Cinco De Mayo
Springtime
Multiple Choice
Broadway
Food
200

What are the colors of the Mexican flag?

Green, White and Red

200

April showers bring what?

May flowers

200

Which zodiac sign is represented by a fish?

  • Cancer
  • Scorpio
  • Pisces
  • Aquarius

Pisces

200

“You're the One that I Want" was a 2007 reality competition show to cast the lead roles of Danny and Sandy in what Broadway musical revival?

Grease

200

What vitamin is most prevalent in citrus fruits?

Vitamin C

300

What traditional Mexican hat is often worn at Cinco De Mayo celebrations?

Sombrero

300

What animal associated with Halloween comes out of hibernation in the springtime?

Bats

300
  • Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Richard Nixon





John F Kennedy

300

What lyricist and composer (who died in 2021) had a Broadway theater named for him on the occasion of his 80th birthday?

Steven Sondheim

300

What is tofu made from?

Soybeans

600

What was the outcome of the Battle of Puebla?

Mexico won (Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, not Mexico’s Independence Day. )

600

One of the full moons of the spring months is called the flower moon. Which month can you see it?

May

600

Which of the following is NOT a fruit?

  • Tomatoes
  • Rhubarb
  • Avocados
  • Buddha’s hand

Rhubarb

600

DAILY DOUBLE: "Titanique" was a 2023 Off-Broadway musical that mashed up the plot of the Oscar-winning film "Titanic" with the music of what Canadian chanteuse?

Celine Dion

600

Which nut is used to make marzipan?

Almond

800

Which fruit is known for being widely purchased and consumed during Cinco de Mayo?

Avocado

800

Petrichor is the smell of  what that is typically associated with springtime?

rain

800

Which event led to the beginning of World War I?

  • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • The German invasion of Luxembourg and Belgium
  • The German naval blockade of Great Britain
  • The sinking of the Lusitania

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

800

What classic Leonard Bernstein Broadway musical re-envisioned Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in the world of white and Puerto Rican gangs fighting in New York City?

West Side Story

800

What is the primary ingredient in guacamole?

Avocado

1000

 What American War was happening at the same time as the Franco-Mexican war?

The Civil War

1000

DAILY DOUBLE: If someone has ombrophobia, what common springtime weather phenomena are they afraid of?

Rain

1000

Which country has the most volcanoes?

  • United States
  • Russia
  • Indonesia
  • Chile

United States

1000

With over 10,000 performances, what spooky performance is the longest-running show in Broadway history?

The Phantom of the Opera

1000

What brand is known for its peanut-shaped mascot, Mr. Peanut?

Planters

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