WorksheetsHispanos en los Estados Unidos de América
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many countries worldwide have Spanish as their official language?
10
15
20
21
Hispanics are a mixture of...
European and Native Indigenous ancestry.
African and European ancestry.
European, African, Asian, and Native Indigenous ancestry.
Asian and African ancestry.
The 3 major ancient civilizations from North, Central, and South America are:
Mayan, Aztec, and Spartans
Incan, Mayan, and Aztec
Roman, Aztec, and Persian
What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?
The people and culinary culture of Mexico.
The histories, cultures, traditions, and contribution of people with Hispanic-American roots.
The first Caribbean immigrants.
The traditions of Spain.
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.
How many Hispanics live in Florida?
2 million.
2.5 million
5 million
5.6 million
Approximately, how many Hispanics are living in the US today?
25.5 million
5 million
60.6 million
100,000
___________________ 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.
César Chávez
Dr. Luis Walter Álvarez
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Roberto Clemente
__________________ 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.
Lin Manuel Miranda
Cesar Chavez
Roberto Clemente
Alfonsa Cuarón
_______________ 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.
Gloria Estefan
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Julia Alvarez
Rita Moreno
______________________ 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.
Laurie Hernandez
Gloria Estefan
Rita Moreno
Julia Alvarez
__________________ had been nominated for multiple Academy Awards before becoming the first Mexican director to win an Oscar for his 2013 drama, Gravity. His other work includes A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and science fiction thrillers like Children of Men
Lin Manuel Miranda
Alfonso Cuarón
Cesar Chavez
Roberto Clemente
_____________ became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Frida Kahlo
Sonia Sotomayor
Gloria Estefan
_____________ was the first Latina to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Westside Story.
Rita Moreno
Demi Lavato
Gloria Estefan
Frida Kahlo
