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Hispanic Heritage

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the first Hispanic Heritage Week celebrated in the United States of America?

a)

1998

b)

1988

c)

1978

d)

1968

2.

Which US President expanded the nation's Hispanic Heritage celebration from a week to a month?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Regan

c)

Barak Obama

d)

George W. Bush

3.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

The traditions of Spain

b)

The people and culinary culture of Mexico

c)

The first Caribbean immigrants

d)

The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots

5.

How large was the self-described U.S. Hispanic population as of 2019?

a)

27.8 million

b)

60.6 million

c)

132 million

d)

50 million

6.

How many states had a population of more than 1 million Hispanic residents as of 2019?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

12

d)

20

7.

Which Hispanic surnames made the list of the 15 most common surnames in the 2000 census.

a)

Rodriguez

b)

Martinez

c)

Hernández

d)

Garcia

8.

According to a 2018 census estimate, the U.S. Hispanic population will reach this size by 2060.

a)

81.2 million

b)

99.8 million

c)

111.2 million

d)

125.3

9.

What is the official language of Brazil?

a)

Portuguese

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

English

10.

People whose origins are from this country are not considered Hispanic.

a)

Columbia

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

11.

Which continent does not have at least one Spanish-speaking country in it?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

12.

In how many countries is Spanish the “official” language?

a)

11

b)

40

c)

7

d)

21

13.

She became the first Hispanic justice in Supreme Court history when she was confirmed to the court in 2009.

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Elena Kagan

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

14.

In the 1960s, which civil rights activist founded the first successful union for farmworkers, helping thousands of laborers obtain better pay and working conditions?

a)

Hector Garcia

b)

John Baez

c)

Maurice Ferré

d)

Cesar Chavez

15.

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?

a)

Gloria Estefan

b)

Selena

c)

Jennifer Lopez

d)

Shakira