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