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How Much Do You Know About Hispanic Heritage in the United States?

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Carlos J. Queirós,

AARP

En español

Published June 24, 2021

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How Much Do You Know About Hispanic Heritage in the United States?

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 "question" : "When was the first time Hispanic Heritage Week (now Hispanic Heritage Month) was celebrated in the U.S.?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "1988",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "1968 ",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "1990",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "1978",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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 "explanation" : "Congress authorized then-president Lyndon B. Johnson to declare National Hispanic Heritage Week for the week including the 15th and 16th of September. Later, in 1988, Congress extended the celebration to one month (from September 15 to October 15).\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 in part because it coincides with the independence dates of these countries.\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Honduras and Nicaragua",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Mexico and Chile",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "All of the above",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Sept. 15 was chosen because it’s the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Also, Mexico's independence date is Sept. 16 and Chile's is Sept. 18.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "The traditions of Spain",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "The people and culinary culture of Mexico",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "The first Caribbean immigrants",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "The culture and traditions of people with Hispanic-American roots",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The United States celebrates the culture and traditions of people with Spanish and Mexican roots and of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Central American, South American and Caribbean regions.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "How large was the self-described U.S. Hispanic population as of 2019?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "132 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "50.5 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "27.8 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "60.6 million",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
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 "explanation" : "That represented 18.5 percent of the total population.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "How many states had a population of more than 1 million Hispanic residents as of 2019?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "8",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "10",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "12",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "14",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "According to the Census, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas all have a Hispanic population of more than 1 million in 2019.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "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?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Rodríguez",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Martínez",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Hernández",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "García",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "García is the most common surname in the 2000 census, with 858,289 reported.\n",
 "hint" : "",
 "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
 "question" : "According to a 2018 census estimate, the U.S. Hispanic population will reach this size by 2060.\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "81.2 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "99.8 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "111.2 million",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "125.3 million",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "That is projected to represent 28 percent of the total population.\n",
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Carlos J. Queirós is a contributing editor and researcher for AARP’s Spanish-language website. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he previously held editorial positions at AARP, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, The Paris Review and Scholastic.

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