Some Famous Hispanic People
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 46
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Taken from Teachers Discovery Famous People study guide, 9th grade students researched some facts about some famous Hispanic people and created this quiz.
Questions and Answers
- 1.When is La Virgen de Guadalupe celebrated every year?
- A.
December 12
- B.
January 5
- C.
April 7
- D.
October 31
- 2.What style did Pablo Picasso develop that he called the "______ Period" because he painted mostly in this color?
- A.
Red
- B.
Flower
- C.
Blue
- D.
White
- 3.What sport did Pelé play?
- A.
Tennis
- B.
Basketball
- C.
Bullfighting
- D.
Soccer
- 4.Domenikos Theotokopoulos was the birthname of _____ ____________.
- 5.Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American name MVP for the National Football League..
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Zorro's distinctive mark was ___________.
- 7.Why did world-famous bullfighter El Cordobés retire for good?
- 8.Cuauhtémoc was a Mayan Emperor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.What is the first name of guitarist/actress Charo?
- A.
Guadalupe
- B.
Carlota
- C.
María
- D.
Carmen
- 10.What two heroes were inspired by the fictional character Zorro?
- A.
Batman and Robin
- B.
Puss in Boots and Robin Hood
- C.
Batman and Puss in Boots
- 11.Actress Sofia Loren won an Academy Award for the movie ______ _____________.
- 12.How many albums has singer Julio Iglesias recorded?
- A.
1-100
- B.
101-200
- C.
201-300
- D.
500-1000
- 13.Between 1040-1099 lived ___ ______________, the national hero of Spain.
- 14.How old was Pelé when he won the World Cup?
- A.
15
- B.
16
- C.
17
- 15.The first Mexican American to win an Academy Award was ____________ ______________
- 16.Who did actor, band leader, and production company owner Desi Arnáz first marry?
- 17.Plácido Domingo can sing in how many languages?
- A.
Six
- B.
Five
- C.
Ten
- 18.Don Juan is fictional.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which countries did Simón Bolívar lead to independence from Spain?
- A.
Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Mexico
- B.
Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru
- C.
Colombia, Mexico, Honduras and Belize
- 20.Singer José Feliciano has recorded more than ______ albums.
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