MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
Mexico celebrates Independence Day on what date?
September 16th
What ancient civilization built Chichén Itzá?
The Maya
What Mexican food consists of a tortilla filled with ingredients and folded or rolled?
Taco
What is Mexico's capital city?
Mexico City
This Mexican artist is famous for her self-portraits and distinctive traditional Mexican style.
Frida Kahlo
What is the name of the famous speech/cry that started the independence movement?
The Grito de Dolores
What famous Mexican president was of Indigenous Zapotec origin?
Benito Juárez
What type of pepper is used to make chipotle?
Jalapeño
How many states does Mexico have?
31 states, plus Mexico City as a federal entity
Who is known as “El Sol de México”?
Luis Miguel
What was the name of the woman who secretly supported the independence movement and warned the rebels that the conspiracy had been discovered?
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
According to legend, what did the Mexica see that told them where to build Tenochtitlan?
An eagle eating a snake on a cactus
Traditionally, how many points does a classic Mexican star-shaped piñata have?
7
What two countries share a land border with Mexico in the south?
Guatemala and Belize
Who was María Félix?
A famous Mexican actress known as “La Doña”
Which independence leader was known as “the Servant of the Nation”?
A) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
B) Ignacio Allende
C) Vicente Guerrero
D) José María Morelos y Pavón
D) José María Morelos
What was the Porfiriato?
The period of Porfirio Díaz's political dominance
Which Mexican state is especially famous for cochinita pibil?
Yucatán
What is the highest volcano in Mexico?
A) Popocatépetl
B) Pico de Orizaba
C) Volcán de Colima
D) Iztaccíhuatl
B) Pico de Orizaba
Which Mexican writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990?
A) Carlos Fuentes
B) Juan Rulfo
C) Octavio Paz
D) Gabriel García Márquez
C) Octavio Paz
What document formally established the principles that helped lead to Mexican independence?
A) The Constitution of 1824
B) The Plan of Iguala
C) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
D) The Reform Laws
B) The Plan of Iguala
Who were the three major figures of the Mexican Revolution: Madero, Zapata, and ______?
A) Pancho Villa
B) Victoriano Huerta
C) Venustiano Carranza
D) Álvaro Obregón
A) Pancho Villa
What is a “calavera literaria”?
A humorous poem about death, often written for Día de Muertos
Name FIVE Mexican states that border the Pacific Ocean.
Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas.
What three Mexican directors are often called “The Three Amigos of Cinema”?
Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu