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Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta 2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as a week-long celebration. Twenty years later, President Ronald Reagan stretched the event to a full month, running from September 15 through October 15. But why does it begin in the middle of September, on the 15th instead of the 1st?

a)

September 15th is the independence day of five countries.

b)

September and October are important months in Hispanic culture

c)

September 15th is the birthday of Porfirio Díaz

d)

September was already taken

2.

According to the 2020 Census, what percentage of the US population is Hispanic?

a)

10.4%

b)

18.7%

c)

25.2%

d)

31.1%

3.

How Many Latinos will turn 18 this year?

a)

1,000,000

b)

100,000

c)

500,000

d)

250,000

4.

In the US, the GDP of Latinos would rank in what place in a list of the largest GDPs in the world?

a)

fifth

b)

third

c)

tenth

d)

seventh

5.

From 2010 to 2020, the U.S. Latino GDP would rank in what place in a list of the fastest growing GDPs?

a)

third

b)

first

c)

second

d)

fourth

6.

What percent of people in the U.S. speak Spanish at home?

a)

15

b)

13

c)

17

d)

10

7.

How many states have a population of more than 1 million Hispanic residents?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

12

d)

8

8.

What song is usually sung early in the morning to awaken someone on their birthday?

a)

Las madrugadas

b)

Las mañanitas

c)

Las tardecitas

d)

Los cumpleañitos

9.

Who was the first Hispanic woman to go to space?

a)

Ellen Ochoa

b)

Katya Echazarreta

c)

Serena Añón

d)

Susan Soltero

10.

Who was the first Hispanic person named to the US supreme court?

a)

Alberto Gonzales

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Frank Aguilar

d)

Maria Valdez

11.

Who is considered the queen of salsa?

a)

La India

b)

Shakira

c)

Celia Cruz

d)

Gloria Estefan

12.

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is the name of what artist?

a)

Daddy Yankee

b)

Ozuna

c)

Bad Bunny

d)

Maluma

13.

What Mexican musician (along with two others) was killed in a plane crash "The day the music died"?

a)

Ritchie Valens

b)

Luis Miguel

c)

Vicente Fernandez

d)

Jose Jose

14.

Who was the first and only person to win a Double EGOT (winning two Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards)?

a)

Robert Lopez

b)

Rita Moreno

c)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

d)

Harry Belafonte

15.

Who is arguably the most famous Mexican painter?

a)

Pablo Picaso

b)

Diego Rivera

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

José Guadalupe Posada

16.

Which Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

a)

Pablo Neruda

b)

Mario Vargas Llosa

c)

Gabriel García Márquez

d)

Miguel Ángel Asturias

17.

Who was the first Latin American player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

a)

Roberto Clemente

b)

Juan Marichal

c)

Orlando Cepeda

d)

Tony Perez

18.

Who is the only player to be unanimously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

a)

Juan Marichal

b)

Mariano Rivera

c)

Pedro Martinez

d)

Roberto Alomar

19.

How many Familia@IBM BRGs are there?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

15

d)

17

20.

What site does NOT have a Familia@IBM BRG?

a)

Chicago

b)

Atlanta

c)

Rochester

d)

RTP