NYT: What is Day of the Dead, the Mexican Holiday?

Dia de Muertos dates back ______ of years in Mexico, long before Spanish settlers arrived.

• tens

• hundreds

• thousands

Dia de Muertos has become a blend of ______ tradition and Mexican mysticism.

• Jewish

• Catholic

• Hispanic

• colonial

A(n) ______ is an altar that invites the spirits of the dead back into the world of the living.

• tombstone

• shrine

• ofrenda

• marigold

True or False: Dia de Muertos is an intimate family tradition when families can remember and honor those that they have lost.

• True

• False

On which day is it believed that all souls of the dead return to the world of the living?

• November 2

• October 31

• December 2

• January 1

Which country celebrates Dia de Finados?

• Brazil

• the Philippines

• the United States

• Argentina

Day of the Dead has its origins in Indigenous cultures, especially the ____ or Mexica people.

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Spanish

In Morelos state, families open their doors to anyone interested in viewing the altar, and offer pan de muerto, or _____, a drink made from corn.

• jarritos

• agua frescas

• atole

• horchata

Which of the following Hollywood movies does NOT show elements of Day of the Dead?

• Coco

• The Book of Life

• Encanto

• Spectre

Which of the following U.S. cities does NOT have a large Mexican population?

• Lincoln, Nebraska

• Los Angeles, California

• San Antonio, Texas

• Chicago, Illinois