WorksheetsHispanic/Latin American Holidays
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The image depicts which holiday festival?
a)
La Tomatina
b)
Day of the Dead
c)
Easter
2.
This image represents the holiday of...
a)
Three Kings Day
b)
Day of the Dead
c)
Cinco de Mayo
3.
This country's flag indicates what country's Independence Day?
a)
Mexican Independence Day
b)
July the 4th
c)
Cinco de Mayo
4.
This island's parade is very popular in New York.
a)
Semana Santa
b)
Thanksgiving Day Parade
c)
Puerto Rican Day Parade
5.
This festival's purpose is to commemorate this country's citizens defeating the French Army.
a)
Mexico's Cinco De Mayo
b)
Spain's Semana Santa
c)
Spain's National Day
6.
This festival can get dangerous if accidentally gored by a bull's sharp horns.
a)
Fiesta de San Fermin
b)
Epiphany
c)
Carnaval
7.
The focus of the fiesta is the creation and destruction of ninots (“puppets” or “dolls”), which are huge cardboard, wood, paper-machè and plaster statues. A popular theme is poking fun at corrupt politicians and Spanish celebrities. Each year, one of the ninots is spared from destruction by popular vote.
a)
Las Fallas
b)
Mardi Gras
c)
Three Kings Day
8.
These wise men, otherwise known as the Magi, found the divine child by following a star across the desert for twelve days to Bethlehem. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar — representing Europe, Arabia, and Africa respectively — traveled by horse, camel, and elephant in order to present baby Jesus with three symbolic gifts.
a)
Hispanic Day
b)
Three Kings Day
c)
Carnival
9.
This extended holiday is elaborately celebrated each year in Spain. This is the week preceding Easter Sunday or Pascua.
a)
Semana Santa
b)
Cinco de Mayo
c)
Christmas
10.
This holiday is celebrated the day before Christmas in the Hispanic Culture.
a)
Nochebuena
b)
New Year's Eve
c)
Easter
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