Cinco de Mayo History
When translated to English, Cinco de Mayo translates to this, the date of the annual holiday
What is May 5th?
The margarita, a classic Mexican cocktail, includes ice, lime juice, orange liqueur, simple syrup, and this
What is tequila?
Dating back to the 18th Century, this type of Mexican band usually consists of violins, trumpets, and guitars
What is a Mariachi band?
This popular dish is a sauce made of avocados, onions, and tomatoes
What is Guacamole?
This river separates Mexico from the United States
What is the Rio Grande?
Cinco de Mayo is a day commemorating the Mexican army's victory over this country at the Battle of Puebla
What is France?
What is the blue agave plant?
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?
This dessert is fried dough that is topped with cinnamon and sugar and commonly dipped in a hot chocolate sauce.
What is a churro?
Texas, Arizona, and this US state were once apart of Mexico
What is California?
Due to the shared amount of alcohol consumed on the two days, Cinco de Mayo is often given this nickname
What is "Mexican St Patrick's Day"?
This region of the United States accounts for a majority of the county's margarita sales at 35%.
What is the South? (Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, and Nashville are among the highest consumers)
Born in Mexico and based in San Francisco, this guitarist is known for mixing rock & roll, blues, and Latin American jazz. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
Who is Carlos Santana?
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?
This is the name of Mexico's largest peninsula
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
After the Battle, it took this many years before French forces would be ousted from Mexico
What is 5?
The skilled field workers who harvest the agave are called this
What are jimadors?
Norteño music, which descends from German polka, commonly includes an accordion and the bajo sexto, which is a kind of this instrument.
What is a guitar? (It has 12 strings!)
This dish is an open pastry or sponge cake containing a sweet or savory filling usually coated with a sweet syrup.
What is flan?
This capital city has the highest elevation and is the oldest city in North America.
The Battle of Puebla took place May 5th of this year
What is 1862?
The agave plant, which is usually erroneously associated with the cactus, is a member of this plant family
What is the lily family?
This state of Mexico was the birthplace of Mariachi music
What is Jalisco?
This dish is filled with meat, cheese or chiles and wrapped inside a corn husk or banana leaves.
What is a tamale?
The largest Cinco de Mayo celebration, Festival de Fiesta Broadway, is held each year in this city
What is Los Angeles?