WorksheetsCinco de mayo
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
5
a)
cinco
b)
cero
c)
doce
d)
quince
2.
Who did the Mexican troops defeat in the Battle of Puebla?
a)
The Chinese
b)
The Germans
c)
The French
d)
The Klingons
3.
Cinco de mayo marks the day the Mexican people defeated the French Army in the town of...
a)
Guadalajara
b)
Guanajuato
c)
Puebla
d)
City of Mexico
4.
Which European governments sent their navies to Veracruz, Mexico in 1861?
a)
France and Italy
b)
Germany and France
c)
Germany, France and Italy
d)
France, England and Spain
5.
What Texas-born general led a rag-tag force of 2,000 men to Puebla?
a)
Juárez
b)
Napoleon III
c)
Messi
d)
Zaragoza
6.
What was happening in America during the time of the battle of Puebla on the first cinco de mayo?
a)
Intersquad basketball war
b)
Civil War
c)
World War I
d)
Independence war vs. Britain
7.
What emperor governed France during the battle of "Cinco de Mayo"?
a)
Napoleon II
b)
Napoleon III
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Napoleon I
8.
Where does the world’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration take place?
a)
Los Angeles, California
b)
Puebla, Mexico
c)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
d)
Mexico City, Mexico
9.
Who was the Mexican president during the time of the battle of "Cinco de Mayo"?
a)
Porfirio Diaz
b)
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
c)
Benito Juarez
d)
AMLO
10.
Cinco de mayo is Mexico's Independence day?
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Mexican Independence Day takes place in the month of
a)
May
b)
October
c)
September
d)
February
12.
The Battle of Puebla took place in the year
(a)
13.
When is Mexico's Independence Day?
a)
September 16
b)
May 5
14.
More people celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the United States than in Mexico.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How many French soldiers fought the battle "El Cinco de Mayo"?
a)
1,000 soldiers
b)
6,000 soldiers
c)
2,000 soldiers
d)
1,500 soldiers
16.
How many Mexicans fought against the French soldiers?
a)
2,000 men
b)
1,000 men
c)
3,000 men
d)
4,000 men
17.
Who was the President of US in 1862?
a)
Abraham
b)
Ignacio
c)
Obama
d)
Benito Juárez
18.
How many times a year is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
1
d)
12
19.
What race was the then president Benito Juarez?
a)
Aztec Indian
b)
Mayan Indian
c)
Zapotec Indian
d)
Zacateca Indian
20.
What holiday do many Americans THINK Cinco de Mayo is most closely related to?
a)
Christmas
b)
4th of July
c)
Easter
d)
Thanksgiving
21.
Who was IGNACIO ZARAGOZA?
a)
Leader of the Mexican army
b)
President of Mexico
c)
Emperor of Mexico
22.
What French leader sent troops to Mexico in an effort to assert territorial control?
a)
King Louis XVIII
b)
King Charles X
c)
Duke of Reichstadt
d)
Emperor Napoleon III
23.
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of ...
a)
the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla.
b)
Mexico's independence from Spain
c)
the victory of the Mexican army over the Spanish at the battle of Mexico City.
24.
Cinco de mayo commemorates a battle that took place in
(a)
25.
The Battle of Puebla took place in the year
(a)
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