Cultural Trivia 3

What is El Pico de Orizaba?

The highest peak in Mexico

What is the name of the court on which jai alai is

played?

Fronton

Who is the national hero of Spain?

El Cid

What was the Fútbol War?

1969 conflict between El Salvador and Honduras

Near what large Mexican City is Lake Chapala?

Guadalajara

Tenochtitlán was the ancient Aztec name of what city?

Mexico CityIt was the capital of the

Aztec empire

What is the capital of Costa Rica?

San Jose

What happens in July in Pamplona, Spain?

Running of the bulls

What would you buy at a panadería?

Bread

Why do Spanish people eat 12 grapes at midnight on

New Years Eve?

Good Luck

What pre-Colombian relic is the most visited exhibit at

the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City?

Aztec Calendar

What is another name for the Rio Brave?

Rio Grande

Which country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain?

Portugal

Who is the fastest mouse in Mexico?

Speedy Gonzales

What is a librería?

bookstore

What animal did the Spanish bring to the Great Plains that revolutionized life for Native

Americans?

horses

Which Native tribe did Columbus meet first in the

Caribbean?

The Arawak (also called Taino)

In what country is the ancient Inca fortress city of Machu

Picchu?

Peru

What city has the oldest public building still standing

in the U.S. ?

Santa Fe, NMThe Palace of the

Governors built in 1610

Which nation helped to liberate Cuba from Spanish

rule?

U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American

war

Are junco hats in Honduras cut from felt or woven from

straw?

Straw

The motto of civil rights leader César Chaávez was –

sí se puede- what does it mean?

Yes We Can

What is the name of the US Naval base in Cuba?

Guantánamo Bay-Been there since early in

the 20th century

In what country´s revolution was Emiliano Zapata a great

leader and hero?

Mexico

When someone says, ¨lo siento mucho¨ how are they

feeling?

Very sorry

What are the 3 colors in Columbia´s flag?

Red, blue, & yellow

What does the warning PELIGRO mean?

danger

Which Latin American country has the most tourists

visiting each year?

Mexico

Santiago is the Spanish name for which saint?

Saint JamesAccording to the legend, James

visited Spain and is burried there.

Who is a Chicano?

A Mexican-American

Where do Marielitos come from?

Cuba-Marielitos are people who

came to the US by boat from Mariel, Cuba

What country is the home of the pyramid of the sun and

moon?

Mexico

Why wouldn´t the car ¨Nova¨ sell well in Latin America?

No Va means ¨doesn´t go¨ in Spanish

What is baked into the bread known as rosca de reyes?

Small baby dolls

Which state in the US highest has the highest percentage

of Hispanics?

New Mexico42%

On the Mexican flag, what is the eagle holding in its beak?

A snake

In the 19th century, what Catholic nation´s soldiers

deserted from the US army to fight for Mexico?

IrelandThey formed the San Patricio

Battalion and were honored as heroes by Mexico´s Congress

In what year was Havana, Cuba founded?

1515Now has more than 2,000,000 people

Who was Cristóbal Colón?

Christopher Columbus

Who are Hispanics?

Anyone from a Spanish speaking

country

What does the name Diana mean in Spanish?

Bull´s-eye

What is the oldest city in the US?

St. Augustine, FLFounded by Spain in

1565

If someone tells you you are ¨más loca que una cabra¨ what are they saying?

You are crazier than a goat

Which body of water lies between Mexico and Florida?

The Gulf of Mexico

Patagonia is a region of what country?

ArgentinaIt is a semiarid, windy

plateau

According to the 2002 US Census, how many Hispanics

live in the US?

39 Million(and is the fastest growing

US population)

Which queen sent Columbus on his journey to the New

World?

Isabella

One Hispanic country´s name means RICH COAST. Which

one?

Costa Rica

In Puerto Rico, what does cocopelao mean?

A bald personLiterally- peeled

coconut

What kind of work is done by a vaquero?

Herding cows/ cowboy