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

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

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Aztecs

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

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Quechua

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

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Danza de los Muertos

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

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Yanomami

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

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Tamales

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

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Maya

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

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Bomba

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

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Navajo

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

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Mariachi

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

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Taíno

Who are the indigenous people of the Caribbean islands?

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Jarabe Tapatio

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

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Mapuche

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

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Plena

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

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Inca

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

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Ballet Folklorico

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

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Tarahumara

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

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Bomba

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

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Tehuelche

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

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Mariachi

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

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Zapotec

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

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Carlos Segovia

Who invented the first practical Spanish language typewriter?

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Guillermo González Camarena

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

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Eugene Polley

Who invented the first wireless remote control for a television?

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Dr. Anthony C. Cruz

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

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Dr. Henry Samueli

Who invented the first digital wireless communication system?

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Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez

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

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Guillermo González Camarena

Who invented the first color television system?

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Aurelio Rodriguez

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

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Philo Farnsworth

Who invented the first fully electronic television system?

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Jose Hernandez-Rebollar

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

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Mario Cardullo

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

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Dr. Miguel Alcubierre

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

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Kane Kramer

Who invented the first patented digital audio player?

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Dr. Arturo Rolla

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

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Federico Faggin

Who invented the first commercially successful microprocessor?

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Angel Luis Garcia

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

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Dr. Jorge Ochoa

Who invented the first artificial hip joint?

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Luis Miramontes

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

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Miller Reese Hutchison

Who invented the first practical hearing aid?

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Arturo Torres

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

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Douglas Cardinal

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Fernando Romero

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

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Arlene Sierra

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

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Eero Saarinen

Who designed the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis?

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Antoni Gaudi

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

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Segundo Cardona

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

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Le Corbusier

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

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Ricardo Legorreta

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

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Mies van der Rohe

Who designed the famous Farnsworth House in Illinois?

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Roberto A. Maldonado

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

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Le Corbusier

Who designed the famous Villa Savoye in France?

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Franklin Chang-Diaz

Who was the first Hispanic astronaut to fly in space?

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Dolores Huerta

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

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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

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Lolita Lebrón

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

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Romualdo Pacheco

Who was the first Latino governor of California?

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Cesar Chavez

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

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Cruz Reynoso

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

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Perez Prado

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

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Carlos Noriega

Who was the first Hispanic astronaut to walk in space?

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Raul Yzaguirre

Which Latino leader founded the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda?

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Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo

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

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Roberto Clemente

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

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Toney Anaya

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

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Dolores Huerta

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

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Nydia Velazquez

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

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Mario Obledo

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

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Oscar Arias

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

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Zoilo Versalles

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

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Eileen Collins

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

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Dolores Huerta

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

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Diego Rivera

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

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Francisco Zuniga

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

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Anish Kapoor

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

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Diego Rivera

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

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Remedios Varo

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

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Rafael Tufiño

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

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Eero Saarinen

Who designed the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis?

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Sebastian

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

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Edgar Negret

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