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WorksheetsHispanic Heritage Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
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When was the first time Hispanic Heritage Week (now Hispanic Heritage Month) was celebrated in the U.S.?
1988
1990
1978
1968
Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries.
Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala
Honduras and Nicaragua
Mexico and Chile
All of the above
What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?
The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots
The traditions of Spain
The people and culinary culture of Mexico
The first Caribbean immigrants
How large was the self-described U.S. Hispanic population as of 2019?
27.8 million
60.6 million
50.5 million
132 million
In the 1960s, this civil rights activist founded the first successful union for farmworkers, helping thousands of laborers obtain better pay and working conditions. Who was he?
Maurice Ferré
Cesar Chavez
Hector Garcia
John Baez
Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan-born computer expert. He co-founded the language-learning platform Duolingo, but you may know him best as one of the creators of a special tool that some websites use to distinguish individual humans from bots or spammers. The tool asks you to read a squiggly series of words or numbers and type them into a box. What's it called?
Spam Filter
CAPTCHA
Bot Destroyer
Spam Catcher
This Grammy Award-winning singer sold millions of records and was considered to be the Madonna of the Tejano (Texan-Mexican) music world in the early 1990s. Who was she?
Shakira
Jennifer Lopez
Gloria Estefan
Selena
The first settlement in continetal US has a strong Hispanic accent. Where is it?
Bonita Springs
Los Angeles
St. Augustine
Toledo
Which Miami neighborhood should you visit to attend the largest Latin music festival in the US?
Aventura
Coral Gables
Little Havana
South Beach
Mexicans are the largest Hispanic population in the US, accounting for 62%. Which of these states were at some part of Mexico
Nevada
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kansas
How do you say "United States" in Spanish?
Unidos Estados
Estados Unidos
What is the official language of Brazil?
Spanish
French
English
Portuguese
Which continent does not have at least one Spanish-speaking country in it?
Asia
North America
Africa
Europe
In how many countries is Spanish the “official” language?
11
21
7
40
Anthony Ramos, who is of Puerto Rican descent, portrayed John Laurens in Hamilton. He also stars in the film adaptation of what other Lin-Manuel Miranda project?
21 Chump Street
"Tick, Tick... Boom"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
"In the Heights"
This Spanish cake is created from three types of milk: evaporated, condensed, and heavy cream. Name this rich and tasty treat.
Ponche Segaviano
Tres leches
Greixonera de brossat
Coca de San Juan
One of the identifying symbols of the Valencia region of Spain, what is this stew-like meat and rice dish called?
Arroz el Caldero
Paella
Fideua
Tilapia
