MEXICAN CUISINE
What’s the traditional Mexican dish of corn dough filled with various ingredients and wrapped in corn husks called?
Tamales
Day in November when the dead are remembered and celebrated
Dia de Los Muertos
The famous Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist who coined “Si, se puede” is?
Cesar Chavez.
What is the main religion of Mexico?
Catholicism
Ended the Mexican-American war
The Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
What is one of the world’s most famous sweet delicacies that originated in Mexico?
Chocolate
When is Mexican Independence Day?
September 16
Mexican President who is known as the father of modern Mexico and president from 1858 until 1872
Benito Juarez
What is the value of American dollars to Mexico Dollars?
16.6489 pesos (or 17)
This was the second law, after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, aimed at restricting immigrants to the U.S.
Immigration Act of 1917
Animal prepared by toasting and frying on a comal, seasoned with garlic, lime, salt, and chiles
Chapulines
How many states are there in Mexico
31
Mexican revolutionary leader and symbol of resistance against oppression
Emiliano Zapata
How many languages are spoken in Mexico?
68
The border was first established in 1819 between the U.S. and Spain,by this Treaty
Adams–Onís Treaty
Sauce made of chocolate, Marias,
Mole Negro
What is the story of the eagle on the Mexican flag?
Aztec legend that foretold the founding of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. In ancient times, the gods told the Aztecs that they would find the perfect place to build their city when they saw an eagle on a cactus, eating a serpent
Known as "the mother of Mexico's nationhood" and one of a handful of women of the elite class to actively support Mexico's independence from Spain between 1810 and 1821.
Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
Name three celebrities who have a Netflix adaptation and the name of the adaptation
Luis Miguel - The Series, Selena - The Series, Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio, El Rey - Vicente Fernández (any others they say I’ll double check)
Why was the mexican border created?
1848: The Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty, ending the Mexican-American war, established that Mexico ceded 55% of its northern territories to United States and relinquished its claims to Texas.. It altered the boundaries between the U.S. and Mexico and established the division between both countries, as we now know it.
Made with toasted corn, fermented cacao beans, pixtle (toasted and ground mamey pits), and cacao flowers
Tejate
Who is regarded as the “never conquered”?
Mexican state of Oaxaca, Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec/ Mixe
First transgender woman to win this Mexican reality TV series
Wendy Guevara from Casa de los Famosos
Area in Mexico City which is known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community and its recently established Korean community
Zona Rosa
This was used by the Trump administration to help stop the spread of Covid-19 in immigrant detention centers, where many migrants and asylum seekers are placed when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Title 42