Department of Language, Literature, & Cultural Studies

Hispanic Heritage Month

2025 Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Knowledge Quiz

Sponsored by Bowie State University's Department of Language, Literature, & Cultural Studies and the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services

Questions

  1. Spanish was the first European language to be spoken in what is now the U.S. In which US state was it first spoken in 1513?

  2. 12% of Maryland’s population is Latino/Hispanic. Which country’s immigrants have contributed the largest share of this population?

  3. Armando Pérez and Benito Ocasio are international music superstars. By what stage names are they better known?

  4. People from Brazil and Portugal are not Hispanic. What adjective is used to describe people from Portugal and its former colonies?

  5. La mujer más seguida en Instagram tiene 417 millones de seguidores. ¿Qué joven latina ostenta este récord?

Submit Your Answers to Win

Submit answers to hsierra@bowiestate.edu by October 15, 2025.

  • 1st Place: $75 worth of BSU swag
  • 2nd Place: $50 worth of BSU swag

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