates of Hispanic Heritage Month.

What are September 15th to October 15th?

200

In this country, you can find this crater, which is famous for being the impact site of the asteroid that caused the extinction of dinosaurs. It is also the second largest crater in the world.


What is Mexico?

200

This famous Hispanic is known for writing the famous broadway show Hamilton.


Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?

200

The term "latino" describes the language someone speaks, not where they are from.

Falso (The term "latino" describes where someone is from, not what language they speak.)

200

This country would be considered both Latino and Hispanic.

What could be:

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, D.R., Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela?

200

This gymnast became the third U.S.-born Latina athlete to make the U.S. women's gymanstics Olympic team during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. 

Who is Laurie Hernandez?

300

This Hispanic country shares its island home with a non-Hispanic country.

What is Dominican Republic?

300

Camila Cabello, a famous pop singer, is originally from this country.

What is Cuba?

300

Columbus Day is considered Día de la Raza in Latin America.

Cierto

300

For this reason, you would not use the term "Hispanic" to describe someone from Brazil.

What is: Brazilians don't speak Spanish, but rather Portuguese?

300
This is the date of Mexico's Independence Day.

What is September 16th?

400

In this Hispanic country, you can walk through the rainforest on bridges hanging from the treetops.


What is Costa Rica?

400

Sonia Sotomayor was the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court in 2009. She is also a native of this Latin American country.


What is Puerto Rico?

400

There are 31 countries that have Spanish as the official language.

Falso (21)

400

This language is a version of Spanish spoken in Spain.

What is Castilian?

400

This is the number of Hispanics living in the US today.

a) 25.5 million

b) 5 million

c) 60.6 million

What is 60.6 million?
500

This Hispanic country is home to the highest waterfall in the world- 3,211 feet!


What is Venezuela?

500

This famous actress starred in Black Panther, and has dual Mexican and Kenyan citizenship.


Who is Lupita Nyong'o?

500

The term "Latino" could include any gender.

Falso (The term "Latino" is the masculine ending, while "Latina" refers to females.)

500

These two countries are not included in the list of Latino countries because neither are in Mexico or further south.

What are Spain and Equatorial Guinea?

500

This Latin American country has not had any armed forces since the year 1949.


What is Costa Rica?