Latin American Sports
This beloved professional Argentinian footballer plays both as a forward for and captains for both Inter Miami CF and the Argentina national team. He is represented with a #10.
Who is Lionel (Andres) Messi?
Antigua, The Bahamas, and Cuba are all part of this Latin American region.
What is the Caribbean?
This artist made headlines in 2023 after finding out her ex-husband cheated on her by looking at some jam.
Who is Shakira?
This group of people flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521.
Who are the Aztecs?
This famous Mexican artist is known for her iconic unibrow and her appearance in the Disney film Coco.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
The Dominican Republic was introduced to this American sport by Cuban immigrants in the late-19th century.
What is baseball?
From Venezuela in the north, this range of mountains passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
What is The Andes?
This song, recorded by Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro for his second studio album, Vice Versa (2021), was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards. It's accompanying music video depicts Alejandro dancing and roller skating in a roller rink.
What is Todo De Ti?
After the Spanish American wars of independence (1808-1833), this Venezuelan leader had a country named after him.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
One of the main forces behind modern art, this Spanish artist is considered one of the most iconic of the 20th century developing Cubism.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This country hosted the two World Cups- one in 1950 and the other more recently in 2014. It also placed 4th in the 2014 World Cup.
What is Brazil?
The waterway known as the Panama Canal, connects these two oceans together.
What is the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean?
This Puerto Rican artist was Billboard's 2023 Latin Rookie of the Year. She also collaborated with Karol G.
Who is Young Miko?
This was the year that had the most wars of independence from the Spanish Empire: Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela all left after declaring this year.
When is 1810?
This Spanish artist from the late 18th and early 19th century created famous works such as La maja desnuda, Witches' Sabbath, and Saturn Devouring His Son.
Who is Francisco Goya?
This Mexican professional boxer, Santos Saul Alvarez Barragan (also known as Canelo Alvarez) was born in this city known for their "tortas ahogadas."
Where is Guadalajara?
This Chilean desert now has a giant hand sitting east from the city of Antofagasta, reaching to the heavens.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 charts, making it the highest charting and fast selling regional Mexican album in Billboard history.
What is Genisis (Peso Pluma)?
Born in Mexico in 1648, this writer, poet, and philosopher advocated for women's rights.
Who is Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz?
This 20th century Colombian artist (sculptor and painter) is characterized by his exaggerated style of round shapes and figures, known as "Boterismo".
Who is Fernando Botero?
This sport landed Cuba with a total of 78 Olympic medals- 41 Gold, 19 Silver, and 18 Bronze.
What is Boxing?
Venezuela hosts this tall, uninterrupted waterfall. It was named after an angelic pilot accidentally discovered the falls.
What is the Angel Falls (Salto Angel)?
This musical band formed in The Bronx starting as Los Tinellers in 1993 before being re-invented as an urban bachata group. They have been widely dubbed the Kings of Modern Bachata, or K.O.B. for short.
Who is Aventura?
The Incas never developed a written language. Instead, they used this 'twisted' system to keep their records.
What are knotted strings (Quipu)?
This famous 20th century Mexican artist was known for two things: his murals and his long name (___ Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la ____ y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez).
Who is Diego Rivera?