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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?
Answer: C) Celia Cruz is known as the Queen of Salsa because her music was key to creating and popularizing the genre of “salsa.” Cruz celebrated the African roots of Caribbean and Latin American music, and was known for her colorful and joyful stage presence.
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?

Answer: D) In 2024, 108 MLB players came from the Dominican Republic, while 58 players came from Venezuela, 18 came from Cuba, and 12 came from Mexico.

3. In what year did Puerto Rico become a part of the United States?

Answer: B) In 1898, the U.S. claimed Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war. Puerto Rico is still a territory, not a state. Puerto Ricans have U.S. citizenship, but residents of Puerto Rico can’t vote in U.S. presidential elections.

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?

Answer: A) In the show, Alma and her family live in the Bronx in New York City and are of Puerto Rican heritage, just like the show’s creator Sonia Manzano. The show features a diverse cast of characters with various nationalities, skin tones, and body types.

5. Pupusas are a much-beloved Latin American dish made out of ground corn and other ingredients. Which country do pupusas originate from?

Answer: D) Pupusas are the national dish of El Salvador. They’re made from a thick, puffed-up corn tortilla that’s stuffed with cheese, meat, beans, flowers, or other fillings. They are believed to have been invented by the indigenous Pipil people over two thousand years ago.

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?

Answer: D) Igbo is native to a region of Nigeria in West Africa. The other three languages are native to South America: Quechua is the most common indigenous language of South America, spoken by over 13 million people in the Andean regions of Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Chile. Guaraní is widely spoken in Paraguay and surrounding countries. Aymara is spoken in parts of Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.

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?
Answer: B) Carolina Herrera was born in 1939 in Caracas, Venezuela, where her father once served as governor.
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?

Answer: C) September 15 is the day those five countries commemorate their independence from Spain. Plus, Mexico marks its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18. This shared time of celebration is the reason that Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15!

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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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