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WorksheetsHispanic Heritage Month
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When is Hispanic Heritage Month?
September 15th to October 15th
September 16th to October 16th
May 5th to June 5th
July 20th to August 20th
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
The first Hispanic woman to go to space se llama...
Ellen Ochoa
Xiomara Villanueva
Dora Márquez
Alex Ruso
What other special date coincides with the HHM for Latin American countries?
Day of the Dead
The Independence Day of many Latin countries
Dia de la Candelaria
FIFA World Cup
This sugar skull face covering is proper attire for what Mexican holiday?
Día de los Muertos
Cinco de Mayo
Día de la Revolución
Día de la Constitución
When was the first time Hispanic Heritage Week (now Hispanic Heritage Month) was celebrated in the U.S.?
1988
1990
1978
1968
Why is September 15th so significant?
It is the anniversary of of independence for all Latin American countries.
It is a special day in Spain.
It is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18,
It is Mexico's independence day.
Born to a family of migrant workers in Arizona, ___________________ made it his life’s goal to improve working conditions of farm workers through nonviolent protests and the National Farm Workers Association. He led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. He also brought national awareness to the dangers of pesticides to workers' health.
Lin Manuel Miranda
Cesar Chavez
Roberto Clemente
Alfonso Cuarón
_______________ was regarded as a feminist icon for her creativity and political activism. She was the first Mexican artist to be featured in the Louvre and Mexico has declared her works national cultural heritage, prohibiting their export from the country.
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Gloria Estefan
Rita Moreno
Frida Kahlo
Who was the first Hispanic/Cuban woman elected to the U. S. Congress?
Frida Kahlo
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Selena Quintanilla
Rita Moreno
What President decided to expand Hispanic Heritage Week to cover a 30-day period?
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Barak Obama
Ronald Reagan
In what year was Hispanic Heritage week expanded to cover an entire month?
1988
1989
1978
1968
Who was this famous Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
(a)
There are approximately _______ Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.
45,000,000
54,000,000
134,000,000
35,000,000
