Chicano Studies Trivia

Question 1

What civil rights movement emerged from the resistance of Mexican-Americans?

Answer 1

Chicano Movement

Question 2

What year was the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty signed?

Answer 2

1848

Question 3

Who were the founders of the United Farm Workers (UFW)?

Answer 3

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Question 4

What term did the Chicano Movement embrace as a symbol of pride?

Answer 4

Chicano

Question 5

What was the name of the manifesto outlining the Chicano Movement’s vision for independence?

Answer 5

The Spiritual Aztlan Plan

Question 6

Who is known as the “Malcolm X of the Chicano Movement”?

Answer 6

Reies López Tijerina

Question 7

What did the Chicano Press Association help create?

Answer 7

Chicano newspapers

Question 8

What type of artistic expression flourished within the Chicano Movement?

Answer 8

Art, theater, literature, music, and dance, public art and murals

Question 9

What significant legal change occurred due to Chicano activism in education?

Answer 9

It became illegal not to provide education to non-English speakers

Question 10

What was the main purpose of the Chicano Movement?

Answer 10

To regain political power and civil rights

Question 11

What prominent figure related to the US presidency supported the Chicano farmworkers’ movement?

Answer 11

Senator Robert F. Kennedy

Question 12

Which movement did Chicanos collaborate with due to shared goals?

Answer 12

Black Power Movement

Question 13

What was the Chicano Movement’s primary focus in labor?

Answer 13

Farm workers’ rights

Question 14

What was the role of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund?

Answer 14

To protect Mexican-American civil rights

Question 15

What was the key issue addressed by the National Youth and Liberation Conference in 1969?

Answer 15

Educational barriers and Eurocentric curriculum

Question 16

What does “rascuachismo” symbolize in Chicano art?

Answer 16

Pride and cultural authenticity

Question 17

What was prompted Chicano anti-war activism?

Answer 17

Disproportionately high death rate of Mexican-American soldiers and military discrimination

Question 18

What organization was instrumental in mobilizing the Chicano press?

Answer 18

Chicano Press Association

Question 19

What was one of the goals of Reies López Tijerina’s land reclamation efforts?

Answer 19

To mobilize awareness of land rights

Question 20

Which Chicano activist group organized student walkouts in Los Angeles?

Answer 20

Brown Berets

Question 21

What negative concept did the Chicano Movement turn into an identity of pride?

Answer 21

Chicano

Question 22

Who was a key figure in promoting Chicano cultural expression through large scale murals?

Answer 22

Judy Baca

Question 23

What did Chicano students protest in their educational reform efforts related to speaking Spanish?

Answer 23

The ban on speaking Spanish at school

Question 24

What was the cultural significance of Aztlán to Chicano students?

Answer 24

It was seen as a promised homeland

Question 25

What legal reform did Chicanos achieve regarding education?

Answer 25

Requirement to provide education to non-English speakers

Question 26

What was one of the challenges faced by Chicana women in the 1970s?

Answer 26

Forced sterilization

Question 27

Who organized the National Youth and Liberation Conference?

Answer 27

Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales

Question 28

What type of activism did Chicanos participate in against the Vietnam War?

Answer 28

Protests and demonstrations

Question 29

What impact did the Chicano Movement have on voting?

Answer 29

Increased voter participation and political representation

Question 30

Who was a major figure in the land reclamation movement?

Answer 30

Reies López Tijerina

Question 31

What was the primary focus of Chicano student protests?

Answer 31

Educational inequality and curriculum reform

Question 32

What role did Chicana feminists play in the movement?

Answer 32

Advocating for women’s rights and gender equality

Question 33

What was the main impact of Chicano artistic movements?

Answer 33

Strengthened cultural identity

Question 34

Which Chicano artist is renowned for his large-scale murals and community-based art projects?

Answer 34

Judy Baca

Question 35

Who is known as the “Father of Chicano Music” for blending traditional Mexican music with modern genres?

Answer 35

Lalo Guerrero

Question 36

Which artist is a founding member of the Chicano Art Movement and known for colorful, surrealist paintings and sculptures?

Answer 36

Gilbert “Magu” Luján

Question 37

Name the artist whose vibrant, narrative murals and street art have made significant contributions to the Chicano art movement.

Answer 37

Frank Romero

Question 38

Who is the photographer known for documenting Chicano life and culture?

Answer 38

Oscar Castillo

Question 39

Which Chicano playwright and director is known for his work with Teatro Campesino, highlighting Chicano issues?

Answer 39

Luis Valdez

Question 40

Which artist’s mixed-media works and involvement in the Chicano art movement are well-recognized?

Answer 40

Patssi Valdez

Question 41

Which Chicana artist and author is known for writing feminist literature, including editing “This Bridge Called My Back”?

Answer 41

Cherrie Moraga

Question 42

Which Chicana author explores the intersection of culture, language, and identity in Borderlands/La Frontera?

Answer 42

Gloria Anzaldua

Question 43

Who are two Chicana writers and scholars who edited “This Bridge Called My Back”?

Answer 43

Gloria Anzaldua and Cherrie Moraga

Question 44

Which play addresses the struggles of Mexican-American youth in the 1940s?

Answer 44

Zoot Suit: The Play