Hispanic Heritage Month Quest

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A game created by MacArthur HS Library

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Missions

Complete each mission about Hispanic Heritage to collect each instrument for the show

Can you find all of the instruments for the show?

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A game created by MacArthur HS Library

Mission 4

Mission 2

Mission 1

MISSIONS

Mission 5

Mission 3

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Mission 1

Can you identify these important hispanic heritage sites?

Identify all of the historical sites correctly to collect this instrument

hispanic heritage sites

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Which location is the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

hispanic heritage sites

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Which location is Machu Picchu in Peru

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

hispanic heritage sites

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Which location is Las Laja Shrine in Colombia

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

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MISSION 1 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have collected the bajo sexto, a 12 string guitar. The bajo sexto was a rythmic instrument in the earliest form of Tejano music called conjunto

Mission 3

Mission 4

MISSIONS

Mission 5

Mission 2

COMPLETE!

Mission 2

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Can you pick the right hispanic heritage dish?

Identify all of the cultural dishes correctly to collect this instrument

Which dish is Paella from spain?

1/3

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Which dish is mofongo from puerto rico?

2/3

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Which dish is pupusa from el salvador?

3/3

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

MISSION 2 COMPLETE

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CONGRATULATIONS!

The accordian is the dominant melodic musical instrument in the conjunto form of Tejano music. Famous conjunto accordianists include San Antonio's Flaco Jimenez

Mission 4

Mission 5

Mission 3

missions

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

MISSION 3

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Have you met?

Identify all of the historical figures correctly to collect this instrument

Hispanic historical figures

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This American astronaut and administrator was the first Hispanic woman to travel into space

Sonia Sotomayor

Ellen Ochoa

Gloria Estefan

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Hispanic historical figures

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This Cuban epidemiologist discovered that yellow fever is transmitted from infected to healthy humans by a mosquito.

Dr. Carlos J. Finlay

Dr. Hector P. Garcia

Jaime Escalante

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Hispanic historical figures

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She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court

Gloria Estefan

Sonia Sotomayor

Ellen Ochoa

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

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MISSION 3 COMPLETE

CONGRATULATIONS!

A tambora de rancho is a drum made of goatskin heads, wire rims, and mallets introduced into the conjunto tradition

Mission 4

missions

Mission 5

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

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mission 4

cómo se dice...

Identify the correct Spanish phrases to collect this instrument

cómo se dice...

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¿Cómo está?

De nada

Con permiso

How are you?

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

cómo se dice...

2/3

De nada

Gracias

Lo siento

I'm sorry

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

cómo se dice...

3/3

De nada

Con permiso

Por favor

Please

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

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mission 4 complete

CONGRATULATIONS!

In the 1930s Tejano’s second major form, banda, or orquesta, emerged incorporating brass instruments like the trumpet. Oscar Martínez popularized brass-oriented instrumentation that would remain the template for banda

MISSIONS

Mission 5

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

COMPLETE!

mission 5

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Let's celebrate!

Identify Hispanic Heritage celebrations around the world to collect this instrument

Hispanic celebrations

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La Semana Santa

This holiday in Mexico honors deceased friends, family members, and historical figures on November 2nd

Día de los Muertos

Fiesta de la Tirana

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Hispanic celebrations

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Grape Harvest Festival

This Columbian celebration takes place in early August in the city of Medellin.

Las Falles

Festival of the Flowers

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

Hispanic Celebrations

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Fiesta de la Tirana

Held on July 16, this religious festival honors the patron saint of Chile.

La Semana Santa

Las Falles

Clue: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

MISSION 5 COMPLETE

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Tejano’s third musical form, grupo, features keyboard instruments and synthesizers as its foundation. Grupo was popularized by Tejano artists like Selena

congratulations!

You are listening to Bidi Bidi Bom Bom by Tejano legend Selena

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