Happy Cinco de Mayo - Fun Cinco de Mayo Trivia Questions

 

Question 1

What does 'Cinco de Mayo' actually mean?

1. It references five historic days in May
2. It's simply the Fifth of May
3. It means five shots of Tequila, please!

Question 2

 'Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of....?

1. Mexico's independence from Spain
2. The Battle of Puebla
3. The Battle of the Alamo
4. Mexico's rich culture and people

Question 3

 Who was the Battle of Puebla against?

1. Britain
2. France
3. The United States
4. Spain

Question 4

What were France and Mexico fighting about?

1. The fifth bottle of tequila
2. Mexico refused to pay a debt
3. Napoleon III wanted to establish an empire in Mexico

Question 5

 Why is 'Cinco de Mayo' so important?

1. It's not THAT important
2. Gives us a reason to drink Tequila!
3. A symbolic victory by an ill-prepared militia against a highly-skilled European military force
4. It prevented France from establishing an empire in Mexico

Question 6

 Who led the Mexican victory in the Battle of Puebla?

1. General Ignacio Zaragoza
2. President Benito Juarez
3. Pancho Villa
4. Emiliano Zapata

Question 7

 When is Mexico's Independence Day? 

1.  May 5
2. July 14
3. October 30
4. September 16

Question 8

 Mexico won the battle, but who won the war?

1. Neither, the U.S. intervened
2. Spain joined the war and regained control
3. France
4. Mexico

 Question 9

 When did 'Cinco de Mayo' become popular in the U.S. ?

1. 1980s with the influx in Mexican immigration
2. 1960's and the Chicano Movement
3. I can't remember, too many tequilas
4. Since the victory in 1862

Question 10

 Is 'Cinco de Mayo' a federal holiday in Mexico?

1. Of course!
2. No, it's celebrated but no one gets the day off
3. Only in Puebla

Significance: The Battle of Puebla was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army. "This battle was significant in that the 4,000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8,000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years."  Second, since the Battle of Puebla, no country in the Americas has subsequently been invaded by any other European military force.

Consequences to the United States

American Union, at the time in the midst of a civil war, by helping the southern Confederacy: "The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build a powerful army. This Northern army smashed the Confederates at Vicksburg and Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War." The consequence of Cinco de Mayo to the United States has been thus recognized: "The defeat of the French army had consequences for America as well...the French defeat denied Napoleon III the opportunity to resupply the Confederate rebels for another year."

 

 

 

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