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Internet Scavenger Hunt: Hispanic Heritage Month

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hispanic heritage was first celebrated in the U.S. on (a)   .

Choose from the below words
September 17, 1968 (For only a week
October 12, 1970 (For a month)
July 4, 1965 (For a day)
May 5, 1980 (For a week)
2.

In what year did President Ronald Reagan expand the Hispanic heritage celebration into a 30-day period?

(a)  

3.

National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. is celebrated from (a)   .

Choose from the below words
September 15 - October 15
October 1 - October 31
July 4 - August 4
May 5 - June 5
4.

How many countries have Spanish as their official or national language?

(a)  

5.

(a)   are the five Latin American countries that celebrate their independence day on September 15.

Choose from the below words
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, a
Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuado
Uruguay, Paraguay, Cuba, Dominican
6.

Which Latin American country celebrate its independence day on September 16?

(a)  

7.

What other term is often used interchangeably with the term Hispanic?

(a)  

8.

What are the two most common Hispanic surnames in the U.S.?

(a)  

9.

Which three states account for more than half of the U.S. Hispanic population.

a)
California, Texas, and Florida
b)
New York, Illinois, and Arizona
c)
Nevada, Colorado, and Georgia
d)
New Mexico, New Jersey, and Washing
10.

Which Hispanic tradition celebrates a girl's fifteenth birthday and their transition from childhood into womanhood?

(a)  

11.

What is the name of the Mexican Christmas tradition commemorating Joseph and Mary's search for lodging in Bethlehem?

(a)  

12.

Which Mexican holiday commemorates the Mexican army's victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862?

(a)  

13.

Which Cuban American singer is known as the 'Queen of Salsa'?

(a)  

14.

Who along with Dolores Huerta founded the United Farm Workers of America?

(a)  

15.

Who was the Bolivian educator whose story of helping others was retold in the movie 'Stand and Deliver'?

(a)  

16.

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

(a)  

17.

Who is the first Hispanic American woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

(a)  

18.

Who was the first Hispanic American woman to go into space?

(a)  

19.

Which American boxer of Mexican descent was a U.S. Olympic gold medalist at the Barcelona games in 1992?

(a)  

20.

Which American gymnast of Puerto Rican descent is the first athlete born in the 21st century to win an Olympic gold medal?

(a)