Comida
Los Aztecas
Mariposas monarcas
Los países
Misceláneo
100
What is the name of the sweet bread traditionally baked in Mexico for Día de Muertos?
Pan de Muerto
100
What is Mictlan?
One of the Aztecs' four afterlives, the underworld
100
True or false:
Monarch butterflies are NOT an endangered species.
False, Monarch butterflies are an endangered species.
100
True or false:
In the countries that celebrate Día de Muertos (or same holiday but a different name), it is considered an official holiday.
False. Some countries count this as an official holiday but not all holidays.
100
What days are Día de Muertos celebrated on?
Nov. 1 & 2
200
What are two important ingredients for
Calabaza en Tacha?
Answers may include:
~pumpkin ~canela (cinnamon)
~caramel sauce ~anise
~Brown sugar ~cloves
200
How many levels of tests were in Mictlan?
Nine levels
200
According to traditional beliefs of the indigenous communities, what do Monarch butterflies represent?
Monarch butterflies are souls of ancestors who return to Earth for their annual visit.
200
Which country is most famous for its celebration of Día de Muertos?
Mexico
200
What are three things that should go on an ofrenda?
Answers may include:
~marigolds ~picture of loved one(s)
~candles ~favorite food/items
~papel picado ~salt
~water ~or more!
300
What is this dish called?
Marigold Flan
(Cempasuchil Flan)
300
In the first level, the dead souls face the Apanohuaia river that could only be crossed with the assistance of a specific ________________
Dog
300
How many butterflies migrate each year?
Millions
300
What are "guaguas de pan"? Also called "tantawawas".
Bread made in the form of a baby. They represent deceased loved ones
(and sometimes take other shapes)
300
How many afterlifes did the Aztecs have?
Four
400
What is different about Mexican hot chocolate?
It is spicy.
It is a combination of cacao and chile.
400
In the second level there are ______________________ that may crush together. The dead person had to cross between them at the right time.
two moving hills/mountains
400
What is one reason there has been a decline in the population of Monarch butterflies?
~climate change
~lost of milkweed from pesticides in the U.S.
~deforestation among the Mexican oyamel fir forests
400
What are barriletes grandes?
Huge colorful kites
(made from paper and bamboo)
400
What are three similarities between
Halloween and Día de Muertos?
Answers may vary, but could include concepts such as:
~celebration involving the concept of death
~both occur in fall/around a similar time of year
~cemeteries/graveyards
~skeletons/skulls
~etc.
500
What is customary to write on a sugar skull?
The name of the deceased loved one on the sugar skull
500
Who was Mictlantecuhtli?
The God of Death in the Aztec Underworld, Mictlan
500
Each year, monarch butterflies make the long journey south from the United States and Canada and head where?
(Give the state and country)
The state of Michoacán in Central Mexico
500
Name at least three countries that celebrate Día Muertos
Answers may include:
~Mexico ~Venezuela
~Guatemala ~Peru
~Bolivia ~El Salvador
~Nicaragua ~Ecuador
~Honduras
500
What are three difference between
Halloween and Día de Muertos?
Answers may vary, but could include concepts such as:
~(H) death is scary / (DDM) death is honored
~(H) fear and horror / (DDM) celebratory, festive
~(H) more commercialized / (DDM) more religious
~(H) candy, trick or treating
~(DDM) has ofrendas
~(DDM) marigolds are important