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