Hispanic Affinity and Network Groups: Making the Connection in Corporate America
Hispanic America
Transcript of Hispanic America
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HISPANIC AMERICA
BY BRENDA MULKEY
Brain Quest
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Everyday Life
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What nationality is the host of Cristina, the Spanish-language talk show?
This and That 600
ANSWER: Cuban (Her full name is Cristina Saralegui)
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In what month is the Hispanic Day Parade held in New York City?
This and That 500
ANSWER: October (It’s held the Sunday before Columbus Day, during Hispanic Heritage Month)
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Does a person called a quisqueyano come from Chile or the Dominican Republic?
This and That 400
ANSWER: the Dominican Republic (Quisqueya is the Spanish rendering of the island’s Indian name)
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Does Antonio Banderas’ last name mean “flags” or “bandits”?
This and That 300
Answer: flags (The Spanish word for “bandits” is banditos
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Would you most likely eat FLAN for desert or sprinkled on breakfast cereal?
This and That 200
ANSWER: For dessert (It’s a kind of custard enjoyed by Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans and other Latinos)
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Are more Latinos registered as Democrats or as Republicans?
This and That 100
ANSWER: As Democrats (However, Latinos tend not to vote strictly along party lines)
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Which sells the most in the United States: ketchup or salsa?
Everyday Life 600
ANSWER: Salsa (The spicy Mexican sauce rakes in $700 million in sales every year.)
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In Latin America, if Jose’s father is a Garcia, and his mother is a Perez, what is Jose’s full name?
Everyday Life 500
ANSWER: Jose Garcia Perez (He can also be called Jose Garcia, but not Jose Perez.)
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As of 2001, how many Mexicans lived below the poverty line (in Mexico): 10%, 25%, or 40%?
Everyday Life 400
ANSWER: 40% (in the country of Mexico)
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Which state in the U.S. does a tejano come from?
Everyday Life 300
ANSWER: TEXAS (A tejano is a Hispanic Texan, usually of Mexican descent)
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Which is the most common Hispanic last name in the U.S.: Rodriguez, Martinez, Garcia, Ortiz
Everyday Life 200
ANSWER: Garcia (Martinez and Rodriguez are the second and third most common.)
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How old is a girl who has just celebrated her quinceanera?
Everyday Life 100
ANSWER: 15 (A quinceanera is a Hispanic girl’s 15th birthday party.)
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Leaders and Great Achievers 600 A Spanish explorer was the first
European to see the Pacific Ocean. What was his name?
Answer:Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Who was elected president of Mexico in 2000?
Leaders and Great Achievers 500
ANSWER: Vicente Fox Quesada
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Rigoberta Menchu won the world’s most esteemed prize for peacemakers. What is it called?
Leaders and Great Achievers 400
ANSWER: the Nobel Peace Prize (Menchu earned it in 1992 for her human rights work in Guatemala)
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Who took power as the communist dictator of Cuba in 1959?
Leaders and Great Achievers 300
ANSWER: Fidel Castro (After overthrowing the previous regime, he ruled Cuba s a Communist dictator.
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Which Native people were conquered by Hernan Cortes?
Leaders and Great Achievers 200
ANSWER: the Aztecs (The 16th Century Spanish soldier and explorer overthrew the Aztec empire of Mexico.)
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Name the queen who sent Columbus on the journey to the New World.
Leaders and Great Achievers 100
ANSWER: Isabella (Her husband was King Ferdinand)
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How did the Conquistadores travel to the New World from Europe?
History and Geography 600
ANSWER: by ship (a conquistador was a Spanish soldier who conquered Native American people)
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From what European country did Mexico gain its independence in 1824?
History and Geography 500
ANSWER: SPAIN
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How many Latin American countries were allies of Nazi Germany in World War II?
History and Geography 400
ANSWER: NONE (They were all Allied Powers united against Nazi Germany)
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Which urban area has more people: Mexico City or New York City?
History and Geography 300
ANSWER: Mexico City (With 18 million people, it’s the world’s second largest urban area, after Tokyo.)
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¿Cual es la capital de Uruguay?
History and Geography 200
ANSWER: Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)
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Is Guatemala slightly smaller than TEXAS or TENNESSEE?
History and Geography 100
ANSWER: Tennessee
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Is Mexico oeste or este of Puerto Rico?
Spanish Language 600
ANSWER: OESTE (west)
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Cuerpo, cielo, and dinero are all masculine nouns. Is the noun mano masculine, too?
Spanish Language 500
ANSWER: NO, (MANO is an exception to the rule that nouns ending in –o are masculine. LA MANO is “the hand”
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¿Como se dice: “why” and “because”?
Spanish Language 400
ANSWER: por qué and
porque
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Is the word cocopelao Puerto Rican slang for a bald person or a little baby?
Spanish Language 300
ANSWER: a bald person (Literally, the word means “peeled coconut”)
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A caballero is a gentleman. What is a caballo?
Spanish Language 200
ANSWER: A horse (Originally a word for “horse-riding knight,” caballero came to mean “gentleman”
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Brillo is the name of a scouring pad, but what does the word mean en español?
Spanish Language 100
ANSWER: SHINE
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In 2000, the U.S. won an Olympic gold medal in baseball. What country did the U.S. defeat?
Music and Sports 600
ANSWER: CUBA
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On TV’s I LOVE LUCY, what country did bandleader Ricky Ricardo come from?
Music and Sports 500
ANSWER: CUBA (Desi Arnaz, a real-life Cuban bandleader, played him on the 1950’s TV comedy)
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Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez has a nickname. What is it?
MUSIC AND SPORTS 400
Answer: “A –ROD” (In 2003, for the sixth year in a row, he hit 40 or more home runs in a season.
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What team did Rafael Furcal play for when he was named Rookie of the Year in 2000?
MUSIC AND SPORTS 300
ANSWER: the Atlanta Braves
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The game of soccer has a different name en español. What is the game called?
MUSIC AND SPORTS200
ANSWER: futbol “Football” is the British term for soccer.
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Name the first major league baseball player to hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons.
MUSIC AND SPORTS 100
ANSWER: Sammy Sosa (also the second to hit more than 61 home runs in one season)