Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is meant to celebrate the contributions of a certain group of people to the United States. Which of these would NOT be included in that category?

• People from Spain

• People from Central/South America

• People from the Caribbean

• People from Canada

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated?

• May 5 - June 5

• September 15 - October 15

• November 1 - December 1

• January 1 - February 1

Why is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated when it is?

• To commemorate the start of the Chicano rights movement

• To celebrate the birthday of Christopher Columbus

• To correspond with the independence days of many Latin American nations

• Because all of the other months were already taken

When was the first time Hispanic Heritage Week (now Hispanic Heritage Month) was celebrated in the U.S.?

• 1968

• 1988

• 1998

• 1908

In 1968, Congress authorized then-president Lyndon B. Johnson to declare National Hispanic Heritage Week for the week.

• true

• false

Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries.

• Honduras and El Salvador

• Nicaragua and Costa Rica

• Guatemala

• Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

• The traditions of Spain

• The people and culinary culture of Mexico

• The first Caribbean immigrants

• The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots

President Ronald Reagan extended it to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. 

• True

• False

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday people celebrate in Mexico it is their Independence Day.

• true

• false

From which country did Latin American countries declare their independence?

• Italy

• Spain

• France

• United States