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1
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Mexico’s Independence Day

A

Sep 16

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What does NAFTA stand for? Who signed it?

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North America Free Trade Agreement; US, Canada, Mexico

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3
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Mexican currency

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Mexican Peso

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4
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What is required for entry to Mexico?

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Multiple Migratory Form for Foreigners (FMM)

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5
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What is the most dominant religion in Mexico?

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Roman Catholic

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6
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National Airline

A

Aero Mexico

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7
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Low cost airline

A

Viva Aerobus

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8
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IATA code for Mexico City

A

MEX

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9
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IATA code for Mazatlan

A

MZT

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10
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IATA code for Puerto Vallarta

A

PVR

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11
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IATA code for Acapulco

A

ACA

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12
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IATA code for Cancun

A

CUN

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13
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Who overthrew Tenochtitlan?

A

Hernandez Cortes

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14
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Pinata

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15
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Tortilla

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16
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Mexican government is

A

Federal Republic

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17
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A famous Mexican mural painter

A

Diego Rivera

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18
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The long peninsula that extends south along Mexico’s west coast is

A

Baja California

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19
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Mexico City faces serious air pollution from

A

Smog

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20
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River that borders Mexico and US (Texas)

A

Rio Grande

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21
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Body of water that borders Mexico on the east is

A

Gulf of Mexico

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22
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The peninsula that cuts into the Gulf of Mexico

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Yucatan Peninsula

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23
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The mountain range found in eastern Mexico is

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Sierra Madre Oriental

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24
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The mountain range found in south Mexico is

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Sierra Madre del Sur

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Who built Tenochtitlan?
Aztec
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Tenochtitlan is the present-day
Mexico City
27
Mexico is a ________ colony
Spanish
28
Mexico became independent in
1821
29
Zocalo, central plaza
30
Acapulco
Beach Resort
31
Cabo San Lucas
Beach
32
Chichen Itza
Ancient
33
Cozumel
Beach
34
Cuernavaca
Colonial
35
Guadalajara
Colonial
36
Huatulco
Beach
37
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
Beach
38
La Paz
Beach
39
Manzanillo
Beach
40
Merida
Colonial
41
Mexico City
Colonial
42
Morelia
Colonial
43
Oaxaca
Colonial
44
Palenque
Ancient
45
Playa del Carmen
Beach
46
Puebla
Colonial
47
Puerto Vallarta
Beach
48
Mazatlan
Beach
49
Taxco
Colonial
50
Tenochtitlan
Ancient
51
Teotihuacan
Ancient
52
Tulum
Ancient
53
Uxmal
Ancient
54
Veracuz
Colonial
55
Zacatecas
Colonial
56
Where do the Acapulco Cliff Divers perform?
La Quebrada
57
Church of Guadalupe in PVR
58
What is the name of the arena in Mazatlan where tourists can see a bullfight?
Plaza De Toros
59
Where in Mexico City can we see Mariachi bands?
Plaza Garibaldi
60
Lucha Libre
61
When is "Day of the Dead Festival"?
Between Oct 31st and Nov 2nd
62
Jarabe Tapatio
63
Mexico's most visited Mayan site
Chichén Itzá
64
Who was the last independent ruler of Aztec Empire?
Montezuma II
65
Who is the "Father of Mexican Independence"?
Miguel Hidalgo
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He helped end the 30-year dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz and establish a constitutional Republic
Francisco Madero
67
Where was the Summer Olympics held in 1968?
Mexico City
68
El Arco, Cabo San Lucas (Gulf of California + Pacific Ocean)

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