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Cinco de Mayo Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "cinco de mayo" mean in English?

a)
Cinco de junio
b)
Mayo de cinco
c)

Fifth of May (5th of May)

d)
Mayo cinco
2.

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday in what Spanish speaking country?

a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
3.

Who did the Mexican army have a battle with?

a)
German army
b)
British army
c)
Spanish army
d)
French army
4.

The French army is from what country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

5.

When did Mexico declare victory over France?

a)

May 5, 1862

b)

Septemer 16, 1810

c)

4th of July

d)

1967

6.

What was the name of the battle between the Mexicans and the French army?

a)

Battle of Puebla

b)

Battle of France

c)

Battle of Guadalupe

d)

Battle of USA

7.

The battle took place in the town of...

a)

Puebla

b)

Mexico City

c)

California

d)

France

8.

Who had more soldiers, the Mexican army or the French army?

a)

Mexican army

b)

French army

9.

Who won the Battle of Puebla?

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

United States

10.

Is Cinco de mayo, Mexico independence day?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When is México Independence day?

a)

September 15

b)

September 16, 1810

c)

May 5th

d)

July 4th

12.

Mexico got its independence from what country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

United States

13.

When is United States Independence day?

a)

July 4th 1776

b)

May 5th 1862

c)

September 16, 1810

d)

1967

14.

Who organized the first cinco de mayo?

a)

The Mexican Army

b)

Napoleon III

c)

The Government of Mexico

d)

a group of students at California State University who were chicanos

15.

What is a "chicano/chicana"?

a)

A term referring to a "Mexican-American"

b)

A type of traditional Mexican dance

c)

A Mexican culinary dish

d)

A historical figure from Mexico

16.

Where is cinco de mayo mostly celebrated?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Spain

d)

France

17.

In America, those of Mexican heritage traditionally celebrate with...

a)

Cinco de Mayo festivities

b)

Thanksgiving dinner

c)

Halloween parties

d)

Christmas Eve

18.

Who led the French Army?

a)

Napoleon III

b)

Benito Juarez

c)

Ignacio Zaragoza

d)

Barack Obama

19.

Who was the Mexican president during the Battle of Puebla?

a)

Benito Juarez

b)

Napoleon III

c)

Ignacio Zaragoza

d)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

20.

The Mexicans were led by General...

a)

Ignacio Zaragoza

b)

Benito Juarez

c)

Napoleon III

d)

Obama

21.

Mexico is on what continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

22.

France is on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

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.