Q 01/05

Mayor Felisa Rincón de Gautier had planeloads of what flown to San Juan for children in the 1950s?

A) Toys

B) Candy

C) Snow

D) Books

Answer · why

C) Snow

Snow arrived by plane in 1952, 1953 and 1954 so that children who had never seen it could play in it. Doña Fela was also the first woman mayor of a ca...

Q 02/05

Old San Juan's seaside barrio La Perla drew curious tourists after featuring in which 2017 music video?

A) Despacito

B) Mi Gente

C) Felices los 4

D) Échame la Culpa

Answer · why

A) Despacito

Despacito, by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, was filmed in La Perla and has drawn billions of YouTube views. The barrio was built just outside the old c...

Q 03/05

Which Oscar-winning Hollywood actor was born in San Juan in 1974 under the family surname Bottom?

A) Benicio del Toro

B) Joaquin Phoenix

C) Leonardo DiCaprio

D) Adrien Brody

Answer · why

B) Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in a San Juan hospital in October 1974. He went on to win the Best Actor Oscar for playing the title ro...

Q 04/05

Which New York Giants star played beside Roberto Clemente for San Juan's Santurce club in winter 1954–55?

A) Monte Irvin

B) Willie McCovey

C) Juan Marichal

D) Willie Mays

Answer · why

D) Willie Mays

Willie Mays arrived as the National League MVP and won the Puerto Rican league's MVP award and batting title too. That Santurce roster was nicknamed t...

Q 05/05

At midnight on the Noche de San Juan, what do Puerto Ricans traditionally do at the beach?

A) Leap over a bonfire

B) Fall backward into the sea

C) Float candles out on the tide

D) Eat twelve grapes

Answer · why

B) Fall backward into the sea

Fall backward into the sea, and do it three, seven or twelve times: that is the midnight ritual. Any water will do, and some people settle for a river...