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Dia de los muertos

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What date is "Dia de los Muertos"?
a)
31 de octubre
b)
2 de noviembre
c)
25 de diciembre
d)
1 de enero
2.
On day of the dead, people _____________ their loved ones. 
a)
remember
b)
forget
c)
avoid
d)
dance with
3.
People place this at their houses to celebrate day of the dead. 
a)
altar
b)
lawn mower
c)
new bathroom
d)
manger 
4.
They put these pastries on their altars.
a)
bread of the dead
b)
donuts
c)
PJ sandwiches
d)
cookies
5.
What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the gravesites?
a)
lillies
b)
orchids
c)
marigolds
d)
roses
6.
What is the name of the fancy skull lady?
a)
Maria
b)
Sandra
c)
Lola
d)
Catrina
7.

¿Cómo se dice "skulls"?

a)

Calacas

b)

Calaveras

c)

Colocos

d)

Camareros

8.

Who are the people in the pictures?

a)

Loved ones who died

b)

Friends

c)

My favorite person

9.

What is this special table called?

a)

Fotos

b)

Flores

c)

Altar

d)

Pan

10.

How do you say "Day of the Dead" in Español?

a)

Día de Reyes

b)

Día de las Madres

c)

Dia de los Muertos

11.

When do people celebrate Día de los Muertos?

a)

They celebrate on Halloween day

b)

They celebrate for 3 days, they start on October 31st until November 2nd.

c)

December 25

d)

January 6

12.

What kind of flowers they use to decorate for Día de los Muertos?

a)

Roses

b)

Marigold

c)

Tulips

13.

This is a very ____________ day for Families in Mexico.

a)

happy

b)

sad

14.

What is Día de los Muertos about?

a)

It is about celebrating your birthday.

b)

It is about Independence Day

c)

It is a day to remember and honor the loved ones who have died.

d)

It is a day to eat and dance.

15.
What do the Mexicans believe death is?
a)
New stage of existence 
b)
something that happens to everyone
c)
Happyness and not sadness 
d)
all of the above
16.

Que es?

a)

Fotos

b)

El altar

c)

El papel picado

17.

Que comen?

a)

La comida

b)

El pan de muerto

c)

El papel picado

18.
This is used as a decoration for many hispanic celebrations.
a)
papel picado
b)
paper
c)
banderitas
d)
punched paper
19.
Halloween and Dias de Los Muertos are the same thing.
a)
Falso
b)
Cierto
20.
Cempazuchitl is a flower that is used to decorate altars and graves.  What color(s) are they?
a)
Red and orange
b)
Yellow and orange
c)
Orange and purple
d)
Orange only
21.
People in what country have celebrated Dia de los Muertos for thousands of years?
a)
Portugal
b)
USA
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico