Trivia - Spain, Latin America & Latinos

Question 1

Of the following US states, which name is not derived from Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Alabama

Question 2

Spanish evolved from which of the following ancient languages?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 3

Which of the following words is often used to refer to a Latino of Mexican heritage?

Accepted Answer

chicano

Question 4

Where is Vieques Island located?

Accepted Answer

Puerto Rico

Question 5

What fruit is most similar to a plantain?

Accepted Answer

banana

Question 6

What world-famous monument started to be built in 1882 and has yet to be finished?

Accepted Answer

The Sagrada Familia

Question 7

In what country were Shakira and Juanes both born?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 8

How many letters are there in the current (oficial) Spanish alphabet?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 9

What city in Spain is a major destination for religious pilgrims?

Accepted Answer

Santiago de Compostela

Question 10

What is the most published and translated work, passed only by the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Question 11

What city has the largest number of Spanish-speakers in the world?

Accepted Answer

México, D.F.

Question 12

The word ‘chocolate’ came to Spanish from what language?

Accepted Answer

Nahuatl

Question 13

What was Francisco de Goya famous for?

Accepted Answer

painting

Question 14

What subject matter was Mexican painter Frida Kahlo best known for?

Accepted Answer

Self-Portraits

Question 15

What Spanish-speaking country has currency that is printed in English?

Accepted Answer

Panamá

Question 16

In which of these South American countries is Spanish not spoken?

Accepted Answer

Brasil

Question 17

Which animal, native to the Andes Mountains, is eaten in Ecuador?

Accepted Answer

guinea pig

Question 18

People born in Puerto Rico are citizens of what country?

Accepted Answer

the United States

Question 19

What's in the beak of the eagle that sits in the center of the Mexican flag?

Accepted Answer

a snake

Question 20

In 2050, Hispanics are estimated to be what percentage of US population?

Accepted Answer

31%

Question 21

What is the name of the small country sandwiched between Spain and France?

Accepted Answer

Andorra

Question 22

Where was corn first grown?

Accepted Answer

America

Question 23

On what day does Mexico celebrate its independence?

Accepted Answer

16 de septiembre

Question 24

Whose flag has red and white stripes and a blue triangle with one white star?

Accepted Answer

Puerto Rico

Question 25

Which of the following is a language that is not currently spoken in Spain?

Accepted Answer

Gaelic

Question 26

Which of the following countries has a large number of Italian immigrants?

Accepted Answer

la Argentina

Question 27

Which African country has Spanish as an official language?

Accepted Answer

Ecuatorial Guinea

Question 28

According to the Census Bureau, about how many Hispanics live in the US (as of 2010)?

Accepted Answer

53 million

Question 29

Which ancient empire created Machu Picchu?

Accepted Answer

Incan

Question 30

Which of the following is not a food typical of Mexican cuisine?

Accepted Answer

paella

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