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Dia de los Muertos

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

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Class
Date
1.
Dia de los Muertos is usually celebrated on
a)
October 31
b)
November 1 & 2
c)
December 1
d)
October 30
2.
Pan de Muertos is
a)
a flower
b)
juice
c)
bread of the dead
d)
candy
3.
Dia de los Muertos translates to
a)
Day of Celebration
b)
Day to Party
c)
Day of the Dead
d)
Day of the Living
4.
On day of the dead, people _____________ their loved ones. 
a)
remember
b)
forget
c)
avoid
d)
dance with
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 an ofrenda?

a)

An ofrenda is a table for a big meal for your family and friends

b)

An ofrenda is a skull made of sugar and decorated with icing and glitter

c)

An ofrenda is a photo of an ancestor in a small metal frame

d)

An ofrenda is a temporary altar full of offerings to ancestors

7.

What is something you might find on an ofrenda?

a)

Marigolds

b)

Photos of ancestors

c)

Offerings of food

d)

All these things

8.

What is papel picado

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

Special bread for ancestors

c)

Paper flowers

d)

Sugar skulls

9.

What are calavera?

a)

Cut paper banners

b)

Special bread for ancestors

c)

Sugar skulls

d)

Small photos of ancestors

10.

Items on the ofrenda represent

a)

Halloween decorations

b)

Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

c)

Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, El Salvador, Belize, Costa Rica, and Guatemala

d)

Food to eat

11.

What other items might you find on an ofrenda?

a)

Halloween decorations

b)

Anything your ancestors enjoyed when they were alive

c)

Pictures of living people

d)

Scary things

12.

What culture started Dias de los Muertos?

a)

The Incas

b)

The Celtics

c)

The Egyptians

d)

The Aztecs

13.

Who is this lady?

a)

El Alebrije

b)

La Catrina

c)

Coco

d)

Mama Imelda

14.

What are these folk art animals from Oaxaca called?

a)

Monstro

b)

Caca

c)

Alebrije

d)

Kahlo

15.

Where is Dia de los Muertos typically celebrated?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Canada

d)

China