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What is the motto found on the flag?
Dios, Patria y Libertad
The most vacationed city in the Dominican Republic
Punta Cana
Name the three top genres
Merengue
Bachata
Dembow
Me: "Que tu cocinate?"
Mom: ...
Mom: "Comida."
What is the Dominican Republic's major religion?
Roman Catholicism
Highest Point
Pico Duarte
Que postre se come para Easter?
Habichuela con Dulce
What are the components of "La bandera" (Traditional Dominican Meal)
Rice
Beans
Meat
Salad
What is one of the most frequently asked question by family at Thanksgiving?
Y la novia/o?
What 3 sisters changed the course of history in DR?
(Double if you can name them!)
Las Hermanas Mirabales
Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa
What are the 2 names frequently used to identify the Island on which DR is on?
Quisqueya & Hispaniola
73%
16%
11%
Match the percentage to what most dominicans identify as ethnically
White
Mixed
Black
73% Mixed, 16% White, 11% Black
Top 3 alcoholic beverages
(Originated in DR)
Presidente
Mamajuana
Brugal
Two major baseball teams
Licey
Aguilas
This nation occupied the Dominican Republic from 1906-1924
The River dividing Haiti and DR
The Massacre River
(Dajabon River)
What significance does August 16th have?
Restoration Day; the day in which the Dominican Republic gained Independence from Spain
Difference between Sancocho and soup
Sancocho is made up of meat broth and viveres
Name 2 of the most common last names
Garcia
Rodriquez
Martinez
Hernandez
Lopez
Name both of the countries from which the Dominican Republic gained Independence (Country & Year)
Spain:1865
The Five largest cities in the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo,
Santiago,
La Romana,
San Pedro de Macoris,
San Francisco de Macoris,
San Cristobal,
Puerto Plata,
La Vega
Como se baila una bachata
MUST DANCE!
What animal and what body part is Pernil from?
Pork Shoulder
Why was Bachata considered forbidden ?
Because it was played in brothels and considered overly promiscuous