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Hispanic Heritage

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Hispanic heritage first celebrated in the U.S.?

a)

1962

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1965

2.

In what year did President Ronald Reagan expand the Hispanic heritage into a 30-day period?

a)

1972

b)

1987

c)

1988

d)

1978

3.

When is National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in the U.S.?

a)

September 15-October 15

b)

January 15-February 15

c)

April 15-May 15

d)

August 15-September 15

4.

How many countries have Spanish as their official or national language?

a)

23

b)

22

c)

20

d)

21

5.

Which five Latin American countries celebrate their independence day on September 15?

a)

Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru

b)

Bolivia, Chile, French Guiana, Paraguay, Brazil

c)

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

d)

Argentina, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Uruguay

6.

Which Latin American country celebrate its independence day on September 16?

a)

Mexico

b)

Uruguay

c)

Chile

d)

Cuba

7.

What other term is often used interchangeably with the term Hispanic?

a)

Latina

b)

Latino

c)

Spanish

d)

nino or nina

8.

What are the two most common Hispanic surnames in the U.S.?

a)

Cruz and Bermudez

b)

Martinez and Valasquez

c)

De La Rosa and Velez

d)

Garcia and Rodriguez

9.

Which three states account for more than half of the U.S. Hispanic population?

a)

New Mexico, Idaho, Illonois

b)

North Carolina, New York, Maine

c)

Texas, California, Florida

d)

Utah, Washington, Pennsylvania

10.

Which Hispanic tradition celebrates a girl's fifteenth birthday and their transition from childhood into womanhood?

a)

quinceanera

b)

quinceañera

c)

quinceánera

d)

quincéanera

11.

What is the name of the Mexican Christmas tradition commemorating Joseph and Mary's search for lodging in Bethlehem?

a)

Los Posados

b)

Las Posados

c)

Los Posadas

d)

Las Posadas

12.

Which Mexican holiday commemorates the Mexican army's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862?

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

Cinco De Mayo

c)

Cinco de Maya

d)

Cinca de Mayo

13.

Which Cuban American singer is known as the "Queen of Salsa"?

a)

Delores Huerta

b)

Celia Cruz

c)

Jaime Escalante

d)

Sonia Sotomayor

14.

Who along with Dolores Huerta founded the United Farm Workers of America?

a)

Jaime Escalante

b)

Ellen Ochoa

c)

César Chávez

d)

Oscar de la Hova

15.

Who was the Bolivian educator whose story of helping others was retold in the movie “Stand and Deliver”?

a)

Jaime Escalante

b)

Ella Rodriguez

c)

Laurie Hernandez

d)

Sabastion Martinez

16.

Who was the first Latin American baseball player voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

a)

Myah Garcia

b)

Alessa Rodriguez

c)

Bethania Cruz

d)

Roberto Clemente

17.

Who is the first Hispanic American woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Ellen Ochoa

c)

Isabella Fonte

d)

Laurie Hernandez

18.

Who was the first Hispanic American woman to go into space?

a)

Oscar de la Hova

b)

Isabella Fonte

c)

Ellen Ochoa

d)

Bethania Cruz

19.

Which American boxer of Mexican descent was a U.S. Olympic gold medalist at the Barcelona games in 1992?

a)

Victor Ortiz

b)

Branson Martinez

c)

Oscar de la Hoya

d)

Marcos Maidana

20.

Which American gymnast of Puerto Rican descent is the first athlete born in the 21st century to win an Olympic gold medalist?

a)

Tracee Talavera

b)

Annia Hatch

c)

Laurie Hernandez

d)

Kyla Ross

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