Famous Hispanic Americans
Latin American Countries & Capitals
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Hispanic Foods
History & Heritage Month Facts
100
This Supreme Court Justice is the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
100
The capital of Mexico is this bustling city
What is Mexico City?
100
This Broadway musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells the story of an American founding father
What is Hamilton?
100
This Mexican dish consists of a folded tortilla filled with cheese and other toppings.
What is a quesadilla?
100
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to this date
What is October 15?
200
This Puerto Rican-American singer is known for hits like "Livin’ La Vida Loca."/2009/12/GettyImages-168378637.jpg)
Who is Ricky Martin?
200
Buenos Aires is the capital of this South American country.
What is Argentina?
200
This Pixar movie centers around Día de los Muertos and a boy named Miguel
What is Coco?
200
Plantains are a staple in many Hispanic cuisines and are often served fried as this dish.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/AR-16768-Puerto-Rican-Tostones-Fried-Plantains-4x3-b8206ed358c14227ac8b98af7484e7e1.jpg)
What are tostones?
200
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15 because five Latin American countries celebrate this on that day
What is Independence Day?
300
This Mexican-American labor leader co-founded the United Farm Workers.
Who is César Chávez?
300
This Caribbean country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti
What is the Dominican Republic?
300
This famous Mexican painter was known for her self-portraits and unibrow.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
300
This cold Spanish soup is made from blended tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers
What is gazpacho?
300
National Hispanic Heritage Month was first established in this decade
What is the 1960s?
400
This Colombian singer is known for her hits "Hips Don’t Lie" and "Waka Waka."
Who is Shakira?
400
Bogotá is the capital of this coffee-producing country
What is Colombia?
400
This artist painted “Man at the Crossroads” and was married to Frida Kahlo.
Who is Diego Rivera?
400
This popular Cuban sandwich includes roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard
What is a Cuban sandwich?
400
President Reagan expanded Hispanic Heritage Week into a month in this year
What is 1988?
500
This Cuban-American singer was called the "Queen of Salsa."
Who is Celia Cruz?
500
The capital of Peru, home of Machu Picchu, is this city. 
What is Lima?
500
This Mexican director won Oscars for The Shape of Water and Pan’s Labyrinth
Who is Guillermo del Toro?
500
This sweet Mexican dessert is a creamy custard topped with caramel. 
What is flan?
500
The term "Hispanic" generally refers to people from countries with this primary language.
What is Spanish?
600
This Afro-Latina actress played Anita in West Side Story (2021) and won an Oscar.
Who is Ariana DeBose?
600
This Central American country has a canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is Panama?
600
This Puerto Rican rapper is known for blending reggaeton with Latin trap
Who is Bad Bunny?
600
This rice dish from Spain includes saffron and seafood
What is paella?
600
Hispanic Heritage Month honors Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, the Caribbean, and this region.
What is Central and South America?
700
This baseball legend from Panama played for the Yankees and is the all-time saves leader.
Who is Mariano Rivera?
700
This landlocked South American country has two capitals. La Paz and Sucre
What is Bolivia?
700
This 20th-century Spanish artist co-founded the Cubist movement
Who is Pablo Picasso?
700
This traditional Salvadoran dish is a thick corn tortilla stuffed with cheese or meat:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Simply-Recipes-Pupusas-LEAD-1-d916697aff0b4a08857fd8e4393756cd.jpg)
What is a pupusa?
700
The first U.S. state to elect a Latina governor was this state in 2010
What is New Mexico?