_____________ became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

_____________ was the first Latina to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Westside Story.

__________________ was one of the most beloved baseball players in the history of the sport thanks to his strong batting average and philanthropic efforts off the field. The Puerto Rican right fielder became the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame after his untimely death in 1972.

_______________ became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the nine-day STS-56 mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She would go on to venture to space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours in orbit before returning to Earth to make history again, this time as the Johnson Space Center’s first Hispanic director and only its second female director.

____________________ lyrical talent, love of traditional Broadway tunes, and fondness for hip hop helped catapult his musical to new heights and earned him a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and multiple Tony Awards.

______________________ became the third U.S.-born Latina athlete to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. The New Jersey native wowed fans with her energetic routines and powerhouse tumbling, helping the U.S. to take home the gold in the women’s gymnastics team competition.

_______________ 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 a national cultural heritage, prohibiting their export from the country.

Clue words: artist, Mexican, self-portraits, painter, Diego Rivera

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.

___________________ was an inventor and experimental physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for discovering subatomic particles through what physics calls “resonance states” and for developing a device and a method to make the discoveries possible. His work changed the way physicists viewed matter and helped America develop its nuclear technology.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month?

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

Approximately, how many Hispanics are living in the US today?

Hispanics are mixed with:

How many countries worldwide have Spanish as their official language?

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

Hispanic Heritage Month started as a

Latinos are people ___________.

Hispanic Heritage Month is meant to celebrate the contributions of a certain group of people to the United States. Which of these would NOT be included in that category?

California, Texas, and Florida have the largest Hispanic population of any states.

From which country did Latin American countries declare their independence?

Hispanic refers to someone from or with ancestors from a Spanish-speaking country. It includes people from Spain and Equatorial Guinea.

Latino refers to someone from or with ancestors from a country in of Latin origin, usually Latin America. This term includes some non-Spanish-speaking countries such as Brazil.

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

Hispanics originate from many countries except.........

Who is the famous Hispanic singer known as the 'Queen of Tejano Music'?

Who is the first Hispanic astronaut?

What country does this flag represent?

What country does this flag represent?

What country does this flag represent?

What country does this flag represent

What country does this flag represent?

What president expanded Hispanic Heritage Week to a full month?

Hace 20 años murio Celia Cruz

¿En qué año murió ?

Celia became known as the "Queen of ______ music."

One of Cesar Chavez's most famous actions involved a boycott of which of the following products?

Why did Jose Hernandez struggle in school?

Jose Hernandez's parents were _____ farm workers.

What disease did Frida have as a child?

Qué enfermedad tuvo Frida de niña?

What event changed Frida's life forever?

Que cambió la vida de Frida para siempre?

What kind's of paintings did Frida do at first?

Que tipo de pinturas hacia Frida al principio?

Frida married the famous Mexican painter ______

Con quien se casó Frida?

Where was Sonia Sotomayor parents are from?

De donde son los padres de Sonia Sotomayor?

How did she become a judge?

Comó decidió convertirse en jueza?

Where was Sonia Sotomayor born?

Donde nació Sonia Sotomayor?

Sonia Sotomayor was diagnose with ...

Con que enfermedad diagnosticaron a Sonia?

Who appointed Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Latina Supreme Court Justice?

Quién asigno a Sonia Sotomayor como la primer Latina en la Suprema Corte de Justicia?

¿Por qué Sonia Sotomayor no podía ser detective?

Sotomayor fue la primera jueza __________ en la historia.

¿Qué tipo de artista fue Diego Rivera?

¿De donde era Diego Rivera?

Rivera fue un famoso pintor cubano de murales

Soy fisico, inventor y piloto. Mis raices son españolas pero naci en California. Gané el Premio Nobel de física.

Nací en 1930. Mis padres son de México pero yo nací en Nuevo México. Soy la creadora de la frase ¡si se puede!

Soy de Paris Francia. Mi papa es mexicano. Soy astrofisica y fui una jefe cientifica en la NASA. Fui directora de la Fundacion Nacional de Ciencias en Estados Unidos