1. The Spanish founded South Carolina in 1526.

2. Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II (also called Montezuma) commissioned the first zoo in South America.

3. Alfonso Alvarez Blade invented the burglar alarm in 1911.

4. Paraffin, which is used to make candles, was discovered in Mexico.

5. From 1936 to 1992, five people of Hispanic heritage won the Nobel Peace Prize.

6. The United States never adopted the Spanish dollar as the basic monetary system.

7. The Real y Pontifica Universidad de Mexico was the first university founded in North America.

8. The first person of Hispanic heritage to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor served during World War I.

9. A group of explorers led by Ponce de León celebrated thanksgiving years before the Pilgrims came to America.

10. Cafeteria is a word adopted from Spanish.

11. The first person of Hispanic heritage to receive the Nobel Prize in literature was Octavio Paz in 1990.

12. Some Cuban Society ladies donated $12 million to the Revolutionary War.

13. Thirteen people of Hispanic heritage won the Congressional Medal of Honor for service during the time of the Vietnam War.

14. Modern medicine is based on the Aztec understanding of treating diseases.

15. The word rodeo means "ranch" in Spanish.

16. Pedro Paulet invented the helicopter.

17. Rita Moreno never won a Grammy Award.

18. La Gaceta de Mexico was the first newspaper in North America.

19. The Incas discovered rubber.

20. Guillermo Camerena invented color television.