History
The leader of the Spanish forces that conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Hernán Cortés?
The capital of Mexico.
What is Mexico City?
The animal on the Mexican flag.
What is a golden eagle?
What are the three branches of government in Mexico?
What is Legislative, Executive, Judicial (same as the US).
The Cacao Belt is located along this region.
What is the Equator?
The name of the Aztec emperor during the Spanish conquest?
Who is Montezuma II?
This river separates Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande River?
The Disney movie Coco centers around this Mexican holiday.
What is Dia de los Muertos?
Name one of the causes of the Mexican Revolution.
What is dictatorship, economic and social inequality, land ownership, feudal system/la ecomienda, etc.
This spontaneous burst of emotion is often used to punctuate a song, adding energy and connecting the performer with the audience. It is a hallmark of traditional Mexican music.
What is the grito?
The name of the war between Mexico and the U.S. in the 1840s.
What is the Mexican-American War?
This body of water lies East of Mexico.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
Mariachi music likely originated in this state of Mexico.
What is Jalisco?
In contrast to the US, Mexico’s presidential term length is this many years.
What is six years?
This carbonated mineral water from Mexico is Miss Samantha’s favorite beverage.
What is Topo Chico?
This ancient city, founded by the Aztecs, was located on an island in Lake Texcoco and is now Mexico City.
What is Tenochtitlán?
How many states are there in Mexico?
What is 31?
The national dish/food of Mexico.
What is mole?
Who is the president of Mexico?
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
The piñata originated in this country.
What is China?
Mexico gained independence from Spain in this year.
What is 1821?
Name a city located on the Yucatán Peninsula.
What is Merida, Cancún, Tulum, Quintana Roo, etc.
The term used for people of mixed Indigenous and Spanish ancestry. They represent the majority of Mexico’s population today.
What is “mestizo”?
Mexico has this type of government.
What is a federal republic?
Mexico’s National Soccer/Fútbol Team name.
What is El Tricolor/El Tri?