Hispanic Latin American Culture Trivia

Art: This Medellin artist, Fernando Botero, created sculptures with exaggerated volume. What country is he from?

Food: Spicy food is popular in which two countries?

Geography: This waterfall on the boarder of Argentina and Brazil has been considered a natural wonder of the world.

Food: This sweet bread, called pan dulce, is typical of which country?

History: Archaeological ruins of the Aztec and the Maya can be found in this country.

Education: Cuba provides more medical personnel to the developing world than all G8 countries combined.

Clothes: These dresses with embroidered edges come from an area of Mexico that shares its name with a famous hot sauce.

Transportation: This city in Colombia connected its hillside residences by using a metro cable system.

Clothes: These people who descended from the Inca make colorful textiles from alpaca wool. They also created the poncho.

Theatre: This person of Puerto Rican descent, wrote the musical Hamilton, which won 11 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.

Clothes: This dress, called a Pollera, is worn for special events in this country, which is an isthmus.

Language: How do you say hello in Spanish?

Geography: Near the capital of the Incas in Cusco, Peru, are famous ruins of this empire. These ruins are called ...?

Food: In Michoacán, Mexico, this meat is cooked over coals in a ground for hours before served in tacos.

Media: Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson, and Diego Luna (Latino actors) have major rolls in which franchise?

Festival: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Barranquilla, Colombia have the largest celebrations for which holiday?

Festival: The Festival of Flowers in Medellin takes place in which country?

Food: This sweet cinnamon and rice drink is popular in Mexico.

Poetry: Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Neruda, is one of the most important Avant-Garde poets of the 1900s. Where is he from?

Flags: Cuba has a red triangle with blue strips, while Puerto Rico has a blue triangle with red stripes.

Economy: Venezuela was the largest oil producing country in South America in 2020.

Media: Colombian, Sofía Vergara, portrays Gloria Ramírez-Pritchett in this sitcom, which won 22 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Language: The second person singular "vos" is used instead of "tú" in Argentina and parts of Central America.

Music: The bongos, congas, guitar and trumpet are all instruments used in this Caribbean-influenced genre created in NYC

Clothes: This 2 to 4 pocketed linen shirt, called a guayabera, is popular in Cuba.

Geography: Earthquakes and volcanos are common along the "Ring of Fire". Which country is not in this Ring?

Media: Comedians George Lopez and Gabriel Iglesias are of Colombian heritage.

Celebration: This decorated container, which is smashed open to reveal treats, is used to celebrate birthdays.

Flags: What is the order of these flags from left to right, top to bottom?

Language: Spanish is the Xth most spoken language in the world by native speakers.

Music: Where is the birthplace of Reggaetón, Caribbean music that features artists like Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny?

Economy: Which country is the world's largest producer of pineapple?

Sports: Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, two of the greatest Fútbol players of all time, come from which country?

Geography: This rainforest is the home to 30M people, 390B trees, 40K named species, and has the 2nd largest river.

Economy: This country is the 3rd largest cherry producer. They also export 1/3 of the world's copper.

Religion: Christianity is the most popular religion in Latin America. Which denomination has the most membership?

Literature: The Popol Vuh, a Mayan genesis text that says people were created from corn, comes from which country?

Sports: World Champion boxer and rival to Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Durán, came from which country?

Food: This Mexican dish, dating back to the Aztecs, is filled corn dough, wrapped and steamed in corn husks.

Media: Univision's primetime soap drama, Amar a Muerte, had more Los Angeles viewers during its finale than CBS or FOX.

Music: The tango is a popular dance in which country?

Food: The potato originated from this country (4,000 variants of this tuber). The ceviche there is incredible too.

Food: Asado (barbecue) is the signature cuisine of Argentina. What was their per capita beef consumption in 2019?

Economy: Which of these countries is the 5th largest worldwide producer of bananas?

Geography: This country has salt flats, Salar de Uyuni, 100 times the size of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.

Food: This food is a corn or flour semicircular pastry filled with meat, cheese, tomato, potatoes, or other ingredients.

Food: What is the name of this cold, creamy, and sugary chocolate beverage that Nicaraguans sometimes drink?

History: Which military leader led Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama to independence?

Music: This Mexican folk music is played with string and brass instruments. Performers wear large hats called sombreros.

Media: Which Spanish broadcasting station reaches the most households in the United States?

Politics: Is Puerto Rico a country?

Economy: This country is the largest producer of emeralds. Other main exports include coffee, oil, gold, and flowers.

Geography: This country is the largest of 700 islands in the Caribbean.

Celebration: What is the name of a coming of age celebration for a 15-year-old Latina woman?

Geography: Catatumbo lightening over Lake Maracaibo, discharges 1.2M times per year. Where is Lake Maracaibo?

Sports: After the U.S., which country has produced the most Major League Baseball players (742)?

Music: In 2017, this song by Luis Fonsi topped the charts in 47 countries, and featured artists such as Justin Bieber.

Food: According to James Beard Award winning chef, Maricel Presilla, which Latin American dessert came from Miami, FL?

Music: This woman, known as the Queen of Salsa, had major hit songs such as La Vida Es Un Carnaval and Quimbara.

Geography: Cenotes, natural waterfilled pits that were considered afterlife gateways for the Maya, are found in...?

Economy: Known for their famous cigars, tobacco is a main export for this country.

Economy: This country is the world's 4th largest exporter of vehicles, and has the highest % of GDP coming from tourism.

Food: Shredded beef, called ropa vieja (old clothes), and sweet plantains are a meal from which country?

History: Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata were important figures in which revolution?

Geography: This region in Chile and Argentina has glaciers, and shares its name with an outdoor apparel company.

Economy: Which country does not use the United States dollar as their official currency?

Food: This Caribbean plant sweetens food and is found in molasses, rum, and mojitos.

Geography: Mexico City is sinking approximately 3.2 feet per year due to soil water depletion.

Geography: What is the name of the longest mountain range in the world, which passes through 7 South American countries?

Media: This actress played Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 film Selena, and has sold 70+ million music records worldwide.

Clothes: This hat, called a sombrero vueltiao, is an iconic symbol of this country, whose capital is Bogotá.

Geography: The final 2 Latin American countries hit by category 5 Hurricane, Iota, were …?

Art: This famous Mexican Painter is known for her self-portraits and surrealist art style.

Language: Which country has the saying, "there is not a people more macho than the people Catracho"?

Poetry: José Hernández wrote Martín Fierro, a poem about cowboys in an area called the Pampas. Where is José from?

Festival: This Mexican celebration in November focuses on remembering deceased ancestors.

Geography: The Rainbow Mountains in Vinicunca are 3 hours away from Cusco. Which country contains these mountains?

Economy: This canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, had 256M tons of cargo pass through it in 2020.

Food: While enjoyed in much of South America, this tea (mate) is the national drink of and originated in this country.

Food: Arepas, made from corn dough, are made in Colombia and Venezuela. Which country typically stuffs their arepas?

Game: This game with numbered tiles is a favorite for many people in the Caribbean.

Food: Tacos al Pastor are pork tacos seasoned with chilies, spices, and served with pineapple. You can find them in ...?

Education: In 2018, PISA said the Latin American country with the best education system was ...?

Religion: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Mary, mother of Jesus) is said to have 5 miraculous appearances in this country.

History: This empire, which stretched from Ecuador to Chile, communicated using knots they tied on ropes, called quipus.

Music: Who has the nickname, Queen of Latin Music?

Food: Which country, Colombia or Cuba, typically serves stronger coffee?

Food: Which country makes pupusas, deep fried corn dough, filled with cheese and topped with cabbage and salsa?

Literature: This Nobel Prize winning Colombian author wrote 100 Years of Solitude, a work that embodies Magical Realism.

History: Che Guevara, an Argentine revolutionary and figure in the Cuban Revolution, taught which political system?