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Piñata

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do piñatas originate from?

a)

Mexico

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

Texas

2.

What was the original purpose of a piñata?

a)

Luck in the new year

b)

A party game

c)

To speak to the dead

d)

For birthday celebrations

3.

Piñatas were originally shaped in the form of a...

a)

square

b)

star

c)

animal

d)

circle

4.

Early piñatas were not filled with candy, they were filled with...

a)

seeds

b)

candy

c)

flowers

d)

gems

5.

Who shared the tradition of piñatas with the western world (Italy)?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

Marco Polo

6.

In the 14th century, Europeans would create piñatas around which Christian holiday?

a)

Christmas

b)

Lent

c)

Las Posadas

d)

All Saints Day

7.

In the 16th century, piñatas where symbolic of which religious figure?

a)

God

b)

Moses

c)

Satan

d)

Jesus

8.

The seven star piñata was symbolic of the...

a)

the seven dwarfs

b)

the seven deadly sins

c)

the seven wonders of the world

d)

the seven continents

9.

What material is NOT commonly used to create modern pinatas?

a)

paper

b)

cardboard

c)

clay

d)

newspaper

10.

In the 16th century, Spaniards filled their piñatas with fruits and candies to symbolize ______?

a)

temptation

b)

happiness

c)

trust

d)

gratitude