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100

This flag has a green, white, and red stripe with an eagle in the middle. The eagle is holding a snake in its beak. 

What is Mexico

100

This cake is made from three types of milk - evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. 

(Coca de San Juan, Tres Leches, or Bunuelos)

What is Tres Leches

100

What was Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway debut musical? 

(In the Heights, Hamilton, or West Side Story)

What is In the Heights

100

In 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the US ____________, making judicial decisions for the United States. 

What is Supreme Court

200

This country has a blue and white striped flag with 5 blue stars in the middle. 

What is Honduras

200

Often served with hot chocolate or coffee, name this fried dough dessert popular in Spain and Portugal.

(churro, saltena, or taco)

What is a churro

200

As of 2019, over 60 million people in the US have Hispanic heritage! That makes up almost _____% of the population!

(5%, 20%, 40%)

What is 20%

200

Joseph Decastro was the first Hispanic American to receive the US Medal of Honor for his valor during the Battle of Gettysburg in the US _________ in 1863. 

What is Civil War

300

This flag has 3 horizontal stripes. The top stripe is yellow and is thicker than the bottom two. The middle stripe is blue, and the bottom stripe is red. 

What is Colombia

300

Often filled with meat and cheese, this hand held baked or fried pastry is popular in Latin America. 

(casadiella, carolina, or empanada)

What is an empanada

300

Which US state has the largest Spanish speaking population? 

(Texas, New York, or California)

California

300

Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina _______ when she sailed through the stars on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993. 

What is astronaut

400

Name the only Hispanic country that has stars of two different colors on the flag. (Hint: there is one red and one blue star). 

What is Panama

400

Name this dish made from long, sliced fried plantains and popular in Venezuela and the Caribbean. 

(Sopaipillas, tostones, or barbacoa)

What is Tostones

400

What team did baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente play for? 

(Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, or Texas Rangers)

What is Pittsburgh Pirates

400

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta advocated for the fair treatment of farm workers and organized the United Farm Workers _______ (an organization to protect workers) in the 1960s. 

What is Union (or labor union)

500

Among the flags of Hispanic countries around the world, it is more common to have ________ stripes. (horizontal or vertical)

What is horizontal

500

Famous in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, name this traditional Central American meal made of rice and beans. 

(poblanos, carnitas, gallo pinto)

What is Gallo Pinto

500

Which country do the Galapagos Islands belong to? 

(Belize, Nicaragua, or Ecuador) 

What is Ecuador

500

Jose Hernandez was the first Hispanic American member of the United States legislative branch, known as __________. He represented the territory of Florida way back in 1821!

What is Congress