Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is meant to celebrate the contributions of a certain group of people to the United States. Which of these would NOT be included in that category?

• People from Spain

• People from Central/South America

• People from the Caribbean

• People from Canada

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated?

• May 5 - June 5

• September 15 - October 15

• November 1 - December 1

• January 1 - February 1

Why is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated when it is?

• To commemorate the start of the Chicano rights movement

• To celebrate the birthday of Christopher Columbus

• To correspond with the independence days of five Latin American nations

• Because all of the other months were already taken

When was the first time Hispanic Heritage Week (now Hispanic Heritage Month) was celebrated in the U.S.?

• 1968

• 1988

• 1998

• 1908

In 1968, Congress authorized then-president Lyndon B. Johnson to declare National Hispanic Heritage Week for the week.

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• false

Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries.

• Honduras and El Salvador

• Nicaragua and Costa Rica

• Guatemala

• Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

• The traditions of Spain

• The people and culinary culture of Mexico

• The first Caribbean immigrants

• The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots

2000 marked the first time Hispanic surnames made the list of the 15 most common surnames in that year's census. Do you know which one was the most common?

• Hernández

• Martínez

• García

• Rodríguez

President Ronald Reagan extended it to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. 

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• False

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday people celebrate in Mexico it is their Independence Day.

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• false