QUIZ
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15
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QUESTION #1
Hispanic Heritage Month first became a law in what year?
A. 1968
B. 1986
C. 1988
D. 1992
ANSWER #1
C. 1988
The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson.
It was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period.
QUESTION #2
September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month because it is Independence Day for which country?
Choose all that apply
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ANSWER #2�B. Costa Rico and C. Guatemala
El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua also celebrate independence on September 15.
Mexico's independence day is September 16 and Chile's is September 18.
Costa Rico Guatemala
QUESTION #3�Hispanic Americans are descendants of which of the following countries?�Choose all that apply����
ANSWER #3
B. Columbia & D. Peru
Hispanic countries are those where the primary language is Spanish, including Spain and Equatorial Guinea.
Hispanic Countries
QUESTION #4
Which of these countries are Latin American?
Choose all that apply.
ANSWER #4
Latin America is defined by
Countries not considered part of Latin America due to language
C. Cuba and D. Dominican Republic
QUESTION #5
Which of the following states have a population of over 1 million Hispanic residents?
Choose all that apply.
ANSWER #5�A, B, C, D
California 15,579,652
Texas 11,441,717
Florida 5,697,240
New York 3,948,032
Illinois 2,337,410
Arizona 2,192,253
New Jersey 2,002,575
Colorado 1,263,390
Georgia 1,123,457
North Carolina 1,118,596
Washington 1,059,213
Pennsylvania 1,049,615
New Mexico 1,010,811
The Hispanic population of Texas, California and Florida increased by over a million between 2010 and 2020.
As a percent of total population, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanic people at 47.7%.
QUESTION #6
Which county in Minnesota has the highest percentage of people with Hispanic origins?
ANSWER #6
Almost two-thirds of the 300,000 Latino Minnesotans live in the Twin Cities metro area counties of Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin, and Anoka (5.3%) and Washington
Nearly 25% of the population of Nobles and Watonwan counties is Hispanic.
C. Nobles
QUESTION #7
The 1924 Immigration Act placed quotas on immigration from which of the following Hispanic countries?
Choose all that apply.
ANSWER #7�D. Spain
Puerto Rico – unrestricted migration, US territory since 1917
The 1924 Immigration Act, which placed quotas on immigration, did not apply to countries in the western hemisphere.
Immigration officials could, and did, prevent migration on the grounds of “likely to become a public charge”.
During the 1930’s, 1.8 million people of Hispanic descent, up to 60% of which were born in the US, were rounded up in raids and deported.
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QUESTION #8
When were protections for language minorities included in the Voting Rights Act?
ANSWER #8
B. 1975
Section 203 multilingual election information requirements apply to the Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native and Spanish language groups
Section 203 requires jurisdictions (cities, counties, states, etc.) to provide multilingual ballots when a single-language group in that location numbers:
numbers more than 10,000 individuals OR is more than 5% of the voting-age population
AND
have an illiteracy rate (5th grade education) that is higher than the national rate
In 2021, Section 203 coverage extended to political subdivisions in Minnesota for the first time - 1 county for an American Indian language and Ramsey County for Hmong
QUESTION #9
When was the first Hispanic woman elected to the Minnesota Legislature?
ANSWER #9
In 1996, Edwina Garcia was the first Hispanic woman elected to the Mn House
In 2006, Patricia Torres Ray was the first Hispanic woman elected to the Mn Senate
Edwina Garcia
QUESTION #10
What percent of Hispanic Americans eligible to vote actually voted in 2020?
A. 44%
B. 54%
C. 61%
D. 80%
ANSWER #10
B. 54%
2020 was a milestone year for Hispanic voters - first time that the percent of Hispanic Americans eligible to vote who actually voted surpassed 50% and more Hispanic Americans registered to vote than African Americans
By the Numbers:
44% - Hispanic Americans age 18-24 who voted in 2020
61% - Hispanic Americans registered to vote in 2020
80-83% - Hispanic Americans vote once registered
Perfect Score: 16 points
10 questions
2 possible points - #2, #3, #4
4 possible points - #5