2023

Aztecs

What is the name of the ancient Mexican civilization known for its pyramids and temples?

Quechua

Who are the indigenous people of the Andes region in South America?

Danza de los Muertos

What is the name of the traditional Mexican dance that celebrates the Day of the Dead?

Yanomami

Who are the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest in South America?

Tamales

What is the name of the traditional Mexican dish made with masa dough and filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables?

Maya

Who are the indigenous people of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico?

Bomba

What is the name of the traditional Puerto Rican music that combines African and Spanish influences?

Navajo

Who are the indigenous people of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico?

Mariachi

What is the name of the traditional Mexican music that features the use of a small guitar-like instrument called a vihuela?

Taíno

Who are the indigenous people of the Caribbean islands?

Jarabe Tapatio

What is the name of the traditional Mexican dance that features brightly colored costumes and intricate footwork?

Mapuche

Who are the indigenous people of the southern Andes region in South America?

Plena

What is the name of the traditional Puerto Rican dance that features four couples dancing in a square formation?

Inca

Who are the indigenous people of the northern Andes region in South America?

Ballet Folklorico

What is the name of the traditional Mexican dance that features colorful dresses and wide-brimmed hats?

Tarahumara

Who are the indigenous people of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico?

Bomba

What is the name of the traditional Puerto Rican dance that features a drum called a barril?

Tehuelche

Who are the indigenous people of the Patagonia region in South America?

Mariachi

What is the name of the traditional Mexican music that features the use of a large, five-stringed guitar called a guitarrón?

Zapotec

Who are the indigenous people of the Oaxaca region in Mexico?

Carlos Segovia

Who invented the first practical Spanish language typewriter?

Guillermo González Camarena

Which Mexican-American inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the television and the remote control?

Eugene Polley

Who invented the first wireless remote control for a television?

Dr. Anthony C. Cruz

Which Puerto Rican inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the artificial heart?

Dr. Henry Samueli

Who invented the first digital wireless communication system?

Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez

Which Mexican-American inventor is known for his work in developing improved artificial limbs?

Guillermo González Camarena

Who invented the first color television system?

Aurelio Rodriguez

Which Cuban-American inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the PC sound card?

Philo Farnsworth

Who invented the first fully electronic television system?

Jose Hernandez-Rebollar

Which Puerto Rican inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the lunar lander?

Mario Cardullo

Who invented the first radio-frequency identification (RFID) system?

Dr. Miguel Alcubierre

Which Mexican-American inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the early Internet?

Kane Kramer

Who invented the first patented digital audio player?

Dr. Arturo Rolla

Which Mexican-American inventor is known for his contributions to the development of the artificial pancreas?

Federico Faggin

Who invented the first commercially successful microprocessor?

Angel Luis Garcia

Which Puerto Rican inventor is known for his work in developing a low-cost solar water heater?

Dr. Jorge Ochoa

Who invented the first artificial hip joint?

Luis Miramontes

Which Mexican inventor is known for his work in developing the contraceptive pill?

Miller Reese Hutchison

Who invented the first practical hearing aid?

Arturo Torres

Which Mexican-American inventor is known for his work in developing improved insulation for electrical cables?

Douglas Cardinal

Fernando Romero

Which Mexican architect designed the famous Soumaya Museum in Mexico City?

Arlene Sierra

What is the name of the Puerto Rican architect who designed the Bronx Museum of the Arts?

Eero Saarinen

Who designed the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis?

Antoni Gaudi

Which Mexican architect is known for his work on the Casa Batllo and Sagrada Familia in Barcelona?

Segundo Cardona

What is the name of the Puerto Rican architect who designed the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago?

Le Corbusier

Who designed the famous Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in France?

Ricardo Legorreta

Which Mexican architect is known for his work on the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles?

Mies van der Rohe

Who designed the famous Farnsworth House in Illinois?

Roberto A. Maldonado

What is the name of the Puerto Rican architect who designed the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago?

Le Corbusier

Who designed the famous Villa Savoye in France?

Franklin Chang-Diaz

Who was the first Hispanic astronaut to fly in space?

Dolores Huerta

Which Latino leader founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers?

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Who was the first Hispanic woman to be elected to Congress?

Lolita Lebrón

Which Puerto Rican nationalist led an armed attack on the U.S. Capitol in 1954?

Romualdo Pacheco

Who was the first Latino governor of California?

Cesar Chavez

Which Mexican-American civil rights leader was known for his use of nonviolent resistance, including the Delano grape strike?

Cruz Reynoso

Who was the first Hispanic justice on the California Supreme Court?

Perez Prado

Which Puerto Rican singer and actor was known as the "King of Mambo"?

Carlos Noriega

Who was the first Hispanic astronaut to walk in space?

Raul Yzaguirre

Which Latino leader founded the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda?

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo

Who was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Senate?

Roberto Clemente

Which Puerto Rican baseball player was the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Toney Anaya

Who was the first Hispanic to serve as the governor of New Mexico?

Dolores Huerta

Which Mexican-American journalist founded the United Farm Workers newspaper, El Malcriado?

Nydia Velazquez

Who was the first Hispanic woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Mario Obledo

Which Latino leader founded the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)?

Oscar Arias

Who was the first Hispanic to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Zoilo Versalles

Which Puerto Rican baseball player was the first Latino to win the American League Most Valuable Player award?

Eileen Collins

Who was the first Hispanic astronaut to command a Space Shuttle mission?

Dolores Huerta

Which Mexican-American labor leader founded the United Farm Workers of America with Cesar Chavez?

Diego Rivera

Which Mexican artist created the murals at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City?

Francisco Zuniga

What is the name of the Salvadoran painter known for his surrealist images?

Anish Kapoor

Who designed the famous "Bean" sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park?

Diego Rivera

Which Mexican muralist painted "Man at the Crossroads" at Rockefeller Center?

Remedios Varo

What is the name of the Mexican artist known for her brightly colored surrealist paintings?

Rafael Tufiño

Which Puerto Rican artist created the "Big Four" murals at the University of Puerto Rico?

Eero Saarinen

Who designed the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis?

Sebastian

Which Mexican artist is known for his sculpture of a giant hand holding a car?

Edgar Negret

What is the name of the Colombian sculptor known for his abstract metal works?