Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de mayo marks the day the Mexican people defeated the French Army in the town of...

• Guadalajara
• Guanajuato
• Puebla
• City of Mexico

Who became the president of Mexico in 1861 when the country was attacked by the French army?

• Benito Juárez
• Miguel de la Cruz
• Marco Polo
• César Chávez

What Texas-born general led a rag-tag force of 2,000 men to Puebla?

• Juárez
• Napoleon III
• Messi
• Zaragoza

France withdrew from Mexico after 6 years of fighting after which country helped Mexico?

• Spain
• USA
• Guatemala
• Belgium

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in_____

• The U.S.
• Mexico
• New Mexico
• Oaxaca

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What emperor governed France during the battle of "Cinco de Mayo"? 

• Napoleon II
• Napoleon III
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Napoleon I

What event is remembered on Cinco de Mayo?

• Mexican Independence Day
• Battle of Mexico
• Battle of Puebla
• The first alien landing in Mexico

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What year did the Battle of Puebla take place?

• 1862
• 1954
• 1723
• 2015

Who did the Mexican troops defeat in the Battle of Puebla?

• The Chinese
• The Germans
• The French
• The Klingons

What other holiday is Cinco de Mayo most frequently confused with?

• Mardi Gras
• Day of the Dead
• 4th of July
• Mexican Independence Day