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Hispanic Heritage Trivia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This flag represents which country or territory?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

2.

An individual born in Puerto Rico is a citizen of what country?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

United States

d)

Spain

3.

Laurie Hernandez won a gold medal and a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics playing which sport?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

Track & Field

c)

Swimming

d)

Volleyball

4.

What day does Hispanic Heritage Month begin?

a)

August 15

b)

September 15

c)

May 5

d)

February 1

5.

This artist is known as the Queen of Tejano?

a)

Shakria

b)

Jennifer Lopez

c)

Selena Gomez

d)

Selena Quintanilla

6.

When is Mexico’s Independence Day?

a)

September 15

b)

September 16

c)

September 18

d)

May 5

7.

Term referring to being from or having a connection to a Spanish speaking country like El Salvador, Colombia, or Spain

a)

Latino, Latina, Latinx

b)

Hispanic

8.

Term referring to being from or having a connection to Latin America, such as Argentina, Brazil, Panama

a)

Latino, Latina, Latinx

b)

Hispanic

9.

Spanish is ranked as the ______ most spoken language in the U.S.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

10.

The first Hispanic artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

a)

Enrique Iglesias

b)

Ricky Martin

c)

Julio Iglesias

d)

Carlos Santana

11.

This painter is known as the master of the self-portrait and is considered a feminist icon

a)

Christina Kahlo

b)

María Izquierdo

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Celia Calderón

12.

Activist for Latino American Civil Rights and an American labor leader

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Roberto Clemente

c)

Mario J. Molina

d)

Gloria Steinem

13.

This sugar skull face covering is proper attire for what Mexican holiday?

a)

Día de los Muertos

b)

Cinco de Mayo

c)

Día de la Revolución

d)

Día de la Constitución

14.

Which country or territory does this flag represent?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Portugal

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

15.

Which country or territory does this flag represent?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Ecuador

c)

Brazil

d)

Spain

16.

_____________ became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Gloria Estefan

17.

_____________ was the first Latina to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Westside Story.

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Demi Lavato

c)

Gloria Estefan

d)

Frida Kahlo

18.

__________________ had been nominated for multiple Academy Awards before becoming the first Mexican director to win an Oscar for his 2013 drama, Gravity. His other work includes A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and science fiction thrillers like Children of Men

a)

Lin Manuel Miranda

b)

Alfonso Cuarón

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Roberto Clemente

19.

__________________ was one of the most beloved baseball players in the history of the sport thanks to his strong batting average and philanthropic efforts off the field. The Puerto Rican right fielder became the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame after his untimely death in 1972.

a)

Lin Manuel Miranda

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Roberto Clemente

d)

Alfonsa Cuarón

20.

_______________ penned her way to fame with books like How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. She is considered one of the most significant and successful Latina-American writers of her generation and is credited with paving the way for contemporaries like Junot Diaz.

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Julia Alvarez

21.

_______________ became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the nine-day STS-56 mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She would go on to venture to space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours in orbit before returning to Earth to make history again, this time as the Johnson Space Center’s first Hispanic director and only its second female director.

a)

Gloria Estefan

b)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

c)

Julia Alvarez

d)

Rita Moreno

22.

____________________ lyrical talent, love of traditional Broadway tunes, and fondness for hip hop helped catapult his musical to new heights and earned him a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and multiple Tony Awards.

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Roberto Clemente

c)

Lin Manuel Miranda

d)

Alfonso Cuaron

23.

______________________ became the third U.S.-born Latina athlete to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. The New Jersey native wowed fans with her energetic routines and powerhouse tumbling, helping the U.S. to take home the gold in the women’s gymnastics team competition.

a)

Laurie Hernandez

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Julia Alvarez

24.

_______________ was regarded as a feminist icon for her creativity and political activism. She was the first Mexican artist to be featured in the Louvre and Mexico has declared her works national cultural heritage, prohibiting their export from the country.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Frida Kahlo

25.

Born to a family of migrant workers in Arizona, ___________________ made it his life’s goal to improve working conditions of farm workers through nonviolent protests and the National Farm Workers Association. He led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. He also brought national awareness to the dangers of pesticides to workers' health.

a)

Lin Manuel Miranda

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Roberto Clemente

d)

Alfonso Cuarón

26.

___________________ was an inventor and experimental physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for discovering subatomic particles through what physics calls “resonance states” and for developing a device and a method to make the discoveries possible. His work changed the way physicists viewed matter and helped America develop its nuclear technology.

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Lin Manuel Miranda

c)

Dr. Luis Walter Alvarez

d)

Roberto Clemente

27.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

December 15th -January 15th

b)

September 15th - October 15th

c)

Everyday is Hispanic Heritage Month

d)

September 16th- October 16th

28.

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

The people and culinary culture of Mexico.

b)

The histories, cultures, traditions, and contribution of people with Hispanic-American roots.

c)

The first Caribbean immigrants.

d)

The traditions of Spain.

29.

Why is September 15th so significant?

a)

It is the anniversary of of independence for all Latin American countries.

b)

It is a special day in Spain.

c)

It is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18,

d)

It is Mexico's independence day.

30.

Approximately, how many Hispanics are living in the US today?

a)

25.5 million

b)

5 million

c)

60.6 million

d)

100,000

31.

ALL Hispanics look the same.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Hispanics are mixed with:

a)

European and Native Indigenous ancestry.

b)

European, African, Asian, and Native Indigenous ancestry.

c)

African and European ancestry.

d)

Asian and African ancestry.

33.

The 3 major ancient civilizations from North, Central and South America are:

a)

Mayan, Aztec, Spartans

b)

Incan, Mayan, and Aztec

c)

Roman, Aztec, and, Persian

34.

How many countries worldwide have Spanish as their official language?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

21

35.

How many Hispanics live in Florida?

a)

2 million.

b)

2.5 million

c)

5 million

d)

5.6 million