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WorksheetsAmazing Hispanic Heritage Contributions
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
It is important to celebrate Hispanic Heritage in school in order
To learn that people of color contribute just as much to American culture and the world
To learn interesting facts about the history of Spanish speaking people in American and around the world
To learn about Hispanic visual arts, musical genres, political heroes and athletes to name a few
To value all citizens in the world
All of the above
Name the first Latina Supreme Judge in the United States:
Beyoncé
Sonia Sotomayor
Dr. Neely-Chandler
Ellen Ochoa
Dara Torres
An interesting fact about Supreme Court judges is
They earn 0ver $250,000 a year
They are never fired and keep their positions until death
The President of the United States picks them to make American's laws
It is one of the highest positions in the world
All of these
A popular Hispanic musical genre heard around the world is:
Jazz
Gospel
Mariachi
Hip-hop
Salsa
Hispanic music involves
Singing and dancing
Holiday and every day performances even on the streets
Musical instruments and lots of drumming
The entire community who participates
Every one of the above!
Hispanic people are diverse which means they are people from many cultural backgrounds including
European and African
European, White and Asian
Middle Eastern, Asian and Latino
Black/African, White/European and Native American
Native American, South American and African
Like Martin Luther King, Jr., this Mexican-American citizen fought for the equal rights of people especially migrating farmers who supply our country with food:
Bad Bunny
J. Balvin
Cesar Chavez
Tito Puente
None of the above
Shakira is a beautiful Hispanic entertainer
Whose mother is from Colombia, South America
Who sang "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
Who is an ambassador helping fight poverty of children all over the world
Whose father is form Lebanon in the Middle East
All of the above
Name a great Olympic swimmer from Cuba:
Dara Torres
Ellen Ochoa
Evelyn Cisneros
Laurie Hernandez
None of the above
Name a great Olympic gymnast from Puerto Rico:
Dara Torres
Ellen Ochoa
Evelyn Cisneros
Laurie Hernandez
None of the above
The language of Hispanic people is
Spanish
English
Native American languages
The languages in the country where they live
None of the above
Which continent has many Hispanic and Latin American people?
Australia
North America
Central America
South America
Africa
Girl Before a Mirror was painted by this famous Hispanic painter and
Is influenced by African art
Is based on street and graffiti art
Is the work of Jean Michel Baquiat
Is the work of Pablo Picasso
A and D
The interesting face and portrait of this talented Hispanic artist who lived 1907- 1954 is often placed in many paintings created by the artist:
Jean Michel Baquiat
Pablo Picasso
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Evelyn Cisneros
Hispanic dances tell a story through movement including
Merengue
Salsa
CHa-cha-cah
Mariachi
All of the above
A ballerina is a ballet dancer. The following Hispanic and African American women are famous ballerinas. Research who they are!:
Shakira and Laurie Hernandez
Shakira and Misty Copeland
Evelyn Cisneros and Misty Copeland
Evelyn Cisneros and Laurie Hernandez
Dara Torres and Misty Copeland
A symphony orchestra is a huge group of musicians who play brass, strings, percussion, and woodwind instruments. In order to all play together and not mess up, a symphony orchestra is always
Lead by a coach
Lead by a choral leader
Lead by a cheer leader
Lead by a conductor
Lead by a band director
Name one well-known conductor from Venezuela who now lives in California:
Dr. Neely-Chandler
Dr. Ryans
Jennifer Lopez
Gustavo Dudamel
Tito Puente
Timbales are
Delicious candy
Drums
Guitars
Singers
This outstanding Hispanic musician from Spanish Harlem in New York City and considered the King of Latin American Music is
Tito Puente
The King of Salsa
King of the Timbales
The Musical Pope
All of the above
Ellen Ochoa is an amazing and brilliant scientist whose parents came from Mexico. Ellen Ochoa
Is the 1st Hispanic female astronaut to go into space
Is the Director of the Johnson Space Center in Texas
Flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to lead scientific studies for 9 days
Logged 10,000 hours in space
All of these accomplishments
There are many messages in the Spanish poem by Francisco Alarcón called “Naturaleza Criminal." This includes the idea that
Life as a person of color in a large nation like the United States can be hard and unfair
People of color often feel like nomads wandering around for a place to really call home
People of color can thrive or do very well like a cactus planted anywhere
People of color often feel they are treated like criminals for just being themselves
Any of the messages
This Hispanic nation is located right under California, Arizona and Texas:
Mexico
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Colombia
These Spanish areas are located in the Caribbean right under Florida except:
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Spain
Cuba
Indigenous people are the original people of a nation before the arrival of settlers throughout the Americas. In the United States indigenous people include all but:
Indians
Native Americans
Navajo, Eskimos
Cherokee and Apache
None of these
To show compassion for poor people and those suffering in the world, Picasso completed this famous painting in 1932:
The Spanish Orphan
The Old Guitarist
The Girl and Guitar
The Ugly Duckling
The Starry Night
This Haitian-Puerto Rican artist known for street and graffiti visual arts is
Pablo Picasso
Jean Michel Baquiat
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
Van Gogh
