Famous Figures
This Colombian singer is known for hits like "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka."
Who is Shakira?
The 2nd most spoken language in the US.
What is Spanish?
This is the largest Latin American country. Once a colony of Portugal, its official language is Portuguese.
What is Brazil?
This artist, known for her self-portraits, is one of Mexico's most celebrated painters.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
A celebration of a girl's 15th birthday that is a rite of passage into womanhood in Latin American cultures.
What Is a Quinceañera?
A well-preserved Mayan city in Mexico that's famous for its Pyramid of Kukulcan. Also, known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
What is Chichen Itza?
This Cuban-American singer is known as the "Queen of Salsa." Also, featured in the 2024 American Women Quarters Program coin.
Who is Celia Cruz?
Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on this day by both Mexicans and Mexican Americans.
What is September 16th?
This is the largest country in Central America by land area.
What is Nicaragua?
Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music", an American singer.
Who Selena Quintanilla Pérez?
Is a bingo-like game where cards with images are called in front of the audience.
What is Lotería? (Spanish word meaning "lottery")
is the longest mountain range in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles from Colombia to Chile. It is also home to ancient civilizations like the Incas and the remarkable architecture of Machu Picchu.
What are the Andes?
a Mexican engineer, invented the first color television transmission system in 1940, changing the way the world experiences media.
Who is Guillermo González Camarena?
For a year's good luck, many eat twelve of this small fruit at midnight on New Year's Eve.
What are grapes?
The most populated country in Central America, with a population of over 18 million people as of 2022.
What is Guatemala?