Influential Latinx People
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
Baseball and dominos are this countries national sports.
What is Cuba
This popular Mexican soup is said to be the best cure for a hangover
What is Menudo
May 24th
What is Ecuador
This singer is nicknamed "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" and is known for his song "Por Tu Maldito Amor".
Who is Vicente Fernandez?
This Colombian singer/actress/activist performed the theme song at the 2010 World Cup (soccer).
Who is Shakira
This nation has had more Miss Universes than any other country.
What is Venezuela
In this Central American Country, salads aren't just greens and vegetables, but also fruit juice with pieces of chopped up fruit.
What is El Salvador
September 7th
What is Brazil
This is an annual musical-dance celebration in Brazil.
What is Carnaval?
This Cuban national hero was a poet, essayist, professor, translator, and revolutionary philosopher in the late 1800s.
Who is José Martí
This country is one of the richest Mayan history locations with over 900 historic locations.
What is Belize
Carimañola, Sancocho, and Hojaldras are popular dishes in this country.
What is Panama
August 25th
What is Uruguay
This is the full name of Puerto Rican Rapper Bad Bunny.
Who is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio?
This is the first Latino male inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
The planet’s largest deposit of salt can be found in this country. The Salar de Uyuni or salt flats or Uyuni salt beds hold more than 64 million tons of salt.
What is Bolivia
Papa a la Huancaina, Ceviche, and Cuy are dished that you would find if you traveled to this South American Country.
What is Peru
February 27th
What is the Dominican Republic
This is the country of origin for Spanish Rock Singer Juanes.
What is Colombia?
A Latina American gay liberation and transgender rights activist significant in the LGBT history of New York City and of the United States as a whole.
Who is Sylvia Rivera?
This South American nations women go through the maximum number of plastic surgeries in the world, per person. and is perhaps one of the world's most looks-conscious country in the world, and more than 30% of its women undergo some form of eating disorder.
What is Argentina
This dish is referred to as the 'burrito' of Honduras.
What are baleadas
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
This is a traditional dance and musical style of Puerto Rico. Its origins are rooted in the island's history of African slavery but today has evolved into a community expression of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. While Bomba can be used as the generic name for a number of rhythms, its truly about a creative, interactive relationship between dancers, percussionists and singers.
What is Bomba?