WorksheetsFacts About Mexico
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Mexican independence from Spain is celebrated on:
May 5
September 15
July 4
December 1
Mexico land size is:
larger than the United States
almost as large as Canada and the U.S. put together
almost three times as large as the state of Texas
almost as large as Tennessee
Mexican mythology contains a lot of:
bulls
eagles
leapords
snakes
The image depicted on the center of the Mexican flag is:
a shining star on top of a pyramid
a lighted torch in a tree with fruit
an eagle holding a snake on a cactus
two snakes on a sacred tree facing the sun
Children receive gifts when they celebrate the festival of The Three Wise Men on:
January 6
December 25
January 1
September 15
An unusual Mayan weapon that was thrown at enemies was:
a giant spear
poison frog darts
sharp rocks
hornets nest
Mexico introduced these three foods to the world:
tomatoes, lettuce, and onions
chocolate, corn, and chilies
coffee, tea, and orange juice
nuts, peaches, and grapes
Millions of these migrate from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico every year:
Bald Eagles
Poor People
Monarch Butterflies
Wild Horses
This pyramid in Mexico is know as one of the Seven Wonders of the World:
El Tikal
Zacahuil
Chichen Itza
Coatzachulco
The Aztecs played a ball game in which the losers were sacrificed to their gods. It was called:
tlatchi
zacahuil
Quatzacotl
ahuacatl
Mexico is located in the Ring of Fire where you experience:
Bull fighting and rodeos
Hottest days of the year in the continent
the largest finds of gold, diamonds and iron
earthquakes and volcanoes
The Aztecs practiced human sacrifice because they believed that without the sacrifice of human blood the:
crops they had planted would not grow and die
the universe would end and the sun would stop
the waters in the rivers, lakes and sea would dry up
they would be considered weak and conquered by other people
The largest wild cat found in the jungles of Mexico's is the:
tiger
jaguar
mountain lion
cheetah
The state of Texas once belonged to Mexico, but declared its independence in:
1776
1976
1836
1492
Priests would take the heart of a sacrificed person and called it:
a holy light of the sun and the moon
a precious eagle cactus fruit
a magical red apple with magical power
an ancient snake with power
This Mexican tamale can be this long and weigh this much:
18 inches and 3 pounds in weight
20 feet and 25 pounds in weight
3 feet and 150 pounds weight
2 yards and 10 pounds weight
Three English words that derive from the Aztec language are:
taco, enchilada, quesadilla
heart, sacrifice, pyramid
jaguar, eagle, snake
tomato, chocolate, avocado
The color red, green, and white in the Mexican flag represent:
blood, hope and purity
power, growth, and love
fire, land, and water
sun, the earth, and the moon
The name of the first Spanish conquistador (conquerer) that arrived in Mexico in 1519
Pedro Balboa
Hernan Cortez
Juan Carlos de Goya
Pablo Picasso
Mexico City, the capital of Mexico is considered to be:
One of the dirtiest and poorest cities in the world
One of the oldest cities in the world
One of the largest cities in the world
One of the most modern cities in the world
