Miscellaneous Trivia
The Arts
Famous Hispanic/Latinx People
Miscellaneous
Food and Drink
100

There are places mostly in the Bronx and in East Harlem named after this baseball player.

Roberto Clemente

100

Author of The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

100

Who was the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor

100

Which country popularized the music style ‘reggaeton’?

Puerto Rico

100

Mate is the national drink of which Latin American country?

Argentina

200

What was Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway debut?

In the Heights

200

Frida Kahlo was a prominent artist of the 20th century. What type of art was she known for?

Self Portraits

200

Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez were labor activists who co-founded a workers association for which group?

agriculturalists

200

Which is the Spanish-speaking country with the largest population?

Mexico

200

A delicious drink made with ice, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and water. 

horchata

300

16 year old Hezly Rivera, the newest and youngest member of this year’s U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team is ____________________.

Dominican

300

First Latina to win an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Liza Colon Zayas

300

__________ was a songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. Famous song Oye Como Va

Tito Puente

300

Which US state has the largest Spanish-speaking population?

California

300

ripe sweet plantains

maduros

400

_________________ is  one of the researchers who discovered the horrifying effects of CFCs on our planet's protective ozone layer. His research led to world-wide change.

Mario Jose Molina

400

Known for her elegant haute couture, this Venezuelan-American designer has clothing that has been worn by several US first ladies, including Michelle Obama.

Carolina Herrera

400

 At age eight, she played an instrumental role in the Mendez v. Westminster case, the landmark desegregation case of 1946

Sylvia Mendez

400

Who was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a key role in the South American wars of independence against Spanish rule?

Simon Bolivar

400

The sauce made of tomato paste, olive oil, onions, garlic, herbs, and peppers

Sofrito

500

 The ruins of ancient Machu Picchu are remnants of what civilization?

The Inca

500

________________________was a Puerto Rican poet, and a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers.

Julia de Burgos

500


Po'Pay led a joint force of Pueblo, Apache, and mixed Indigenous-Spanish communities. They chased Spanish colonists out of New Mexico. Colonial forces did not return for 12 years. 

500

The name of the first African Spanish speaking enslaved person.

Estavanico

500

Word that means sauce in Nahuatl, commonly used in Mexican dishes

mole