March 20, 2014
I just took a general knowledge quiz about Mexico and I got a fair score.
I did bad on all the geographical questions but I still feel good! :)
Your results
|
Question
|
Your Response
|
Correct Answer
|
Score
|
|
What does the 5th of May commemorate in Mexico?
|
Mexican victory over the French at the battle of Puebla
|
Mexican victory over the French at the battle of Puebla
|
|
|
Which two empires preceded modern day Mexico?
|
Aztec and Spanish
|
Aztec and Spanish
|
|
|
Which state is indicated on this map?
|
Chihuahua
|
Chihuahua
|
|
|
When did Mexico “transition” to democracy?
|
1942
|
2000
|
|
|
Mexico is almost three times larger than what US state?
|
Texas
|
Texas
|
|
|
Which well-known resort town is pictured on this map?
|
Cancún
|
Cancún
|
|
|
Which well-known Mexican actor starred in the popular films Amores Perros and Motorcycle Diaries?
|
Gael Garcia Bernal
|
Gael Garcia Bernal
|
|
|
The Mexican state of Michoacán is the world's largest producer of what product?
|
Avocados
|
Avocados
|
|
|
Mexico City is built on top of what kind of natural formation?
|
A lake
|
A lake
|
|
|
Which Mexican city is indicated on this map?
|
Saltillo
|
Monterrey
|
|
|
Which politician did NOT run for president in Mexico’s 2012 election?
|
Felipe Calderon
|
Felipe Calderon
|
|
|
Which language is NOT spoken in Mexico?
|
All are spoken in Mexico
|
All are spoken in Mexico
|
|
|
Which city is indicated on this map?
|
León
|
Guadalajara
|
|
|
What is Pemex?
|
State owned oil company
|
State owned oil company
|
|
|
Which three elements are represented on the Mexico’s coat of arms on the national flag?
|
Cactus, eagle, and snake
|
Cactus, eagle, and snake
|
|
|
The famous El Ángel monument in Mexico City was built to celebrate the anniversary of what event?
|
The beginning of Mexico's War of Independence
|
The beginning of Mexico's War of Independence
|
|
|
Mistaking him for returning god Quetzalcoatl, legend says the Aztecs offered what sacred drink to Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes?
|
Blood
|
Hot Chocolate
|
|
|
Modern Mexico City stands at what historically important location?
|
Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire
|
Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire
|
|
|
Which US state was once a part of Mexico?
|
Texas
|
Texas
|
|
|
Who was Emiliano Zapata?
|
Revolutionary
|
Revolutionary
|
|
|
Which mountain range is indicated on this map?
|
Sierra Madre Occidental
|
Sierra Madre Occidental
|
|
|
Which Mexican landmark is considered one of the ‘new’ (man made) Seven Wonders of the World?
|
Chichen Itza
|
Chichen Itza
|
|
|
Who dubbed Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico for 71 years until 2000, “the perfect dictatorship?”
|
Carlos Fuentes
|
Mario Vargas Llosa
|
|
|
Which group historically occupied the area highlighted on this map?
|
Inca
|
Aztec
|
|
|
What is the second largest city in Mexico, behind the capital, Mexico City?
|
Guadalajara
|
Guadalajara
|
|
|
What is a 'Chilango'?
|
Someone from Mexico City
|
Someone from Mexico City
|
|
|
Who is Carlos Slim?
|
A businessman, and the world’s wealthiest person in 2012
|
A businessman, and the world’s wealthiest person in 2012
|
|
|
Which Mexican drug cartel is the largest?
|
Los Zetas
|
Los Zetas
|
|
|
What institution is notable for being one the largest private universities in Latin America, with over 90,000 students at 31 campuses?
|
The National Autonomous University of Mexico
|
The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
|
|
|
What is YoSoy132 (I am 132)?
|
A present-day student movement
|
A present-day student movement
|
|
|
Mexico recently passed Canada to become the second biggest North American manufacturer of what product?
|
Automobiles
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
Mexico holds the record for radio time dedicated to which band?
|
Juanes
|
The Beatles
|
|
|
Who is ‘El Chapo’ Guzman?
|
The No. 1 drug-trafficking fugitive
|
The No. 1 drug-trafficking fugitive
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment