Exploring Latin America: A Quiz on Culture and History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

in 1938, Time magazine stated that Carleton Beals is "now the best informed and the most awkward living writer on Latin America".

a botánica is a Latin American store that sells religious goods, magical paraphernalia and brand name health care products.

in 2006, only 79% of the population in Peru had access to electricity, well below the 94.6% average for Latin America.

the recording of "La Incondicional" by Luis Miguel broke several airplay records in Latin America, where it remained at the top of the charts for seven months.

while tortillerias are a long-time fixture in Latin America, they now are becoming common in some areas of the United States.

Father Charles Beirne, S.J., advised the United States on Latin American affairs while serving as vice president of Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador.

pink tide is a term for the growing influence of left-wing politics in Latin America.

Espiritismo is the Latin American and Caribbean belief that good and evil spirits can affect health, luck and other elements of human life.

the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force's Demonstration Squadron, selected Brigadier General Ricardo Aponte (pictured) as their Spanish language narrator for the Latin America Tour of 1992.

Obadiah Rich was a diplomat and bibliographer specializing in Latin American works whose younger brother William Rich was a botanist with the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–42.

Torre HSBC, home of the headquarters of HSBC Mexico, is expected to become the first building in Latin America to receive a LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

lumpenbourgeoisie, a neologism formed from lumpenproletariat and bourgeoisie, is used to describe colonial and neocolonial elites in Latin America.

Theodore O'Hara's Bivouac of the Dead, popularized in American Civil War memorials, was actually written for fallen Kentucky soldiers in Latin America a decade before the War.

Exploring Latin America: A Quiz on Culture and History

1 People of this mixed ancestry are known as Zambos or (in Central America) ________ in Spanish speaking nations, and Cafusos in Brazil.

2 By the end of the sixteenth century, Europeans occupied large areas of North, Central and South America, extending from present-day southern ________ in the United States through the southern tips of the Patagonia.

3 The ________ feared the politics of socialism and communism would be particularly appealing to the countries of Latin America.

4 In ________ Amerindians are a large minority that comprises two-fifths of the population.

5 What are people from Latin America known as?

6 Which of the following languages is spoken in Latin America?

7 ________

8 ________, Latin Europe, Romance-speaking African countries

9 ________ and Manuel Rendón have been credited with bringing the Constructivist Movement into Latin America from Europe.

10 How many cities took part in the Latin America?

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