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Español Final Exam
Historical aspects of many countries
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is New Year's eve called? | Nochevieja |
| What do people in Spain eat on midnight for El Año Nuevo? | 12 grapes |
| Where does the word Carnaval come from? | carne (meat) |
| What are máscaras? | masks |
| When is Semana Santa celebrated? | from Palm Sunday to Easter |
| What do artists do in El Salvador to celebrate Semana Santa? | create rugs made out of colored sawdust/sand |
| What is Cinco de Mayo the celebration of? | the battle of Puebla |
| Who did the Mexicans win over in a battle for Cinco de Mayo? | France |
| What is one fact about the El Yunque National Park? | it is the only tropical rain forest in care of the US Forest Service |
| What is one fact about the El Yunque National Park? | it has many waterfalls (one of them is called the Cascada de la Coca |
| What is one fact about the El Yunque National Park? | it is home to the coquí frog |
| What is La Quinceñara? | a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday |
| What is the mountain range that surrounds Ecuador? | Andes |
| The capital Quito is near Cotopaxi. What is it? | an active volcano |
| What is El Mitad del Mundo, located in Ecuador? | a monument located along the equator; literal translation is Middle of The World |
| What is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic? | baseball |
| Because of the Caribbean Sea, what is one of the places tourists like to go? | white sand beaches |
| What country makes up the other half of the island that the Dominican Republic is located on? | Haití |