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Spanish And Hispanic Culture Trivia
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1. The name Mexico comes from the Aztecs; it was related to the Aztec Mexica tribe.
2. The president of Mexico is Enrique Peña Nieto
3. The river that borders Texas and Mexico is the Rio Grande.
4. Mexico’s Independence Day is September 16.
5. Pancho Villa is made fun of in the song La Cucaracha
6. The official languages that are spoken in Spain are Galician, Catalan, and Basque.
7. The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water that borders Spain to the southeast.
8. The mountain range between Spain and France are the Pyrenees Mountains.
9. Euskadia Ta Askatasina (ETA) is the terrorist
10. Las Ramblas is one of the main tourist attractions in the city.
11. Simon Bolivar fought for and freed South American countries.
12. The Andes mountain range run the full length of South America
13. Brazil is the only country in continental South American that does not speak Spanish.
14. Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America.
15. Incas ancient indigenous people who lived in Peru.
16. Olmecs are indigenous people who lived in Central America.
17. Guatemala is the country that borders Mexico.
18. Belize is a Central American country that has English as it’s official language.
19. El Salvador is the only country in Central America that does not border the Caribbean.
20. Central American is an rugged mountainous area
21. March 2, 1919 is when the Puerto Ricans acquire U.S. citizenship
22. Cuba is under a totalitarian communist government.
23. Dominican Republic is the island that is shared with Haiti.
24. Cigars are Cuba’s extremely well known products.
25. Santé Fe is the oldest capital city in the United States.
26. Arizona, Florida, and Colorado are states that have a Spanish origin.
27. Florida, New York, and Illinois are states that have the largest Latino populations besides Texas and California.
28. Colombia is the country Shakira is from.
29. Dominician Republic is the country that is famous for the dance the

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