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What Spanish saint, believed to have invented the rosary, is the Dominican Republic named for?
St. Dominic or Santo Domingo
100
What two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
100
Name the acclaimed accordionist who won his first Grammy in 1986?
Flaco Jimenez
100
What was the name of the first Latino ballplayer inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
Roberto Clemente
100
The founder of the National Farm Worker Association, he helped improve working conditions for migrant farm workers. Who is he?
Cesar Chavez
200
Why was the 2009 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery significant for Latinos?
2 Mexican astronauts Jose Hernandez and John "Danny" Olivas were on board the Space Shuttle Discovery.
200
What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba
200
Who is the Mexican-born animator who provided the voice of Snoopy and Woodstock in the now classic television specials?
Bill Melendez
200
What soccer team won the first soccer World Cup title?
Uruguay
200
As the creator of the Agricultural Workers Association and cofounder of the United Farm Workers, she worked to improve the lives of workers, immigrants and women. Who is she?
Dolores Huerta
300
Name the military leader who commanded U.S. troops in 2003 as they toppled Saddam Hussein.
Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez
300
What is the only English speaking country in Central America that is south of Mexico?
Belize
300
Name the San Antonio born musician who became the first Tejano performer to appear on American Bandstand and what year?
Sunny Ozuna 1963
300
New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez is among a handful of Latino playing professional football today. Name two other current NFL quarterbacks who Sanchez's Mexican-American heritage.
Tony Romo and Jeff Garcia
300
He earned his Ph. D., wrote a half-dozen books, and taught elementary school to university level students. Enraged by the exploitation of Latin American workers by U.S. business interests, he took a position with the National Farm Labor Union. Who is he?
Ernesto Galarza
400
This presidio was founded before Jamestown, by Spanish near the place where Ponce De Leon, the European discoverer of Florida landed in 1513 in search of the Fountain of Youth.
St. Augustine
400
France began work on the canal in 1881 but had to stop due to deaths from disease and engineering problems. The United States took over in 1904 and it was finally opened when?
ten years later 1914
400
Name the Latina who received the highest honors for playing "fea"? What did she win?
America Ferrera An Emmy
400
Name the Latina athlete who became the first woman in history to swim in the Olympics past the age of 40.
Dana Torres 042
400
Founded in 1972, the ______________ is a grassroots organization working to unionize workers to help them secure rights and protections on the job.
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
500
In 1963 and again in 1969, Mexican Americans in Crystal City, organized against Caucasian domination of city hall and the public education system. The results was an electoral victory for Hispanic Texans for the first time since the city's incorporation in 1910. What was this protest called?
Crystal City Revolt
500
The large majority of the religious affiliation in Cuba is 59% ____________.
Christian, mostly Roman Catholic
500
What is the name of the Mexican American lead singer of a 1960's and early 1970's band whose sounds featured melodic, blues based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments not generally heard in rock music? What is the name of his band?
Carlos Santana Santana
500
Name the San Antonio born boxer who became the WBC super feather weight champion in 1994.
Jesse James Leia
500
The president of SEIU (the largest union of building workers in the US), __________________ has grown membership in the organization by 20,000 workers.
Hector Figueroa