Hispanic+Heritage+Month

=**Hispanic Heritage Month Web quest**=

__catherine.delvalle@greenup.kyschools.us__
 * Search online for the answers to the following questions and then email them to me at: **

1. What is Hispanic Heritage Month? 2. When is it celebrated? 3. What president decided to start this celebration? 4. What president later changed it to a month long celebration and in what year did he change it? 5. What does the word Hispanic mean? What does the word Latino mean? 6. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, what is the estimated Hispanic population of the United States today? What percent of the total U.S. population does this represent? 7. What aspects of Hispanic culture can be found in the U.S.? 8. Name 3 Hispanic Americans who have had an impact in U.S. politics and government. 9. Name 3 famous Hispanic-American musicians, artists, writers and actors. How have they impacted U.S. culture? 10. Name 3 famous Hispanic-American athletes. What Spanish-speaking country do their families come from? 11. What Hispanic businesses exist in our community and in other parts of the U.S.? How have these businesses contributed to the U.S. economy? <span style="font-family: Calibri,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">12. Search online and find 2 news articles that you would think would be of interest to the Hispanic community? Why do you think they would be of interest? Be sure to include the website for each article you have found.
 * SECTION 1: Short Answers**


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,Arial; font-size: 11pt;">SECTION 2: True and False **
 * DIRECTIONS:****//Use the internet to find your answers. Read each statement below. Circle//** **True** **//or//** **False.** **//If the statement is false, write the correct information next to it.//**

1. The Spanish founded South Carolina in 1526. True False 2. Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II (also called Montezuma) commissioned the first zoo in South America. True False 3. Alfonso Alvarez Blade invented the burglar alarm in 1911. True False 4. Paraffin, which is used to make candles, was discovered in Mexico. True False 5. From 1936 to 1992, five people of Hispanic heritage won the Nobel Peace Prize. True False 6. The United States never adopted the Spanish dollar as the basic monetary system. True False 7. The Real y Pontifica Universidad de Mexico was the first university founded in North America. True False 8. The first person of Hispanic heritage to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor served during World War I. True False 9. A group of explorers led by Ponce de León celebrated thanksgiving years before the Pilgrims came to America. True False //10. Cafeteria// is a word adopted from Spanish. True False 11. The first person of Hispanic heritage to receive the Nobel Prize in literature was Octavio Paz in 1990. True False 12. Some Cuban Society ladies donated $12 million to the Revolutionary War. True False 13. Thirteen people of Hispanic heritage won the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the time of the Vietnam War. True False 14. Modern medicine is based on the Aztec understanding of treating diseases. True False 15. The word //rodeo// means "ranch" in Spanish. True False 16. Pedro Paulet invented the helicopter. True False 17. Rita Moreno never won a Grammy Award. True False //18.La Gaceta de Mexico// was the first newspaper in North America. True False 19. The Incas discovered rubber. True False 20. Guillermo Camerena invented color television. True False