Famous Latinos
Holidays and Celebrations
Geography and Culture
General Knowledge
Fun Facts
100
This bachata group, was the first group to use the electric guitar to create a new bachata rhythm and sound.
Who is Aventura?
100
This time span celebrates the people and cultures of Latin American countries in the United States
Latino Heritage Month
100
People born in Puerto Rico are citizens of this country.
What is the United States?
100
The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera.
What is a Telenovela?
100
This is a famous Hispanic rapper who has been featured in songs with Usher, JLo, and Enrique Iglesias.
Who is Pitbull?
200
This Latina grew up in the Bronx, and started off as a Fly Girl, caught her big break playing Selena, and has a Vegas residency where she sings and dances.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
200
This traditional six pointed paper mache star is swung at almost every Latino celebration and is filled with candy and small toys.
What is a pinata?
200
More than 90% of the Spanish-speaking world is this religion.
What is Roman Catholic?
200
The color blue in the Dominican flag represents this.
What is Liberty?
200
For a year's good luck, many Latinos eat twelve of this small fruit at midnight on New Year's Eve
What are Grapes?
300
The first Latina Associate Judge chosen to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
300
Dominican Republic Independence Day is celebrated on this day by both Dominicans and Dominican Americans.
What is February 27th?
300
The number represented of Hispanic veterans in the U.S. armed forces.
What is 1.1 million?
300
This is the name of the world's largest river and world's largest rainforest and is located in South America
What is the Amazon?
300
In Columbia, a guagua is an animal, but in Cuba and Puerto Rico, a guagua is what form of transportation?
What is a bus?
400
This person was a formally undocumented immigrant who became the first Dominican congressman representing New York in the House of Representatives.
Who is Adriano Espaillat?
400
In December, many Latino families celebrate this night.
What is Noche Buena?
400
With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks this place in world languages spoken as the first language.
What is 2nd?
400
Brazil is the only non-Spanish-speaking country in South America--what do they speak?
What is a Portuguese?
400
This person was the first Latino elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
500
This President started the process for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in 1968.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
500
The reason Latino Heritage month takes place from September 15-October 15 is that so many Latin American countries celebrate this during that time.
What is independent from Spain?
500
These are the three states in the U.S. with the most Hispanic owned businesses.
What are Texas, California, and Florida?
500
This Central American country is so peace-loving that they actually have no armed forces
What is Costa Rica?
500
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was born and raised in this borough.
What is the Bronx?