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Day of the Dead + Coco

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Pan de Muerto

1.

Bread of the Dead

b)

Calacas

2.

Dressed up full-bodied skeletons

c)

Calaveras

3.

Skulls

d)

Ofrenda

4.

Altar for the dead

e)

Atole

5.

A traditional drink

2.

If you made an "ofrenda" who would you honor and what would you place on it? (5 sentences or more)

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3.

When is Dia de los Muertos celebrated:

a)

October 31st

b)

November 1st and 2nd

c)

October 3rd and 10th

d)

November 21st and 22nd

4.

Which country is famous for celebrating El Dia de los Muertos?

a)

Spain

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

Mexico

5.

The traditional yellow flower for the Day of the Dead is . . .

a)

a coreopsis.

b)

a rose.

c)

a sunflower.

d)

a marigold.

6.
What are the skulls made of?
a)
Marshmallow
b)
Butter
c)
Flour
d)
Sugar
7.
At the cemetery, what do families do?
a)
Clean and decorate tombs, tell stories 
b)
Cry and remain silent
8.
The sugary sweet rolls often placed on altars are called:
a)
pan dulce
b)
pan de manzana
c)
pan pan
d)
pan de muerto
9.
What is the name of the decorated sugar skulls?
a)
maipsosas
b)
cempasuchil
c)
meurto
d)
calaveras
10.

In most Indian villages, beautiful alters called (a)   are made in each home.

11.

What is the purpose of El Dia de los Muertos?

a)

To celebrate the deceased.

b)

To scare people.

c)

To go door to door and get candy.

d)

To dress up in costumes.

12.

Think about the movie Coco (if you have seen it).

What member of Miguel's family would be considered LA CATRINA?

a)

Miguel

b)

Ernesto de la Cruz

c)

Dante

d)

Mama Imelda

13.

What's this alebrije's name?

a)

Coco

b)

Dante

c)

Pepita

14.

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

15.

...while adults are remembered on...

a)

October 31

b)

November 1

c)

November 2

d)

November 3

16.

What is the job of Miguel's family?

a)

They make shoes

b)

they own a restaurant

17.

Who is Mama Coco?

a)

Miguel's grandmother

b)

Miguel's great grandmother

18.

Who does Miguel discover taught Ernesto de la Cruz everything he knows about music?

a)

Hector

b)

Ernesto

19.

Who is Hector's daughter ?

a)

Mama Coco

b)

Rosita

20.

What did Miguel secretly want to do?

a)

play music

b)

make shoes

c)

play basketball

21.

What country does Coco take place in?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Guatemala

d)

Cuba

22.

Where did Coco's concept come from?

a)

The concept of Coco is concept taken from the image of skeletons

b)

The concept for Coco is inspired by the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead

c)

The concept for Coco is taken from the image of a boy playing the guitar

d)

The concept for Coco is taken from Halloween

23.

Who was the famous musician and actor from Santa Cecilia whom Miguel admired?

a)

Pedro Infante

b)

Vicente Fernandez

c)

Rogelio de la Vega

d)

Ernesto de la Cruz

24.

According to Miguel's grandmother, why did the family put pictures on the family 'ofrenda'?

a)

So the spirits of their dead loved ones could cross over and visit them

b)

To honor and remember their dead loved ones

c)

As a tribute to the family's history

d)

So the new baby would learn who all her family members were

25.

What are at least 4 items you might find on an ofrenda?

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