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Dia de los Muertos

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On day of the dead, people _____________ their loved ones. 
a)
remember
b)
forget
c)
avoid
d)
dance with
2.
What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the gravesites?
a)
lillies
b)
orchids
c)
marigolds
d)
roses
3.
What is the name of the fancy skull lady?
a)
Maria
b)
Sandra
c)
Lola
d)
Catrina
4.

¿Cómo se dice "skulls"?

a)

Calacas

b)

Calaveras

c)

Colocos

d)

Camareros

5.

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

a)

Día de Reyes

b)

Día de las Madres

c)

Dia de los Muertos

6.

What are Alebrijes?

a)

Spirit animals

b)

Mean animals

c)

Dog and cats

7.
People in what country have celebrated Dia de los Muertos for thousands of years?
a)
Portugal
b)
USA
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
8.
Dia de los Muertos is usually celebrated on
a)
October 31
b)
November 1 & 2
c)
December 1
d)
October 30
9.
What do people put on altars in their homes?
a)
kinara
b)
photos of their friends or family who died
c)
menorah
d)
drum
10.
Pan de Muertos is
a)
a flower
b)
juice
c)
bread of the dead
d)
candy
11.
Dia de los Muertos is celebrated with 
a)
parades
b)
music
c)
skull masks
d)
all the answers are correct
12.

Que es?

a)

Vela

b)

Papel picado

c)

Altar

d)

Calavera

13.
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
14.
Why do mexicans put petals on the ground?
a)
To make the path for the dead
b)
to make it pretty 
c)
to decorate the altar
d)
all of the above
15.
Many people create an altar at their homes.  What are these called?
a)
Altaro
b)
Ofrecer
c)
Ofender
d)
Ofrendas
16.

The Day of the Dead was first celebrated by

a)

the Aztecs

b)

the Mayas

c)

the Incas

d)

the Romans

17.

Day of the Dead coincides with the Catholic holiday...

a)

Epiphany

b)

Pentecost

c)

All Soul's Day

d)

Christmas

18.

What insect is eaten on Day of the Dead

a)

ants

b)

grasshoppers

c)

fly

d)

bees

19.

What is Mole?

a)

cheese sauce

b)

song

c)

taco

d)

spicy chocolate sauce

20.

What is copal?

a)

incense

b)

candle

c)

cementary

d)

alter