Food & Clothing
The hat most commonly worn on Cinco de Mayo
What are sombreros?
The significant victory of the Mexican army, which started the celebration of Cinco de Mayo
What is the Battle of Puebla?
The 8th month of the year
"Cinco de Mayo" in English
What is the "fifth of May"?
a percussion instrument in the form of a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with dried beans or similar objects and played, usually in pairs, by being shaken
What are maracas?
The thing that tamales are most commonly wrapped in
What are corn husks?
The country that was defeated by the Mexican Army in the Battle of Puebla
What is France?
The smallest state in the United States
What is Rhode Island?
The Spanish word for "Party"
What is "fiesta"?
The colors most commonly associated with Cinco de Mayo
What are red, white and green?
The official food of Cinco de Mayo
What is Molé Poblano?
The amount of time the Battle of Puebla lasted
What is one day?
What is a Złoty?
The Spanish word for "flag"
What is "bandera"?
Street events, parades, festive foods, and live music and dancing
What are the ways that Cinco de Mayo is celebrated?
A traditional dress worn on Cinco de Mayo
What is China Poblana?
The year the Battle of Puebla took place
What is 1862?
The Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
What is Verona?
A decorated figure of an animal containing toys and candy that is suspended from a height and broken open by blindfolded children as part of a celebration
What is a piñata?
The president who popularized Cinco de Mayo in the U.S
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The amount of avocados consumed on Cinco de Mayo
What is 87 Million Pounds?
The year that Cinco de Mayo became popular in the U.S
What is 1933?
The capital of Bahrain
What is Manama?
A type of traditional Mexican folk music, typically performed by a small group of strolling musicians dressed in native costume
What is a mariachi?
A Mexican craft made by cutting elaborate designs into sheets of paper, which is used as a Cinco de Mayo decoration
What is papel picado?