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What holiday was celebrated on April 2nd (aka Dia del Veterano y de los Caidos)
What is Malvina's day
100
This Mexican American actress, 16 F – starred in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Who is Xochitl Gomez
100
"Hablar por los codos"
translates to...
Meaning: to be a chatterbox
Literally: “to talk through the elbows”
100
Hailey Bieber was feuding with this Mexican-American singer/actress/businesswomen. Her makeup brand blush is popular
Who is Selena Gomez
200
What holiday marks the victory of Mexico in the War of Independence against Spain
What is Mexican Flag Day
200
Jennifer Lopez said this ICONIC quote at an award show...
What is "MI GENTE LATINO!"
200
Echar una mano
Meaning: to help someone out
Literally: “to throw a hand”
200
This person – Argentinian, 86 M – recently was in the hospital for bronchitis & wears a lot of white
Who is Pope Francis
300
What does Puerto Rico's Emancipation Day celebrate?
What is celebrating the day that the Spanish National Assembly "abolished" slavery
300
This soccer team representing a Latin American Country won the Fifa World Cup last year in Qatar
What is Argentina
300
Otro gallo cantaría
Meaning: things could have been different
Literally: “another rooster would sing”
300
This Chilean-born American actor, 48 M – stars on an HBO show about zombies
Who is Pedro Pascal
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400
What do the three colors of the Mexican Flag represent?
What is: The army of three guarantees: religion, independence and unity/ hope, purity&unity, blood & sacrifice
400
This Kenyan actress, 40 F starred in Black Panther Wakanda Forever, she was born and raised in Mexico
Who is Lupita Nyongo
400
Dejar plantado / dar plantón
Meaning: to stand someone up
Literally: “to plant” / “to seed” someone
400
This Mexican Actor, 42 M – had his breakout role in Black Panther Wakanda Forever (must answer his full name)
Who is Tenoch Huerta
500
What city was "El dia de la constitucion de los estados unidos mexicanos"
signed in Queretaro
500
This film recently won "Best Animated Film" @ the Grammys (The director is Mexican)
What is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
500
Ponerse las pilas
Meaning: get cracking; put one’s skates on
Literally: “put batteries on”
500
This Colombian singer 42 F – recently divorced a soccer player & wrote a viral song about it
Who is Shakira