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The History of the Piñata

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What shape did the Chinese made the Piñatas

a)

circle

b)

triangle

c)

Bull

2.

what is the name of the country where the Piñata came from?

a)

Mexico

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

China

3.

Where does the Piñata has it roots

a)

New Mexico

b)

Australia

c)

Italia

d)

China

4.

Who discovered that the Chinese broke piñatas for the New Year?

a)

Juan Gabriel

b)

Marco Polo

c)

George Washington

d)

Pancho Villa

5.

What did the Chinese put into the decorated animal figurines?

a)

Money and fireworks

b)

seeds and dried fruits

c)

Notes and flowers

d)

Mexican candy

6.

To which country did Marco Polo bring the idea of La Piñata from China?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Italy

7.

What does piñata mean?

a)

safely guarded water

b)

fragile pot

c)

strong jar

d)

Good Luck

8.

In Spain, what did they call the piñata?

a)

el agua

b)

la jarra

c)

la olla

d)

la taza

9.

What did the Mayan priest fill the piñatas with?

a)

water

b)

silver and gold trinkets

c)

healthy foods

d)

Money

10.

The traditional piñata has 7 cones.

Each cone represents one of the

a)

important holidays

b)

days of the week.

c)

mortal (deadly) sins

d)

The day of the dead