La Ofrenda
Las Comidas
Los Días
La Historia
Otro
100
Who visits the offrendas during the Day of the Dead?
What is the spirits of the deceased?
100
What is the special bread called in Spanish?
What is Pan de Muerto?
100
What country is Day of the Dead predominantly celebrated in?
What is Mexico:
100
The Day of the Dead has its roots in this indigenous group...
What is the Aztecs?
100
In the pixar movie Coco, Miguel's dog was named...
What is Dante?
200
One item, in Spanish, that goes on an ofrenda is...
What is velas, fotografías, comida, bebidas, flores, etc...?
200
This decoration, although made of sugar, is not typically meant to be eaten.
What is sugar skulls (calaveritas de azúcar)?
200
When is Day of the Dead celebrated (answer in Spanish)?
What is el primero de noviembre y el dos de noviembre?
200
Name a culture or religion in Spanish that influenced Day of the Dead.
What is Catolicismo, los españoles, o los aztecas?
200
What is "papel picado" in English (describe)?
What is traditionally crafted, colorful paper with elaborate designs cut into it?
300
What does "la ofrenda" literally translate to? (hint: altar is not the answer)
What is the offering?
300
What is molé?
What is a complex chocolate sauce traditionally served on ofrendas to attract the souls of the deceased?
300
Is Day of the Dead "jubiloso (joyous) o triste" and why?
What is jubiloso because they celebrate and honor the lives of loved ones?
300
What major historical event in Central America led to the modern Day of the Dead?
What is the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire?
300
This iconic historical figure is depicted as a skeletal woman in elegant clothing with a fancy hat. She was created to mock the Mexican elite for forgetting their indigenous heritage.
What is La Catrina?
400
What is the purpose of the marigolds for spirits and how does it accomplish this?
What is to guide the spirits through scent and bright colors?
400
This chocolaty drink (in Spanish), is commonly consumed alongside Bread of the Dead.
What is champurrado (Chocolate Atole)?
400
This brightly colored insect's migration coincides with Day of the Dead. It's an important symbol of the return of the deceased souls.
What is monarch butterflies?
400
Name one of the two Catholic holidays that was merged with indigenous practices to create Day of the Dead.
What is All Saints Day or All Souls Day?
400
This Mexican state/city is known for its large, deeply-rooted Day of the Dead celebrations.
What is Oaxaca?
500
What is the special name for the marigold?
What is cempasúchil?
500
What are "chapulines" in English?
What is grasshoppers? (A traditional ancestral food popular in Oaxaca)
500
What is the name of the celebration on November 1st in Spanish (hint: children are related)?
What is Día de los Inocentes (or Día de los Angelitos)?
500
What was the language of the Aztecs?
What is Nahuatl? (fun fact: there're many varieties and it's spoken by more than 1.5 million people today)
500
This breed, the national dog of Mexico, is the same breed as Miguel's dog in Coco.
What is the Mexican Xoloitzcuintli (Mexican Hairless Dog or Xolo)? Pronounced: show·low·uht·skwint·lee
