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Chapter 4B Culture Questions

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Paralympic Games (p. 196)
1. When and where were the first Paralympic Games?
2. When and where do the Paralympic Games occur?
3. How many nations participate in the Paralympic Games?
4. How many participants are there worldwide?

La Noche de los Rbanos (p. 205)

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When does it occur?

What do people do?
Where does it occur?
What do people sell?

Sergio y Lorena (p. 212-213)

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Who are they?

When did they each start playing the sport?
When and where was Sergio born?
When and where was Lorena born?
What do they both like to do?

Una jugadora profesional (p. 213)

1. What is the name of the professional basketball player who won a gold
medal in the 1996 Olympics?
2. What did she end up becoming?
3. What did she establish in 2001?
4. What does she do today?

Estados Unidos Contemporneos (p. 216-217)

1. According to the 2000 census, about what percent of the U.S.
population was Hispanic?
2. Who were the first male and female Hispanic astronauts?
3. Name one Hispanic musical artist and one Hispanic actor.

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4. What is the name of the caf in New York where poets, writers,
performance artists, musicians, and visual artists of many nationalities
find an outlet for their work?
5. About what percent of Miamis population is Cuban?
6. What border town do many Mexican visit? What border town do many
Americans visit?

Paralympic Games (p. 196)

1. When and where were the first Paralympic Games? Rome 1960
2. When and where do the Paralympic Games occur? after regular
Olympics in same city
3. How many nations participate in the Paralympic Games? 140
4. How many participants are there worldwide? 6,000

La Noche de los Rbanos (p. 205)

1. When does it occur? night of Dec. 23rd
2. What do people do? people set up booths
3. Where does it occur? town square of Oaxaca, Mexico
4. What do people sell? sculpted radishes

Sergio y Lorena (p. 212-213)

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Who are they? famous golf athletes

When did they each start playing the sport? Sergio 3, Lorena 5
When and where was Sergio born? January 9th, 1980 - Spain
When and where was Lorena born? November 15th, 1981 - Mexico
What do they both like to do? play tennis

Una jugadora profesional (p. 213)

1. What is the name of the professional basketball player who won a gold
medal in the 1996 Olympics? Rebecca Lobo
2. What did she end up becoming? one of the original WNBA players
3. What did she establish in 2001? college scholarship fund for
minority students who plan to enter the healthcare field
4. What does she do today? WNBA announcer

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Chapter 4B Culture Questions

Answer the questions on your culture sheets using a book

Estados Unidos Contemporneos (p. 216-217)
1. According to the 2000 census, about what percent of the U.S.
population was Hispanic? 12%
2. Who were the first male and female Hispanic astronauts? Franklin
Cang-Diaz, Ellen Ochoa
3. Name one Hispanic musical artist and one Hispanic actor. Enrique
Iglesias/Shakira/Marc Anthony and Salma Hayek/Jennifer
Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and Martin Sheen
4. What is the name of the caf in New York where poets, writers,
performance artists, musicians, and visual artists of many nationalities
find an outlet for their work? The Nuyorican Poets Caf
5. About what percent of Miamis population is Cuban? over half
6. What border town do many Mexican visit? What border town do many
Americans visit? Laredo, Texas and Tijuana, Mexico