Internet Scavenger Hunt
Created by:
Rose Griffin
Eastern Guilford Middle School
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm
1.
2.
What is the name of the Native people who lived in Puerto Rico before the arrival of Christopher
Columbus?
Are Puerto Ricans United States citizens?
3. What are the official languages of Puerto Rico?
4. In 1531, who wanted to invade the Incan Empire, and why?
5. What are the three non-Spanish speaking countries in South America?
6. What was Simόn de Bolivar’s nickname? How did he earn it?
7. Which Chilean poet was the first Couth American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? Name
two other authors from South America who have won the prize as well.
8. When was the Panama Canal completed?
9. What country is the world’s greatest sugar producer?
10. Who was the first person to earn the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy?
11. Which Hispanic physician discovered that mosquitos spread yellow fever?
12. Who was a Mexican American who fought for Texan independence from Mexico and later became a
Texas Senator?
13. Who was the first governor elected by the people of Puerto Rico in 1947?
14. What is the name of the Mexican American man who served as a U.S. Senator from 1935-1962?
15. What is the name of the Cuban American woman who disguised herself as a man named Harry
Buford to fight in the Civil War?
16. Which Mexican American started The Crusade for Justice?
17. Which Spanish American woman helped make foods safer by teaching better ways to preserve food?
18. Who helped Delores Huerta co-find The United Farm Workers of America?
19. Who was the first ever elected Latino governor in the United States?
20. The movie, “Stand and Deliver” was based on the true story of a teacher who had high expectations
for his students. What was the name of this man?
21. Other than Barbara Streisand, which other actress has won a Tony, a Grammy, an Emmy, and an
Oscar?
22. What is the name of the woman who led a boycott of California grapes in 1970? What was the result
of the boycott?
23. Which Spanish American won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1959? Why did he win?
24. Who served as the highest ranking Hispanic member of Bill Clinton’s administration? What two
positions did he hold?
25. What is the name of the person who became the first woman and Hispanic person to be appointed as
Surgeon General?
26. What is the name of the Puerto Rican man who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
27. Who was the first Hispanic person to enter the space program?
28. Which Cuban American playwright has earned six Obie awards? What is an Obie award?
29. Who was the first person of color elected to an executive office of the AFL-CIO (the largest labor
union in the country)?
30. What is the name of the Mexican American woman who was inducted into the PGA World Golf Hall of
fame in 1989?
31. What is the name of the first Hispanic woman to become an astronaut?
32. Who was the first American male to win a gold medal at the International Ballet Competition?
33. What is the name of the Cuban American leader of the Miami Sound Machine?
34. Who was the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the United States Congress?
Answer Key:
1.
The Taínos
2.
Yes
3.
English and Spanish
4.
Francisco Pizarro- to get gold and silver for Spain
5.
Brazil, Guyana, and Suriname
6.
“The Liberator”- he played a leading role in the liberation of South America from Spain.
7.
Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Nerudo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
8.
1914
9.
Cuba
10. David G. Farragut
11. Carlos Juan Finlay
12. Juan Seguín
13. Luis Muñoz Marín
14. Dennis Chávez
15. Loreta Janeta Veláquez
16. Corky Gonzales
17. Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert
18. César Chávez
19. Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca
20. Jaime Escalante
21. Rita Moreno
22. Delores Huerta- The grape industry agreed to better treatment of the workers.
23. Severo Ochoa discovered the process that would allow humans to create RNA in a test tube.
24. Frederico Peña served as the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy.
25. Antonia Novello
26. Roberto Clemente
27. Franklin R. Chang-Díaz
28. María Irene Fornés earned six Obies. This is the highest award for Off-Broadway plays.
29. Linda Chavez- Thompson
30. Nancy Lopez
31. Ellen Ochoa
32. Fernando Bujones
33. Gloria Estefan
34. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen