hispanic america
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HISPANIC AMERICA
BY BRENDA MULKEY
Brain Quest
CATEGORIESLeaders & Great Achieve
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Music & Sports
History &
Geography
Spanish Langua
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Everyday Life
This & That
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What nationality is the host of Cristina, the Spanish-language talk show?
This and That 600
ANSWER: Cuban (Her full name is Cristina Saralegui)
In what month is the Hispanic Day Parade held in New York City?
This and That 500
ANSWER: October (It’s held the Sunday before Columbus Day, during Hispanic Heritage Month)
Does a person called a quisqueyano come from Chile or the Dominican Republic?
This and That 400
ANSWER: the Dominican Republic (Quisqueya is the Spanish rendering of the island’s Indian name)
Does Antonio Banderas’ last name mean “flags” or “bandits”?
This and That 300
Answer: flags (The Spanish word for “bandits” is banditos
Would you most likely eat FLAN for desert or sprinkled on breakfast cereal?
This and That 200
ANSWER: For dessert (It’s a kind of custard enjoyed by Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans and other Latinos)
Are more Latinos registered as Democrats or as Republicans?
This and That 100
ANSWER: As Democrats (However, Latinos tend not to vote strictly along party lines)
Which sells the most in the United States: ketchup or salsa?
Everyday Life 600
ANSWER: Salsa (The spicy Mexican sauce rakes in $700 million in sales every year.)
In Latin America, if Jose’s father is a Garcia, and his mother is a Perez, what is Jose’s full name?
Everyday Life 500
ANSWER: Jose Garcia Perez (He can also be called Jose Garcia, but not Jose Perez.)
As of 2001, how many Mexicans lived below the poverty line (in Mexico): 10%, 25%, or 40%?
Everyday Life 400
ANSWER: 40% (in the country of Mexico)
Which state in the U.S. does a tejano come from?
Everyday Life 300
ANSWER: TEXAS (A tejano is a Hispanic Texan, usually of Mexican descent)
Which is the most common Hispanic last name in the U.S.: Rodriguez, Martinez, Garcia, Ortiz
Everyday Life 200
ANSWER: Garcia (Martinez and Rodriguez are the second and third most common.)
How old is a girl who has just celebrated her quinceanera?
Everyday Life 100
ANSWER: 15 (A quinceanera is a Hispanic girl’s 15th birthday party.)
Leaders and Great Achievers 600 A Spanish explorer was the first
European to see the Pacific Ocean. What was his name?
Answer:Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who was elected president of Mexico in 2000?
Leaders and Great Achievers 500
ANSWER: Vicente Fox Quesada
Rigoberta Menchu won the world’s most esteemed prize for peacemakers. What is it called?
Leaders and Great Achievers 400
ANSWER: the Nobel Peace Prize (Menchu earned it in 1992 for her human rights work in Guatemala)
Who took power as the communist dictator of Cuba in 1959?
Leaders and Great Achievers 300
ANSWER: Fidel Castro (After overthrowing the previous regime, he ruled Cuba s a Communist dictator.
Which Native people were conquered by Hernan Cortes?
Leaders and Great Achievers 200
ANSWER: the Aztecs (The 16th Century Spanish soldier and explorer overthrew the Aztec empire of Mexico.)
Name the queen who sent Columbus on the journey to the New World.
Leaders and Great Achievers 100
ANSWER: Isabella (Her husband was King Ferdinand)
How did the Conquistadores travel to the New World from Europe?
History and Geography 600
ANSWER: by ship (a conquistador was a Spanish soldier who conquered Native American people)
From what European country did Mexico gain its independence in 1824?
History and Geography 500
ANSWER: SPAIN
How many Latin American countries were allies of Nazi Germany in World War II?
History and Geography 400
ANSWER: NONE (They were all Allied Powers united against Nazi Germany)
Which urban area has more people: Mexico City or New York City?
History and Geography 300
ANSWER: Mexico City (With 18 million people, it’s the world’s second largest urban area, after Tokyo.)
¿Cual es la capital de Uruguay?
History and Geography 200
ANSWER: Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)
Is Guatemala slightly smaller than TEXAS or TENNESSEE?
History and Geography 100
ANSWER: Tennessee
Is Mexico oeste or este of Puerto Rico?
Spanish Language 600
ANSWER: OESTE (west)
Cuerpo, cielo, and dinero are all masculine nouns. Is the noun mano masculine, too?
Spanish Language 500
ANSWER: NO, (MANO is an exception to the rule that nouns ending in –o are masculine. LA MANO is “the hand”
¿Como se dice: “why” and “because”?
Spanish Language 400
ANSWER: por qué and
porque
Is the word cocopelao Puerto Rican slang for a bald person or a little baby?
Spanish Language 300
ANSWER: a bald person (Literally, the word means “peeled coconut”)
A caballero is a gentleman. What is a caballo?
Spanish Language 200
ANSWER: A horse (Originally a word for “horse-riding knight,” caballero came to mean “gentleman”
Brillo is the name of a scouring pad, but what does the word mean en español?
Spanish Language 100
ANSWER: SHINE
In 2000, the U.S. won an Olympic gold medal in baseball. What country did the U.S. defeat?
Music and Sports 600
ANSWER: CUBA
On TV’s I LOVE LUCY, what country did bandleader Ricky Ricardo come from?
Music and Sports 500
ANSWER: CUBA (Desi Arnaz, a real-life Cuban bandleader, played him on the 1950’s TV comedy)
Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez has a nickname. What is it?
MUSIC AND SPORTS 400
Answer: “A –ROD” (In 2003, for the sixth year in a row, he hit 40 or more home runs in a season.
What team did Rafael Furcal play for when he was named Rookie of the Year in 2000?
MUSIC AND SPORTS 300
ANSWER: the Atlanta Braves
The game of soccer has a different name en español. What is the game called?
MUSIC AND SPORTS200
ANSWER: futbol “Football” is the British term for soccer.
Name the first major league baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons.
MUSIC AND SPORTS 100
ANSWER: Sammy Sosa (also the second to hit more than 61 home runs in one season)