Hispanic Heritage Month

Pastry shells filled with a variety of ingredients or sweet fillings. In Argentina, this delicacy is made with flour-based dough and filled with meats mixed with multiple vegetables.

• Empanadas

• Gallon Pinto

• Tacos

• Flan

Long, sweet fried-dough pastries that are normally served with chocolate or dulce de lèche. Enjoyed throughout Hispanic and Portuguese-speaking countries.

• Bunuelos

• Arroz con Lèche

• Churros

• Empanadas

How many U.S. veterans in the United States are of Hispanic origin?

• 1.1 million

• 2.3 million

• 100,000

• 500,000

Where was Robert Clemente (Hispanic American baseball player) born?

• Mérida, Mexico

• Cancún, Mexico

• San Juan, Argentina

• Carolina, Puerto Rico

Who was the first Cuban-American senator and one of two Hispanics in the Senate?

• Gary Soto

• Sammy Davis Jr.

• Mel Martinez

• Navet Lope

Hispanic Americans are the nation’s second-fastest-growing racial or ethnic group after Asian Americans. In 2019, how much did their population increase by?

• 60.6 million

• 50.7 million

• 40.3 million

• 30.4 million

Who was the first Latino astronaut to go to space?

• Dolores Huerta

• Chang Diaz

• Danny Trejo

• Ted Cruz

Which Venezuelan singer sang one of her most popular songs “All I Want for Christmas”?

• Mariah Carey

• Olivia Rodrigo

• Ariana Grande

What Civil Rights Era Congressman from California introduced Hispanic Heritage Month?

• Marco Rubio

• Ted Cruz

• George E. Brown

• Rosalia

This was the first Broadway show that depicted Hispanic culture directed by René Marqués that dramatizes the conflicts between Puerto Rican belonging and displacement on the mainland.

• The Oxcarts

• Comte de monte Cristo

• Hamilton

• Phantom of the Opera