Food
Mexican History
On the war path
Very famoso
Potlach
400
Not to be confused with the subterranean mammal 'Mole' uses this unusual ingredient.
Chocolate
400
This bird of prey is depicted on the Mexican Flag.
Eagle
400
This Aztec emperor considered to be the greatest is still taking his revenge against unwitting tourists.
Montezuma
400
This iconic Mexican first spoke his signature catch fraise "Go on! Go on! Up! Up!" in 1955. Albeit in Spanish..
Speedy Gonzalez
400
Mexican Spanish has more words from this language than Spain’s Spanish
Arabic words
800
This UNESCO world heritage site's name means 'the mouth at the well of the water magicians' and is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Chichen Itza
800
The Olmec civilization dominated much of what is now this southeast Mexican state that shares its name with a popular Louisiana hot sauce.
Tabasco
800
Know as the 'Hero of Tampico' Antonio De Santa Ana was president of Mexico during multiple international conflicts. Name one.
The Texas Revolution (1835–36) The Mexican-American War (1846–48). Also acceptable The Alamo (Feb 23, 1836 – Mar 6, 1836)
800
This Mexican American Musician first learned to play the violin. It's his "Smooth" guitar playing that got him into this category though.
Carlos Santana
800
Although not actually edible frijoles saltarines in Spanish are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth they are more commonly knows as
Mexican Jumping Beans
1200
What is the prime ingredient in Atole which Webster's defines as a drink eaten as mush or that is drunk as a thin gruel... Yum!
Corn
1200
This animal is depicted clutched in the claws of a raptor on the Mexican Flag. Not the Ford Raptor....
Snake
1200
This European country along with Spain and Britain invaded Mexico in 1861 in retaliation to Mexico's pause in repayments of its debts.
France
1200
From 2012 to 2013 Carlos Slim held this lofty title bestowed by Forbes magazine.
Former wealthiest man in the world
1200
The river serves as part of the natural border between the U.S. state of Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo
1600
The American Heart association recommends having 30 grams of these a day known as pepitas in Mexico.
Pumpkin Seeds
1600
This 'altepetl' or city state served as the capitol city of the Aztecs.
Tenochitaln
1600
Before he became an 19th-century Mexican president, what career did Antonio de Santa Ana pursue?
military
1600
Frieda Kahlo and Diego Rivera first married in 1929. They are best know for their ability as?
Painter's / Muralist's
1600
Commonly hired for baptisms, weddings, patriotic holidays and funerals these iconic Mexican musicians play a style of music that is native to the western region of Mexico.
Mariachi
2000
No country in the world eats more tacos per capita then Mexico. The sons of Ragnar bring this country in second though
Norway
2000
This mass producing machine was created by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany in 1439. 100 years later Juan Pablos established the first one in the America's
Printing Press
2000
What disease, introduced by invading forces, killed millions of indigenous Mexican people in the early 1500s?
Smallpox
2000
This Spanish conquistador destroyed the Aztec Empire with just a few hundred soldiers using political manipulation.
Hernan Cortez
2000
What iconic Mexican item is named from the translation of 'shade maker'
Sombrero