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CASCARONES QUIZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cascarones are egg shells filled with ___________________.

a)

Candy

b)

Dirt

c)

Confetti

2.

Cascarones are only hand painted and decorated by famous artists.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

After draining the inside of the egg into a bowl or pan, the empty egg shell should be __________________.

a)

thoroughly washed and air dried

b)

thrown in the trash

c)

decorated with bright colors

4.

It was in Mexico that the confetti filled eggs came to be known as "Cascarones" which derives from the work __________ which means shell.

a)

"casa"

b)

"Cascara"

c)

"cara"

5.

Where was the birthplace of the Cascarones traced to?

a)

China

b)

Mexico

c)

Italy

6.

Cascarones were originally filled with _______________ not confetti.

a)

perfume

b)

a perfumed talcum powder

c)

yolk

7.

Carlotta, the wife of Emperor Maximillian, was so fascinated by the eggs that she brought them to ___________________ during her husband's rule in the mid 1800's.

a)

Spain

b)

China

c)

Mexico

8.

Cascarones are used for _____________________.

a)

celebrations

b)

school

c)

funerals

9.

Many say ------the confetti shower brings?

a)

head scratches

b)

good luck and good fortune

c)

trauma and fear of eggs

10.

Marco Polo brought the cascarones from China to ______________________.

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Italy