The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Mexican Music
Mexican Food & Dishes
One Margarita in Margaritaville
Mexican Drinks
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
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Cinco de Mayo, when translated to English, is the date this holiday is held annually

What is May 5?

100

Dating back to the 18th Century, this type of Mexican band usually consists of 8 violins, 2 trumpets, and at least one guitar

What is a Mariachi band?

100

This popular Mexican street food has a tortilla that can be served either in soft flour, corn, or hard tortilla shells

What are tacos?

100

This classic Mexican cocktail consists of tequila, ice, lime juice, orange liqueur, & agave/simple syrup

What is a margarita?

100

Translated to “fresh water” & “cool water” in English, this Mexican drink has fresh drinking water mixed in with blended or squeezed juice from fruit

What is an Agua Fresca?

100

Arizona’s biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration is held in this city, which is a Greek/Latin word for a fiery bird that symbolizes rebirth

What is the Fiesta in Downtown Phoenix?/What is Phoenix?/What is Phoenix, Arizona?

200

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrating the Mexican army’s victory at the Battle of Puebla over this European country

What is France?

200

Also known as the “Queen of Tejano Music”, this Mexican musician is the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990s, bringing the Latin music genre to mainstream American audiences

Who is Selena?/Who is Selena Quintanilla?

200

This dish consists of tortilla chips and melted cheese/cheese sauce, but it can also be served with salsa, guac, sour cream, jalapenos, beans and meat

What are nachos?

200

This is Jimmy Buffet’s most famous song, that is also the name of a chain of restaurants & a resort

What is Margaritaville?

200

Dominic Toretto from Fast & Furious loves to live his life a quarter mile at a time, especially with this beer brand where you can slip a lime into the bottle

What is Corona Beer?

200

Home to the NBA’s Spurs, this city in Texas has the biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the state, usually held in the Historic Market Square

What is San Antonio?/What is San Antonio, Texas?

300

The Battle of Puebla was a battle between Mexico and France over this Mexican town

What is Puebla?

300

First held & awarded in 2000, this is the Latin music equivalent of the Grammys

What is the Latin Grammy Award?

300

Deadpool definitely loves these deep-fried burritos called this

What is a chimichanga?

300

One of Dave & Busters’ most popular drinks is a margarita that uses puree from this kind of melon, along with ice cubes made from this type of berry

What is a Strawberry Watermelon Margarita?

300

Jarritos, Coke, Fanta and Spite are these types of soft drinks where real sugar is used instead of high fructose corn syrup

What is Mexican soda?

300

Cinco de Mayo was first celebrated in this American state in 1863

What is California?

400

This is the year the Battle of Puebla in Mexico, between Mexico and France, took place

What is 1862?

400

Born in Mexico and based in San Francisco, this guitarist is known for mixing rock & roll, blues, and Latin American jazz (and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998)

Who is Carlos Santana?/Who is Santana?

400

Some Mexican food places allows you to combine a quesadilla and a burrito, to form this

What is a quesarito?

400

Currently a judge on American Idol, this country music singer has a song named “One Margarita”

Who is Luke Bryan?

400

This traditional white-colored Mexican drink consists of white rice soaked in water, flavored in cinnamon, and sweetened with granulated sugar

What is Horchata?

400

The Fiesta Broadway is the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the world, held in this Southern California city

What is Los Angeles?

500

Mexico’s army has this many soldiers to face the French Army during the Battle of Puebla- which is half the size of France’s 8,000 troops

What are 4,000 soldiers?/What are 4,000 troops?

500

Through the 80s and 90s, Selena popularized this Mexican music genre, usually dominated by men, based in Tejano

What is Tejano music?

500

Made with masa and filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables, this Mexican dish is usually wrapped & steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf

What are tamales?

500

Just like frose, you can freeze this lime/citrus-based alcoholic cocktail and serve it just like a Slurpee/Icee

What is a frozen margarita?

500

If you combine and mix ginger beer, tequila, and lime juice, you can make this cocktail

What is a Mexican Mule?

500

A majority of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in San Francisco are held in this Hispanic-majority district

What is the Mission District?

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