Cinco de Mayo
This city has the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration, attracting over 500,000 attendees.
What is Los Angeles, California?
This dish dates back as far as the Maya civilization. They combined avocados with onion, lime juice, and spicy chilis. Many versions of this dish today also incorporate other ingredients including tomato, and cilantro.
What is Gucamole?
This Disney Pixar animated fantasy film about a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead stars many Mexican American actors.
What is Coco?
Ritchie Valens’s version of this song ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz.
What is La Bamba?
The majority of Mexican Americans live in these four U.S. states that border Mexico.
What are California, Texas, Arizona and New Mexico?
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the military victory against this country’s imperial army.
What is France?
This liquor is mixed with triple sec, and lime juice to make a classic margarita.
What is tequila?
This Wednesday Addams actress began her career as a child and received recognition for her role as young Jane in The CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin.
Who is Jenna Ortega?
This “Love You Like A Love Song” singer and actress’s EDM-inspired debut album, Stars Dance (2013) yielded the international top-ten single "Come & Get It".
Who is Selena Gomez?
American Chicle Company was the first prominent commercial user of chicle in the production of this candy. The company’s product, Chiclets, is derived from the Mexican Spanish word "chicle” which was derived from the Aztec word meaning “sticky stuff”.
What is chewing gum?
The Battle of Puebla was fought in this year.
What is 1862?
This Tex-Mex dish is grilled strips of meat often served on a sizzling plate with green peppers and onions served with tortillas.
What is a fajita?
In 2002, actress Salma Hayek took on the role of this Mexican surrealist painter in the biopic named after the artist.
Who is Frida Khalo?
This former Fifth Harmony singer’s solo album single, "Bam Bam" (featuring Ed Sheeran), reached the top five of the Billboard Global 200—her highest entry on the chart.
Who is Camila Cabello?
In 1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard this Space Shuttle.
What is the Discovery?
Cinco de Mayo is often confused with Mexico's Independence Day which is celebrated in this month. (Daily Double: the exact day is the day after the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month.)
What is September? (Extra 400 points: September 16)
This spicy meat stew originated in northern Mexico and is the official dish of Texas.
What is chili con carne?
This Wonder Woman actress was crowned Miss World USA 1972.
Who is Lynda Carter?
This guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band that pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. His bands song Smooth was the final number-one hit of the 1990s and the first number-one hit of the 2000s.
Who is Carlos Santana?
This lawyer and politician serving as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017.
Who is Julian Castro?
In 1861 Mexico declared a temporary moratorium on this which led to the invasion by English, Spanish, and French troops.
What is the repayment of foreign debts? (Moratorium: a legal authorization to debtors to postpone payment)
This Mexican American deep-fried dish consists of a flour tortilla filled with ingredients including rice, cheese, beans, and meat.
What is a chimichanga?
This Mexican American filmmaker’s work, like Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque.
Who is Guillermo del Toro?
This "Como la Flor" singer and fashion designer’s contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American of the late 20th century.
Who is Selena (Quintanilla)?
These two labor leaders and civil rights activists changed the lives of migrant workers in the United States through their unionization efforts.
Who are Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez?