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Test your knowledge and social awareness of the Hispanic culture
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1
How large is the self-defined Hispanic population, as of the last U.S. Census?
360 million
132 million
1.3 million
58.9 million
2
Colombian singer Shakira has how many Grammys?
5
1
2
3
3
This Grammy Award-winning singer sold millions of records, the Madonna of the Tejano (Texan-Mexican) music world.
Camilla Cabello
Gloria Estefan
Jennifer Lopez
Selena
4
A pioneer of the game, he paved the way for Hispanic Americans in Major League Baseball.
Alex Rodriguez
Roberto Clemente
Sammy Sosa
Ivan Rodriguez
5
A quinceañera marks a girl's passage from childhood to adulthood. At what age is it celebrated?
15
14
18
16
6
When was Hispanic Heritage first celebrated in the United States?
1958
1988
1968
1978
7
Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan-born computer expert. He helped invent this tool to stop spammers.
Spam Filter
Bot Destroyer
CAPTCHA
Spam Catcher
8
In the 1960s, this civil rights activist founded the first successful union for farmworkers, helping thousands?
Fidel Castro
Emiliano Zapata
Che Guevera
Cesar Chavez
9
The year 2000 marked the 1st time Hispanic surnames made the list of common surnames in the U.S. Census. Which name?
Garcia
Martinez
Rodríguez
Hernandez
10
Up
takes place in a Latin American country. Can you guess which one?
Peru
Venezuela
Chile
Colombia
11
Did you know that Bruno Mars is part Puerto Rican? What is this famous singers full name?
Shawn Corey Carter
José Feliciano
It is really Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez
12
Which Latin American countries commemorate their independence in mid-September?
Guatemala and Honduras
All of the listed countries
Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile
Costa Rica & El Salvador
13
The Galapagos Islands, famous for unusual animals, are off the coast of what Latin country?
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
14
This Musician was one of the first to bring Spanish language into popular music with his hit "La Bamba". Who is he?
Ricky Martin
Ritchie Valens
Enrique Iglesias
Antonio Banderas
15
A common plant given during Christmas, what country are the Poinsettias native to?
Mexico
Equador
Colombia
El Salvador
16
Puerto Rican-American AOC is the youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. How old was she when she took office?
25
31
30
29
17
Frida Kahlo is one of Mexico's best known artists. What subject did she often paint?
Herself
Her pet dog
Friends and Family
Mexico City Landscape Murals
18
The Incas, Mayans, and ____ were some of the greatest ancient Central and South American Civilizations.
Cherokees
Aztecs
Iroquois
Gringos
19
In 2017, Disney released
Coco
, a movie based on a Mexican holiday. What holiday is
Coco
based on?
Halloween
Dia de los Muertos
Carnival
Cinco de Mayo
20
Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar for her role in West Side Story. In what year did she win?
1965
1962
1973
1970
21
Which U.S. state has a Hispanic population of about 15.3 million, the largest of any state?
Texas
Florida
Arizona
California
22
Bella Thorne is a celeb that not many know is Hispanic! Guess her heritage?
Argentinan
Cuban
Mexican
Puerto Rican
23
If you lived in Guatemala, which country would be "norte"?
Belize
Mexico
Costa Rica
Panama
24
Nicknamed the father of Latin America, Simon Bolivar liberated, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and...
Peru
Chile
Cuba
Argentina
25
This justice was the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court. Who is she?
Justice Ruth Bater Ginsberg
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Justice Sandra Day O'Conner