What is El Pico de Orizaba?
The highest peak in Mexico
What is the name of the court on which jai alai is
played?
Fronton
Who is the national hero of Spain?
El Cid
What was the Fútbol War?
1969 conflict between El Salvador and Honduras
Near what large Mexican City is Lake Chapala?
Guadalajara
Tenochtitlán was the ancient Aztec name of what city?
Mexico CityIt was the capital of the
Aztec empire
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
San Jose
What happens in July in Pamplona, Spain?
Running of the bulls
What would you buy at a panadería?
Bread
Why do Spanish people eat 12 grapes at midnight on
New Years Eve?
Good Luck
What pre-Colombian relic is the most visited exhibit at
the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City?
Aztec Calendar
What is another name for the Rio Brave?
Rio Grande
Which country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain?
Portugal
Who is the fastest mouse in Mexico?
Speedy Gonzales
What is a librería?
bookstore
What animal did the Spanish bring to the Great Plains that revolutionized life for Native
Americans?
horses
Which Native tribe did Columbus meet first in the
Caribbean?
The Arawak (also called Taino)
In what country is the ancient Inca fortress city of Machu
Picchu?
Peru
What city has the oldest public building still standing
in the U.S. ?
Santa Fe, NMThe Palace of the
Governors built in 1610
Which nation helped to liberate Cuba from Spanish
rule?
U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American
war
Are junco hats in Honduras cut from felt or woven from
straw?
Straw
The motto of civil rights leader César Chaávez was –
sí se puede- what does it mean?
Yes We Can
What is the name of the US Naval base in Cuba?
Guantánamo Bay-Been there since early in
the 20th century
In what country´s revolution was Emiliano Zapata a great
leader and hero?
Mexico
When someone says, ¨lo siento mucho¨ how are they
feeling?
Very sorry
What are the 3 colors in Columbia´s flag?
Red, blue, & yellow
What does the warning PELIGRO mean?
danger
Which Latin American country has the most tourists
visiting each year?
Mexico
Santiago is the Spanish name for which saint?
Saint JamesAccording to the legend, James
visited Spain and is burried there.
Who is a Chicano?
A Mexican-American
Where do Marielitos come from?
Cuba-Marielitos are people who
came to the US by boat from Mariel, Cuba
What country is the home of the pyramid of the sun and
moon?
Mexico
Why wouldn´t the car ¨Nova¨ sell well in Latin America?
No Va means ¨doesn´t go¨ in Spanish
What is baked into the bread known as rosca de reyes?
Small baby dolls
Which state in the US highest has the highest percentage
of Hispanics?
New Mexico42%
On the Mexican flag, what is the eagle holding in its beak?
A snake
In the 19th century, what Catholic nation´s soldiers
deserted from the US army to fight for Mexico?
IrelandThey formed the San Patricio
Battalion and were honored as heroes by Mexico´s Congress
In what year was Havana, Cuba founded?
1515Now has more than 2,000,000 people
Who was Cristóbal Colón?
Christopher Columbus
Who are Hispanics?
Anyone from a Spanish speaking
country
What does the name Diana mean in Spanish?
Bull´s-eye
What is the oldest city in the US?
St. Augustine, FLFounded by Spain in
1565
If someone tells you you are ¨más loca que una cabra¨ what are they saying?
You are crazier than a goat
Which body of water lies between Mexico and Florida?
The Gulf of Mexico
Patagonia is a region of what country?
ArgentinaIt is a semiarid, windy
plateau
According to the 2002 US Census, how many Hispanics
live in the US?
39 Million(and is the fastest growing
US population)
Which queen sent Columbus on his journey to the New
World?
Isabella
One Hispanic country´s name means RICH COAST. Which
one?
Costa Rica
In Puerto Rico, what does cocopelao mean?
A bald personLiterally- peeled
coconut
What kind of work is done by a vaquero?
Herding cows/ cowboy