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Quiz: Does your family know these Hispanic Heritage Month facts?

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National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized from September 15 to October 15 each year. It’s a great time to honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino/Latina/Latinx Americans and explore the roots of Latin American and Spanish cultures.

Hispanic or Latino Americans make up about 19 percent of the U.S. population. But there’s also incredible diversity within that label, when you consider the diaspora from the dozens of countries in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Spain, plus the language and culture diversity within those places, and the long and varied history of Hispanic and Latino people in America throughout the centuries.

Every family, whether you identify as Hispanic or Latino or not, can find something new to learn and explore during Hispanic Heritage Month — and beyond!

Take the Hispanic Heritage Month trivia quiz for families

How much do you and your kids know about Hispanic and Latino heritage, cultures, and history? Use these questions and answers as a starting point to talk and learn about the diverse histories of Latinos in America.

Hispanic Heritage Month Quiz
1. The Cuban American singer Celia Cruz was a popular performer from the 1940s to the early 2000s. She’s known as the “Queen” of which musical genre?
2. Major League Baseball is known for having a large number of players from other countries. The highest number of internationally born MLB players come from which country?
3. In what year did Puerto Rico become a part of the United States?
4. Alma’s Way, an animated show on PBS Kids featuring an Afro Latino family, was created by the same person who played Maria, the first Latina character on Sesame Street. Where does Alma’s Way take place?
5. Pupusas are a much-beloved Latin American dish made out of ground corn and other ingredients. Which country do pupusas originate from?
6. There are many other languages spoken in Latin America in addition to Spanish. Which of these languages is NOT spoken by an indigenous culture of Latin America?
7. Fashion designer Carolina Herrera went from making dresses for her dolls as a kid to designing dresses that appear on the covers of magazines. Where was she born?
8. Five Central American countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua — all celebrate their Independence Day on the same date. What is that date?

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This quiz was originally published on September 13, 2024.

Joanna Eng is a staff writer and digital content specialist at ParentsTogether. She lives with her wife and two kids in New York, where she loves to hike, try new foods, and check out way too many books from the library.

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