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This Colombian reggaetón star was born José Álvaro Osorio Balvín and built a global career under a shorter stage name.
Who is J Balvin?
This language-learning app was co-founded by Guatemalan computer scientist Luis von Ahn.
What is Duolingo?
This holiday is often mistaken for Mexican Independence Day but actually commemorates Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
This Central American country has a capital city that shares the country’s name.
What is Panama?
Celebrated annually from September 15 through October 15, this observance recognizes the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Mexican American director Robert Rodriguez created this family spy franchise starring Antonio Banderas and Danny Trejo.
What is Spy Kids?
Colombian geoscientist Adriana Ocampo helped identify the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the extinction of these prehistoric animals.
What are dinosaurs?
First domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America, this crop became one of the world’s most important food sources.
What is the potato?
Lima is the capital of this South American nation known for Machu Picchu.
What is Peru?
This Goldman Sachs employee network brings colleagues together to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx culture while supporting inclusion and professional development.
What is the Hispanic/Latinx Network, or HLN?
Before becoming one of the world's most-streamed artists, this Puerto Rican performer released his debut album X 100PRE in 2018.
Who is Bad Bunny?
In 1993, this astronaut became the first Hispanic woman to travel to space.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
his global music icon performed at three different FIFA World Cup events, earning the nickname “Queen of the World Cup.”
Who is Shakira?
Buenos Aires is the capital of this South American nation known for tango and Lionel Messi.
What is Argentina?
Goldman Sachs opened its first Latin American office in this capital city in 1994.
What is Mexico City?
This actor of Guatemalan and Cuban heritage voices Miguel O'Hara, also known as Spider-Man 2099, in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Who is Oscar Isaac?
Mexican engineer Guillermo González Camarena patented an early system that helped bring television to homes in this format rather than black and white.
What is color television?
These Indigenous people are credited with major achievements in mathematics, astronomy, chocolate processing, and the construction of Chichén Itzá.
Who are the Maya?
Quito is the capital of this country named after the Equator.
What is Ecuador?
Goldman Sachs established its first South American representative office in this Brazilian financial center in 1995.
What is São Paulo?
This Colombian singer became the first Latina artist to headline Lollapalooza Chicago in 2023.
Who is Karol G?
This Mexican-born scientist shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research showing how CFCs damage Earth’s ozone layer.
Who is Mario Molina?
Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to achieve this Major League Baseball career milestone.
What are 3,000 hits?
La Paz is the administrative capital of this landlocked nation home to Salar de Uyuni.
What is Bolivia?
Before Hispanic Heritage Month became a month-long observance, it began as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 under this U.S. president.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?