The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Mexican Music
Mexican Food & Dishes
One Margarita in Margaritaville
Mexican Drinks
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
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Cinco de Mayo, when translated to English, is the date this holiday is held annually
What is May 5?
100
Dating back to the 18th Century, this type of Mexican band usually consists of 8 violins, 2 trumpets, and at least one guitar
What is a Mariachi band?
100
This popular Mexican street food has a tortilla that can be served either in soft flour, corn, or hard tortilla shells
What are tacos?
100
This classic Mexican cocktail consists of tequila, ice, lime juice, orange liqueur, & agave/simple syrup
What is a margarita?
100
Translated to “fresh water” & “cool water” in English, this Mexican drink has fresh drinking water mixed in with blended or squeezed juice from fruit
What is an Agua Fresca?
100
Arizona’s biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration is held in this city, which is a Greek/Latin word for a fiery bird that symbolizes rebirth
What is the Fiesta in Downtown Phoenix?/What is Phoenix?/What is Phoenix, Arizona?
200
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrating the Mexican army’s victory at the Battle of Puebla over this European country
What is France?
200
Also known as the “Queen of Tejano Music”, this Mexican musician is the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990s, bringing the Latin music genre to mainstream American audiences
Who is Selena?/Who is Selena Quintanilla?
200
This dish consists of tortilla chips and melted cheese/cheese sauce, but it can also be served with salsa, guac, sour cream, jalapenos, beans and meat
What are nachos?
200
This is Jimmy Buffet’s most famous song, that is also the name of a chain of restaurants & a resort
What is Margaritaville?
200
Dominic Toretto from Fast & Furious loves to live his life a quarter mile at a time, especially with this beer brand where you can slip a lime into the bottle
What is Corona Beer?
200
Home to the NBA’s Spurs, this city in Texas has the biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the state, usually held in the Historic Market Square
What is San Antonio?/What is San Antonio, Texas?
300
The Battle of Puebla was a battle between Mexico and France over this Mexican town
What is Puebla?
300
First held & awarded in 2000, this is the Latin music equivalent of the Grammys
What is the Latin Grammy Award?
300
Deadpool definitely loves these deep-fried burritos called this
What is a chimichanga?
300
One of Dave & Busters’ most popular drinks is a margarita that uses puree from this kind of melon, along with ice cubes made from this type of berry
What is a Strawberry Watermelon Margarita?
300
Jarritos, Coke, Fanta and Spite are these types of soft drinks where real sugar is used instead of high fructose corn syrup
What is Mexican soda?
300
Cinco de Mayo was first celebrated in this American state in 1863
What is California?
400
This is the year the Battle of Puebla in Mexico, between Mexico and France, took place
What is 1862?
400
Born in Mexico and based in San Francisco, this guitarist is known for mixing rock & roll, blues, and Latin American jazz (and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998)
Who is Carlos Santana?/Who is Santana?
400
Some Mexican food places allows you to combine a quesadilla and a burrito, to form this
What is a quesarito?
400
Currently a judge on American Idol, this country music singer has a song named “One Margarita”
Who is Luke Bryan?
400
This traditional white-colored Mexican drink consists of white rice soaked in water, flavored in cinnamon, and sweetened with granulated sugar
What is Horchata?
400
The Fiesta Broadway is the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in the world, held in this Southern California city
What is Los Angeles?
500
Mexico’s army has this many soldiers to face the French Army during the Battle of Puebla- which is half the size of France’s 8,000 troops
What are 4,000 soldiers?/What are 4,000 troops?
500
Through the 80s and 90s, Selena popularized this Mexican music genre, usually dominated by men, based in Tejano
What is Tejano music?
500
Made with masa and filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables, this Mexican dish is usually wrapped & steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf
What are tamales?
500
Just like frose, you can freeze this lime/citrus-based alcoholic cocktail and serve it just like a Slurpee/Icee
What is a frozen margarita?
500
If you combine and mix ginger beer, tequila, and lime juice, you can make this cocktail
What is a Mexican Mule?
500
A majority of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in San Francisco are held in this Hispanic-majority district
What is the Mission District?