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Guatemala
Rigoberta Menchu
El Premio Nobel
Los Quiche/Maya
La Controversia, etc.
100
Quiche Indians
The largest sub population in Guatemala
100
the language she claims to have not learned until high school
What is Spanish (el espanol)
100
41 times
What is the number of times women have been awarded a Nobel Prize
100
700,000 strong in Guatemala
What is the Quiche population
100
"the little stuff, not the big stuff....."
What is the facts that R. Menchu lied about
200
the country's most important export
What is coffee
200
the Quiche language
What is Menchu's native language
200
He refused his Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Jean Paul Sartre
200
A tradition among the Maya to "preserve a woman's beauty & glory" and something which women in Guatemala NEVER do
What is cut their hair
200
the fact that she saw her brother burn to death
What is one of Menchu's lies
300
25 + Mayan languages
What is the number of languages spoken by the indigenous population in Guatemala
300
bringing international awareness to the struggles that indigenous groups faced in Latin America, particularly los guatemaltecos
What is the reason that Rigoberta Menchu was awarded the Nobel Prize
300
the number of times the award has been given our since 1901
What is 543
300
the term for a multilingual individual, to include the Quiche-Maya
What is a polyglot
300
the brightly-colored shirts worn by women to distinguish one pueblo or region from another in Guatemala
What is a huipil
400
the headdress worn by native Mayan men
What is a suti
400
the ability which allows her to overcome the most challenging & difficult times
What is the ability to dream
400
1.5 million dollars
What is the monetary award for winning the Nobel Prize
400
the acculturization process one goes through in order to "cross over" in Guatemala
What is to become a ladino
400
the bug which infests the cactus plant in Mexico, Central & South America and is used as a natural dye when crushed
What is the cochinilla (cochineal bug)
500
The highest mountain-volcano in Guatemala & Central America
What is Tajumulco
500
the year she attempted to enter the country in order to run for the presidency
What is [September] 2007
500
the first Latina to win the Peace Prize
Who is Rigoberta Menchu Tum
500
new roads, improved transportation, becoming a ladino
What are examples of social & economic change in Guatemala
500
a potential reason why R. Menchu was awarded the Peace prize
What is a political ploy