WorksheetsHispanic Heritage
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When was the first Hispanic Heritage Week celebrated in the United States of America?
1998
1988
1978
1968
Which US President expanded the nation's Hispanic Heritage celebration from a week to a month?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Regan
Barak Obama
George W. Bush
Sept. 15 was chosen for Hispanic Heritage because it’s the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Also, Mexico's independence date is Sept. 16 and Chile's is Sept. 18.
True
False
What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?
The traditions of Spain
The people and culinary culture of Mexico
The first Caribbean immigrants
The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots
How large was the self-described U.S. Hispanic population as of 2019?
27.8 million
60.6 million
132 million
50 million
How many states had a population of more than 1 million Hispanic residents as of 2019?
5
10
12
20
Which Hispanic surnames made the list of the 15 most common surnames in the 2000 census.
Rodriguez
Martinez
Hernández
Garcia
According to a 2018 census estimate, the U.S. Hispanic population will reach this size by 2060.
81.2 million
99.8 million
111.2 million
125.3
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
French
Spanish
English
People whose origins are from this country are not considered Hispanic.
Columbia
Brazil
Mexico
Costa Rica
Which continent does not have at least one Spanish-speaking country in it?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
In how many countries is Spanish the “official” language?
11
40
7
21
She became the first Hispanic justice in Supreme Court history when she was confirmed to the court in 2009.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor
In the 1960s, which civil rights activist founded the first successful union for farmworkers, helping thousands of laborers obtain better pay and working conditions?
Hector Garcia
John Baez
Maurice Ferré
Cesar Chavez
Who is the Grammy Award-winning singer that sold millions of records and was considered to be the Madonna of the Tejano (Texan-Mexican) music world in the early 1990s?
Gloria Estefan
Selena
Jennifer Lopez
Shakira
