Mexico

Just the Fact

100

What is the capital of Mexico? 

a. Mexico City

b. Cancun 

c. Chichen Itza 

a. Mexico City

200

What is the currency of Mexico?

a. Peso

b. Dollar 

c. Yen

a. Peso

300

What's the official language of Mexico?

a. English 

b. Spanish

c.French 

b. Spanish

400

What Mexican holiday is celebrated to honor and remember deceased loved ones? 

a. Day of the Ancestors 

b. Cinco de Mayo 

c. Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) 

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)

500

What symbol is on the middle of Mexico's Flag?

a. A volcano

b. A hawk eating a fish on a rock 

c. An eagle eating a snake of a prickly pear cactus

c. An eagle eating a snake of a prickly pear cactus

Geography

100

Which continent is Mexico part of? 

a. South America 

b. North America

c. Mesoamerica 

b. North America

200

What country is NORTH of Mexico?

a. Canada 

b. USA

c. Guatemala 

USA

300

This ocean is located to the WEST of Mexico 

a. The Atlantic Ocean 

b. The Pacific Ocean

c. The Indian Ocean

b. The Pacific Ocean

400

What gulf is located east of Mexico?

a. Gulf of Florida 

b. Gulf of the Caribbean 

c. Gulf of Mexico

c. Gulf of Mexico

500

What is the name for the two major mountain chains in Mexico?

a. The Rocky Mountains 

b. Sierra Madre Mountains

c. The Chihuahuan Mountains 

b. Sierra Madre Mountains

Tourist Attractions

100

This city is located in the Yucatan peninsula and is known for all inclusive resorts. 

a. Mexico City 

b. Cancun 

c. Baja California 

b. Cancun

200

This ancient Maya city is located in the Yucatan peninsula.

a. Chichen Itza

b. Tijuana 

b. Tenochtitlan 

a. Chichen Itza

300

In Mexico city you can visit the old and largest ______.

a. Museum 

b. Bell tower

c. Cathedral

c. Cathedral

400

This body of water is a great place to see grey whales

a. The Pacific Ocean

b. Gulf of Mexico

c. Caribbean Sea 

a. The Pacific Ocean

500

In many large Mexican cities you can watch this sport where competitors wears masks. 

a. soccer 

b. skiing 

c. Lucha Libre Wrestling

c. Lucha Libre Wrestling

The Past

100

Where in ancient Mexico could you find the Maya

a. Sierra Madre Mountains 

b. Baja California 

c. Yucatan peninsula

c. Yucatan peninsula

200

What killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago in the Yucatan peninsula? 

a. An asteroid

b. A volcano

c. Disease   

a. An asteroid

300

This European group colonized Mexico killing much of the population. 

a. French 

b. English 

c. Spanish

c. Spanish

400

What food made up 80% of their died?

a. Chocolate 

b. Corn

c. Rice 

b. Corn

500

What were these symbols used for?

a. Writing 

b. Numbers

c. Art 

b. Numbers