Cultural cards and Panama Canal

What holiday starts on October 31st at Midnight?

• Las Posadas

• Quinceañera

• Dia de los muertos

• Mexico;'s Independence day

T/F: Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence day?

• True

• False

Who was Mexico fighting in the famous battle of Puebla?

• Spain

• U.S.

• France

• Canada

How many days is Las Posadas celebrated prior to Christmas?

• 7 days

• 9 days

• two weeks

• 8 days

How does the celebration of Las Posadas begin?

(a)  

Match the following

• Cinco de Mayo

• Las Posadas

• Mary and Josephs journey to Bethlehem

• When a girl turns 15

• Mexico beating the French in a battle

• Mexico's Independence day

• Día de los Muertos

• Cinco de Mayo

• quinceañera

• The day of the dead

Before the Panama Canal, a journey from New York to San Francisco measured how many miles?

• 1,000 miles

• 15,000 miles

• 48 miles

• 13,000 miles

What are some of the Panama Canal benefits?

• Good for farmers

• Saved about 8,000 miles

• Safer journey

• was less boring

Who was the first president to call for the construction of the canal?

• Roosevelt

• FDR

• Ulysses S. Grant

• JFK

What were some of the main causes of poor conditions for the construction workers?

• inedible food and poor living conditions

• Hurricanes

• Disease and Yellow Fever

• Massive police force and no strikes allowed