Mexico

What is the capital of Mexico?

• Mexico City

• Puebla

• Cancún

• Guadalajara

What is the image in the middle of the Mexican flag?

• coat of arms with an Aztec warrior and Olmec head

• eagle eating a snake on a cactus

• an erupting volcano

• Temple of Kukulkán on the equinox

Mexico City is __________ at a rate of about 3 feet each year.

• rising

• moving away from the mainland

• sinking

• dancing

What body of water separates Mexico from Texas?

• Rio Grande

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What geographic feature does Mexico NOT have?

• mountains

• volcanoes

• glaciers

• rivers

Mole Poblano (Mexico's national dish) is made with what?

• cheese

• chocolate

• pineapple

• coca cola

Mexican money is called ________

• dollars

• moolah

• money

• pesos

The Olmec were known for carvings what?

• birds

• cacti

• bird-snakes

• giant heads

The Maya were the first group to use what mathematical idea?

• zero

• geometry

• calculus

• counting

What made pok-ta-pok (the ball game) so difficult?

• heavy ball

• high hoop

• couldn't use your hands or feet

• all of the above