1. Cultural Trivia

2. What is the name of the most famous festival in Bolivia? La Diablada

3. Where is jamón serrano from? Spain

4. What is sung on a person´s birthday in Mexico? Las Mañanitas

5. What was the first name given to Lima by Pizarro? Ciudad de los Reyes

6. Guagua is the name given to buses in Cuba and Puerto Rico. What is a guagua in Colombia? An animal

7. How long is a member of the Spanish Parliament in office? Four years

8. What 3 languages are spoken in Bolivia? Spanish, Aimará, Quechua

9. What was the first name given to the city of Los Angeles by Mexican immigrants? Nuestra Señora la reina de los Ángeles

10. What is a parador? A castle converted into a hotel

11. El Día de los Santos Inocentes is equivalent to what American day? April Fools day

12. What has been the most devestating earthquake ever recorded? The earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960 (9.5 on the Richter scale)

13. Who was considered the father of Cuban Independence? José Martí

14. Who was Vicente Huidrobo? A famous poet from Chile

15. What kinds of architecture do you find in Southern Spain? Arabic or Moorish

16. What strait is located between Spain and Morocco? The Strait of Gibralter

17. What is El Escorial? A palace and monistary

18. What tribe of Indians gave rise to the myth of white- skinned Indians living in Panamá? The San Blas Indians

19. What do people call fast food in Hispanic countries? Comida Chatarra (junk food)

20. When was El Cid, national Spanish hero, born? Around 1043

21. Who developed a style of painting known as “Cubismo”? Pablo Picasso

22. Where is Arepa de Huevo a culinary tradition? Venezuela

23. Which Puerto Rican baseball player was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972? Roberto Clemente

24. Who painted Emiliano Zapata and his horse in a famous mural in Cuernavaca? Diego Rivera

25. What famous Spanish writer was born in Granada, Spain? Federico García Lorca

26. Who were the Olmecs? An indian tribe in Mexico

27. What famous Puerto Rican female actress played in West Side Story? Rita Moreno

28. When was the metro of Mexico inaugurated? 1970

29. What does the word IXIM mean in many Mayan languages? corn

30. Who was the king of Spain after Franco? Juan Carlos

31. Which dictator from Panamá was brought up on extradition charges and judged in the USA? General Manuel Noriega

32. What is chorizo? Sausage

33. What are chicharrones? Fried pork skins

34. What is the song “Adelita” about? Women from the Mexican Revolution

35. When did president Ernesto Zedillo take office? 1994

36. Where is Feria Artesanal de Barranquitas celebrated every year? Puerto Rico

37. Who was the first female Hispanic astronaut? Ellen Ochoa

38. What do hispanic students do when the teacher enters the classroom? Stand up

39. Who was the first president of the Revolutionary Era in Mexico? Francisco Madero

40. Where is Mapalé danced? Pacific coast of Colombia

41. According to the Guinness record, which is the longest word in Spanish? Superextraordinarísimo (the most superextraordinary)

42. When was the Tratado de Libre Comercio of Mexico, Canada, and the USA signed? 1994

43. What is the national airline of Spain? Iberia

44. What is the second largest city in Venezuela? Maracaibo

45. If you go on vacation to Puerto Plata or La Romana beaches, where in the Caribbean are you going? República Dominicana

46. Who first introduced the olive to Spain? The Phoenicians

47. Which volcano is considered the highest active volcano in the world today? Cotopaxi (19.340 feet)

48. Which part of the chili pepper is the hottest part? The seeds

49. What is the name of the guitar-like musical instrument made with the back of an armadillo? charango

50. What would you buy at a lechería? Milk / dairy products

51. Which country in Central America is called the land of lakes and volcanos? Nicaragua