Food
Plantains are commonly used in cuisines throughout Latin America and this region of islands
What is the Carribean
Plantains are a core food in Caribbean cooking, but they did not originate there. They are native to Southeast Asia.
The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera
What is a Telenovela
Unlike traditional American daytime soap operas that run for decades, telenovelas have a set conclusion, usually wrapping up within a single season or less than a year
This massive South American nation is frequently a trick question; it is part of Latin America, but excluded from Hispanic Heritage Month because its official language
What is Brazil
Brazilians are not considered Hispanic because the term "Hispanic" specifically refers to people from Spanish-speaking countries or those with cultural ties to Spain
Started the United Farm Workers of America union with Dolores Huerta
Who is Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a pioneering American labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to secure historic civil rights for migrant agricultural laborers
What shape is the blue section that contains the white star in the top-left corner of Chile's flag?
What is a square
The blue section of Chile's flag is a square because it was originally designed using the mathematical Golden Ratio
Traditional Mexican tripe soup is famously known as a weekend morning comfort food and a legendary hangover cure
What is Menudo
This versatile, multi-purpose cleaning product with a distinct lavender scent is a staple for mopping floors in almost every Latino home
What is Fabuloso
The brand deliberately engineered the product to solve a specific complaint in the 1980s Latin American market, which sparked a multi-generational obsession
This is the state in the U.S. with the largest percentage of Hispanic population
New Mexico
New Mexico has the highest share, where nearly 48% to 49% of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino
What famous hispanic baseball player died in a plane crash off the coast of Puerto Rico.
What is Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente was a famous Pittsburg Pirate baseball player who passed due to a plane crash on the way to PR. He was on the Humanitarian Mission to deliver supplies and food to the victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972.
Which two Hispanic countries have a sun in their flags?
What are Uruguay and Argentina
Argentina and Uruguay feature a sun on their flags to represent the Sun of May (Sol de Mayo), which symbolizes independence from Spain and honors the May Revolution of 1810
What is the traditional food of Peru?
What is Ceviche
Fun Fact: ceviche originated in Peru!
What is alfombra
Baseball and dominos are this country's national sports
What is Cuba
Students and sailors brought baseball from the United States to Cuba in the 1860s. In 1869, Spain banned the sport during the war, making baseball a symbol of freedom for the Cubans.
Named for a grand monument in her home country, this singer's Pies Descalzos Foundation builds schools for displaced children in Colombia
Who is Shakira
Following the massive success of her breakthrough album Pies Descalzos, she decided to channel her platform into addressing a major crisis in Colombia: the systemic lack of quality education and the severe displacement of families caused by the country's internal conflicts
The color green in the Mexican Flag represents this
What is independence from Spain?
Fun Fact: The meaning shifted to hope later in the 19th century under President Benito Juárez, who secularized the country and altered the definitions of the colors to reduce the religious ties.
In this Central American Country, salads aren't just greens and vegetables, but also fruit juice with pieces of chopped up fruit
What is El Salvador
Fresco de Ensalada is a famous fruit juice featuring finely chopped fruits like pineapple, mango, apple, papaya, and traditional cashew fruit
muñeca
The word traces back to an old term for a physical road milestone, landmark, or small hill (muno)
Where is the dance Cumbia originally from?
the Caribbean coast of Colombia
Cumbia comes from African, Indigenous, and Spanish influence
This former migrant farmworker spent years applying to NASA before finally flying to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2009.
Who is Jose Hernandez
Fun Fact: José Hernández was rejected by NASA 11 times before being accepted on his 12th application.
What country's flag heavily inspired the layout of Costa Rica's flag
What is France
Patricia Fernandez, the presidents wife, used the colors of the French Tricolor to represent the ideals of the French Revolution
This Hispanic food chain was founded in 1936, in Manhattan, NY by Jose Antonio Ortega Bonetin. With $1.5 billion in annual sales, it is the fastest growing food producer in the United States
What is Goya Foods Inc.
1936 in New York City by Spanish immigrants Prudencio Unanue Ortiz and Carolina Casal de Valdez.
Stapler in spanish
This South American country is one of the world's 17 most megadiverse and is named after Christopher Columbus
What is Colombia
It remains the only country in South America named after the explorer
This person who invented the first colored television in 1940, is from what country.
What is Mexico
Guillermo González Camarena was a mexican electrical engineer who at 23 patented the chromoscopic adapter for television equipment
What countries made up Gran Colombia before the split in 1831
Hint: There are 4
What are Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Due to Political fights and disagreements split the country into separate independent nations in 1831.