LCC Trivia | Flags | Geography | Food | Random |
---|---|---|---|---|
What is the Student Center Basement?
The physical location of the Latino Lounge.
|
What is a snake?
This reptile is in the beak of the eagle that sits in the middle of the Mexican flag.
|
What is Brazil?
This country is the largest, by land area, in Latin America.
|
What is Mole Sauce?
A popular and traditional marinade and sauce used in Mexican cuisine.
|
What is a piñata?
This traditional six pointed paper mache star is swung at almost every Mexican celebration and is filled with candy and small toys.
|
What is 6?
The number of groups officially a part of the LCC.
|
What are Cuba and Puerto Rico?
These two countries have very similar flags. A triangle with a star inside, 5 horizontal stripes, colored in red, blue and white.
|
What are Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
The two countries that make up the island of Hispaniola.
|
What are Pupusas?
National dish of El Salvador; a thick flatbread/tortilla stuffed with a few ingredients.
|
What is a telenovela?
The name for a popular Spanish version of a soap opera.
|
What is 2002?
The year the LCC was founded.
|
What are Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela?
The three South American countries with three horizontal stripes: yellow on top, blue in the middle, and red at the bottom.
|
What are Belize and El Salvador?
The two countries in Central America that are not bordered by both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
|
What is Mofongo?
A popular Puerto Rican dish with fried plantains that are mashed together as its main ingredient.
|
Who is Shakira?
This Colombian singer/actress/activist performed the theme song at the 2010 World Cup.
|
What is Sin LiMITe?
The name of the Latinx fly-in program for admitted students that takes place at the end of Mes Latino.
|
What are Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras?
The three Central American countries with similar flags. Two horizontal blue stripes on top and bottom with a white stripe in the middle. They also share an independence day (bonus points for knowing the day).
|
What are Paraguay and Bolivia?
Name the two landlocked countries in South America.
|
What is Ceviche?
A very popular seafood and citrus dish from Peru.
|
What is New Mexico?
This is the state in the U.S. with the largest Hispanic population (by percent).
|
What is March 9 - April 9?
The dates of the LCC’s Mes Latino for the 2020-2021 school year.
|
What is 3?
The number of Latin American flags with their stripes going vertically.
|
What is Argentina?
This country is home to the highest point/mountain in Latin America (and in the Western Hemisphere).
|
What is Ropa Vieja?
National dish of Cuba; made with slow cooked shredded beef.
|
What is Peru?
This country is considered the oldest in Latin America.
|