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Dia de los Muertos

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Día de los Muertos is Mexico's Halloween

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Día de los Muertos lines up with which two holidays?

a)

All Saint's Day and Halloween

b)

St. Valentine's Day and St. Nicholas Day

c)

St. Nicholas Day and Halloween

d)

All Soul's Day and All Saint's Day

3.

The Nahua are the indiginous peoples of ...

a)

Nicaragua and Costa Rica

b)

Mexico and El Salvador

c)

Guatemala and Peru

d)

Colombia and Venezuela

4.

Which of the following did NOT begin the celebratory traditions for DDLM?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Maya

c)

Toltec

d)

Aztec

5.

Which people group colonized the land of the Aztecs, Mayas, and Toltecs?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Mexican

c)

American

d)

Spanish

6.

DDLM is a national holiday in...

a)

America

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

Panama

7.

One of the most iconic Images in DDLM is...

a)

La Catrina

b)

Xibalba

c)

Manolo

8.

Small sugar skulls represent the children who have died, who are remembered on...

a)

October 31

b)

November 1

c)

November 2

d)

November 3

9.

...while adults are remembered on...

a)

October 31

b)

November 1

c)

November 2

d)

November 3

10.

Which is NOT typically found on an ofrenda?

a)

marigolds

b)

a photo of the loved one

c)

toenail clippings

d)

favorite foods

11.

The traditional bread of DDLM is...

a)

pan de muerto

b)

calaveras bread

c)

sugar skulls

d)

Trick question. No bread.

12.

Which insect is said to be the souls of children returning?

a)

spider

b)

praying mantis

c)

butterfly

d)

grasshopper

13.

Which is a common decoration used for DDLM?

a)

maracas

b)

papel picado

c)

pinatas

d)

witches and bats

14.

At the gravesite, families lavishly decorate the gravesites with...

a)

flowers and candles

b)

papel picado

c)

flags and notes

d)

pictures

15.

Where do families spend the evening of DDLM?

a)

church

b)

home

c)

trick or treating around town

d)

gravesite