Heritage Quiz

In observation of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, the U.S. Census Bureau has established a fact page on its Web site to provide statistical information about the growth of the country’s Hispanic population. The site, which contains several links to original documents, is located at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/
archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007173.html

New York State United Teachers has assembled a fun and informative quiz below that allows you to test your knowledge of the country’s growing Hispanic population. The questions are based on information from the Census Bureau site.

1) As of 2004, the Hispanic population of the United States is slightly larger than ________.
a) 35 million
b) 41 million
c) 65 million
d) 100 million

2) What percentage of America’s Hispanic population are of Mexican descent?
a) 10 percent
b) 25 percent
c) 50 percent
d) 65 percent

3) How many U.S. states have at least half a million Hispanic residents?
a) 2
b) 6
c) 11
d) 20

4) Which county has the largest Hispanic population in the U.S.?
a) Los Angeles County, Calif.
b) New York County, NY..
c) Dallas County, Tex.
d) Bernalillo County, N.M.

5) Roughly half of the nation’s Dominicans live in which city?
a) Miami
b) New York City
c) New Orleans
d) Atlanta

6) As of 2002, how many Hispanic-owned businesses were there in the United States?
a) 500,000
b) 1 million
c) 1.6 million
d) 3.5 million

7) What percentage of the nation’s elementary and high school students are Hispanic?
a) 6 percent
d) 10 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 18 percent

8) Over the past two decades, the percentage of the nation’s college students who are Hispanic has_______.
a) Decreased
b) Stayed the same
c) Increased 50 percent
d) More than doubled