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This animated Pixar film celebrates Mexico’s Day of the Dead and follows a boy named Miguel on a journey through the Land of the Dead.What is Coco?
What is Coco?
This treat made from cacao was first domesticated over 5,000 years ago in present day Mexico.
What is chocolate?
According to legend this patron saint of Ireland drove the "snakes" away. Really it was the pagans :(
Who is Saint Patrick?
This Irish Gaelic toast meaning "health" is commonly used when raising a glass.
What is Sláinte?
This battalion of mostly Irish immigrants fought for Mexico during the Mexican American War.
What is the Saint Patrick's Battalion?
This Dublin landmark is home to the famous brewery that signed a 9,000 year lease in 1759.
What is St. James’s Gate?
This tiny dog breed, one of the smallest in the world, is named after a northern Mexican state where it was first discovered.
What is a Chihuahua?
This ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season is the origin of modern Halloween.
What is Samhain?
In Irish slang, this word refers to fun, enjoyment, and good times.
What is Craic?
Diplomatic relations between Ireland and Mexico were formally established in this year. Also the name of an English pop rock band.
What is 1975?
This Mexican painter, known for her self-portraits and distinctive unibrow, explored themes of identity, disability, and Mexican nationalism.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This 1810 uprising against Spanish colonial rule, remembered each year on September 16 with the Grito de Dolores, symbolizes Mexico’s fight against oppression and the birth of national independence.
What is the Mexican War of Independence?
This famous vampire character was created by an Irishman.
Who is Dracula?
This Mexican phrase might seem to mean later later but really means right now.
This fictional hero known for his sword and black mask may have been inspired by Irish born rebel and Mexican folk hero William Lamport.
Who is Zorro?
This band holds the record for the most number one hits on the Irish Singles Chart.
Who are U2?
The name Mexico comes from the Nahuatl language spoken by this Mesoamerican civilization that founded Tenochtitlan.
Who are the Aztecs?
This Irish festival in County Kerry features the crowning of a wild mountain goat as "King Puck."
What is Puck Fair?
This Spanish word of Nahuatl origin is defined in Mexico as "to embrace or caress with the soul."
What is apapachar?
The last Spanish Viceroy of Mexico was from this country.
What is Ireland?
This actress of Irish and Mexican descent portrayed Wonder Woman in the 1970s television series.
Who is Lynda Carter?
Every year millions of these animals make an autumnal migration between the United State and Mexico.
What is the monarch butterfly?
Beginning in 1169 this invasion marked the start of centuries of foreign domination and colonial rule in Ireland.
What is the Norman invasion of Ireland?
According to Mexican law, this number of languages are officially recognized, all equal.
What is 68?
Hugo O'Conor born in Dublin founding this city in modern day Arizona.
What is Tucson?