History
What battle does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?
Battle of Puebla
What word means “to take power over a region”?
Occupy
Name one Mexican food from the reading.
tacos, enchiladas, chili
What idiom means “to organize a party”?
throw a bash
What type of music is played during Cinco de Mayo celebrations?
mariachi music
In what year did the Battle of Puebla happen?
1862
What phrase means “something really important”?
a big deal
What are the official colors of Cinco de Mayo?
red, white, green
What idiom means “dance a lot”?
dance your face off
What instrument has a deep bass sound in mariachi music?
guitarron
What country did Mexico defeat in the Battle of Puebla?
France
What word means “for profit-making purposes”?
commercialized
What do children break open during celebrations?
piñatas
What idiom describes someone fun at parties?
the life of the party
What traditional hat do mariachi musicians wear?
sombreros
When is Mexico’s Independence Day?
September 16
What word means “a battle within one’s own country”?
What material are piñatas made from?
papier-mâché
What idiom means “feel sick after partying too much”?
hangover
What game do teams play with sombreros?
Mexican Hat Relay
Why couldn’t the United States help Mexico in 1862?
The US was in a civil war.
What word means “a material used to block one’s eyesight”?
blindfold
What tradition in the reading actually came from Italy?
piñatas
What idiom means “arrive at a party without an invitation”?
crash a party
What shout is common in mariachi music?
grito Mexicano