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el Mes de la Herencia Hispana - 2020

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in the USA?

a)

October 15 - November 15

b)

September 15 - October 15

c)

October 1 - October 31

d)

September 1 - September 30

2.

Who/what is celebrated during Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

Contributions by and the influence of Hispanic Americans in the history, culture and achievements in the USA.

b)

Día de los Muertos

c)

A celebration of the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.

d)

The invention of salsa dancing.

3.

Who is Sonia Sotomayor?

a)

A Yale Law School graduate.

b)

A native of New York who is Puerto Rican.

c)

The first Hispanic US Supreme Court Justice.

d)

All of the Above

4.

Definition: relating to, characteristic of, or derived from Spain or Spanish speaking countries

a)

Hispanic

b)

Chicanx

c)

Spanish

5.

Which country is NOT a part of Latin America?

a)

Perú

b)

Honduras

c)

España

d)

México

6.

Hispanic Heritage Week was started in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson. Which President made it a law to expand the celebration to a month in 1988?

a)

President Ronald Reagan

b)

President Bill Clinton

c)

President Barack Obama

d)

President George W. Bush

7.

Who is this famous Hall of Fame baseball player, philanthropist and humanitarian?

a)

Pedro Martinez

b)

José Peña

c)

Alex Rodriguez

d)

Roberto Clemente

8.

Why is a "X" used in words like Latinx?

a)

Adding an "x" makes the word feminine.

b)

Adding an "x" makes the word masculine

c)

Adding an "x" makes the word gender neutral.