Hispanic Heritage Month
2019 7th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Knowledge Quiz
Sponsored by Bowie State University's Department of Language, Literature, & Cultural Studies
1. The term “Hispanic” stems from the Latin word for which region of the Ancient Roman Empire?
2. Singer Camila Cabello’s (#1s “Havana” and “Señorita”) has parents from which two countries?
3. Pupusas (thick flatbreads made of cornmeal and stuffed with cheese, beans, or chicharrón) originated among the Pipil tribes of which country?
4. The Underground Railroad first ran South to which Spanish colony that created America’s first city of free blacks?
5.¿Qué autor colombiano ganó el Premio Nobel de Literatura por obras como 100 años de soledad?
Submit your answers online by October 15
The winner will receive a $50 gift card to the BSU Bookstore. The runner-up will receive a $25 gift card to the BSU Bookstore.