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Hispanic Heritage Trivia - Round 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lyndon B. Johnson declared National Heritage Week (the predecessor of National Heritage Month) for the first time in what year?

a)

1988

b)

1968

c)

1990

d)

1978

2.

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

The traditions of Spain

b)

The people and culinary culture of Mexico

c)

The first Caribbean immigrants

d)

The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots

3.

How large is the self-defined Hispanic population in the United States?

a)

132 million, plus 3.7 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States

b)

50.5 million, plus 3.7 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States

c)

1.3 million, plus 3.7 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States

d)

52 million plus 3.7 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States

4.

Which three states have the largest Hispanic population?

a)

Texas

b)

Arizona

c)

Florida

d)

California

e)

New Mexico

5.

How many Hispanic young men and women serve in the US Army?

a)

1.8 million

b)

1.2 million

c)

4.7 million

d)

2.3 million

6.

2000 marked the first year that Hispanic surnames made the list of the 15 most common surnames in that year's census. Which was the most common?

a)

Rodríguez

b)

Martínez

c)

Hernández

d)

García

7.

A significant portion of the western US used to be part of which country?

a)

Britain

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

d)

Bortugal

8.

Which city was the first settlement in what is now the United States?

a)

Plymouth, Mass

b)

San Antonio, Texas

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

Saint Augustine, Florida

9.

Before it was the site of a key battle in the Texas Revolution, the Alamo was what?

a)

a movie set

b)

a Spanish orphanage

c)

a post office

d)

a Spanish chapel

10.

What is the body of water serving as the international border between Texas and Mexico

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

La Luna Bay

c)

The Rio Grande

d)

The Nueces River