LASA October Meeting Game

Hispanic Heritage Month was first observed under which president?

• Ronald Reagan

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

When is All Souls Day?

• October 31st

• November 2nd

• November 1st

• October 30th

What are Day of the Dead’s iconic symbols?

• Calacas

• La Flor

• Pan de Animas

• Calaveras

Hispanic Heritage Month excludes which Latin-American country?

• Mexico

• Venezuela

• Puerto Rico

• Brazil

Day of the Dead is the result of which two cultures?

• Italian and Spanish

• Spanish and Portuguese

• Aztec and Spanish

• Mexican and Spanish

Who created the famous calavera sketch?

• Jose Guadalupe Posada

• Jose Martin Posada

• Juan Guajardo Lopez

• Juan Gutierrez-Torres

What are the special altars made for loved ones called?

• Oprendas

• Ofendas

• Orendas

• Ofrendas

How long is Hispanic Heritage Month and what days does it start and end?

• 30 days (September 1st to September 30th)

• 31 days (September 1st to October 1st)

• 31 days (September 15th to October 15th)

• 30 days (September 15th to October 15th)

What days are children and adults able to pass through the gates of heaven during Dia de los Muertos?

• Children and adults pass through on October 31st

• Children pass through on October 31st and adults pass through on November 2nd

• Children pass through on November 2nd and adults pass through on October 31st

• Children and adults pass through on November 2nd

Pick the correct order for a soul’s passage through the spirit world according to the Aztecs

• Death->Mictlan->Chicunamictlan

• Mictlan->Death->Chicunamictlan

• Death->Chicunamictlan->Mictlan

• Chicunamictlan->Death->Mictlan