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What is the capital of Mexico?
a. Mexico City
b. Cancun
c. Chichen Itza
a. Mexico City
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Which continent is Mexico part of?
a. South America
b. North America
c. Mesoamerica
b. North America
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This city is located in the Yucatan peninsula and is known for all inclusive resorts.
a. Mexico City
b. Cancun
c. Baja California
b. Cancun
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Where in ancient Mexico could you find the Maya
a. Sierra Madre Mountains
b. Baja California
c. Yucatan peninsula
c. Yucatan peninsula
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What is the currency of Mexico?
a. Peso
b. Dollar
c. Yen
a. Peso
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What country is NORTH of Mexico?
a. Canada
b. USAc. Guatemala
USA
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This ancient Maya city is located in the Yucatan peninsula.
a. Chichen Itza
b. Tijuana
b. Tenochtitlan
a. Chichen Itza
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What killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago in the Yucatan peninsula?
a. An asteroid
b. A volcano
c. Disease
a. An asteroid
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What's the official language of Mexico?
a. English
b. Spanishc.French
b. Spanish
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This ocean is located to the WEST of Mexico
a. The Atlantic Ocean
b. The Pacific Ocean
c. The Indian Ocean
b. The Pacific Ocean
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In Mexico city you can visit the old and largest ______.
a. Museum
b. Bell tower
c. Cathedral
c. Cathedral
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This European group colonized Mexico killing much of the population.
a. French
b. English
c. Spanish
c. Spanish
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What Mexican holiday is celebrated to honor and remember deceased loved ones?
a. Day of the Ancestors
b. Cinco de Mayo
c. Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
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What gulf is located east of Mexico?
a. Gulf of Florida
b. Gulf of the Caribbean
c. Gulf of Mexico
c. Gulf of Mexico
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This body of water is a great place to see grey whales
a. The Pacific Ocean
b. Gulf of Mexico
c. Caribbean Sea
a. The Pacific Ocean
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What food made up 80% of their died?
a. Chocolate
b. Corn
c. Rice
b. Corn
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What symbol is on the middle of Mexico's Flag?
a. A volcano
b. A hawk eating a fish on a rock
c. An eagle eating a snake of a prickly pear cactus
c. An eagle eating a snake of a prickly pear cactus
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What is the name for the two major mountain chains in Mexico?
a. The Rocky Mountains
b. Sierra Madre Mountains
c. The Chihuahuan Mountains
b. Sierra Madre Mountains
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In many large Mexican cities you can watch this sport where competitors wears masks.
a. soccer
b. skiing
c. Lucha Libre Wrestling
c. Lucha Libre Wrestling
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What were these symbols used for?
a. Writing
b. Numbers
c. Art
b. Numbers