Dates
Multiple Choice
Famous Hispanic People
Music
Trivia / Geography
100
The date Hispanic Heritage Month begins
September 15th
It begins in the middle of the month because the national Independence day of several Latin American countries, specifically Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
100
What country did most Latin American countries declare their independence from?
A. Spain
B. France
C. England
D. Germany
A. Spain
100
Who is this basketball player?
Carmello Anthony
100
Can you show us how to dance the salsa?
How to Salsa: The Basic Salsa Step (Ballroom Dance Moves Tutorial) | MihranTV - Bing video
100
Double Jeopardy
In what country does the amazon river flow through?
Or
What Spanish speaking island is a territory of the United States?
The Amazon River
Peru and Brazil
largest river in the world
The Amazon and its tributaries flow through the countries of Peru Bolivia Venezuela Colombia Ecuador and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
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Puerto Rico
200
The date Hispanic Heritage Month ends
October 15th
200
How many people in the United States are of Hispanic descent?
A. 10 million
B. 35 million
C. 62 million
D. 120 million
D. 85 million
C. 62 million
200
What sport is Hall of Fame athlete Roberto Clemente famous for?
Baseball
200
Name this celebrity
Jennifer Lopez
200
Double Jeopardy
What is the world's longest mountain range?
Or
What is the largest rainforest in the world, which is located in South America?
The Andes Mountains
Amazon Rain forest
300
Which President created Hispanic Heritage Month?
Ronald Reagan
300
What percent of the United States Population is Hispanic/Latino?
A. 15%
B. 19%
C. 21%
D. 24%
B. 19%
300
The first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
She is the first woman of color, first Hispanic, and first Latina member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
300
Name this Celebrity
Mexican-American singer, songwriter and fashion designer; Queen of Tejano Music, killed at the age of 23.
Selena Quintanilla
300
Double Jeopardy
What 3 Spanish speaking countries are in the Caribbean?
Or
What Spanish speaking island is a territory of the United States?
Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
400
When is Mexico's Independence Day?
September 16th
400
How many Spanish speaking countries are there?
A. 12
B. 17
C. 21
D. 29
21
400
Who is the first Latina astronaut?
Ellen Ochoa
400
Mr. Worldwide
Pitbull
400
Name two of the three ancient civilizations in Latin America.
Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans
500
The year Hispanic Heritage month began?
A. 1888
B. 1968
C. 1988
D. 2008
C. 1988
500
Name the location that the flag represents
A. Columbia
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Equador
B. Brazil
500
She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019
Alexandria cortez-ocasio
500
Influenced by Latin American music, Caribbean music, and American hip hop, it's a music style that originated in Puerto Rico during the mid-1990s.
What is Reggaeton.
500
Difference between Hispanic and Latinx
Latino is from Latin America and Hispanic is from a country that speaks Spanish
Hispanic is language-based, referencing descendants from Spanish-speaking countries, and Latinx is geography-based, referencing descendants from Latin American countries.