Mexican Culture, Economy and Society

Culture, Arts and Traditions

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  1. On which dates is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico?
  2. Which Mexican painter is known for self-portraits and lived in the Blue House in Coyoacan?
  3. Which Mexican artist painted the large murals in the National Palace showing the history of the country?
  4. Which three painters are usually called the great muralists of the Mexican school?
  5. Which Mexican poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990?
  6. Which Mexican writer is the author of the novel Pedro Paramo, set in the ghost town of Comala?
  7. Which 17th-century nun, born near Mexico City, is regarded as the greatest poet of colonial New Spain?
  8. Which Mexican novelist wrote The Death of Artemio Cruz and was a major figure of the Latin American Boom?
  9. Which musical tradition from Jalisco, played by groups in embroidered suits and wide hats, is a symbol of Mexico?
  10. Which language is spoken by the largest number of Indigenous people in Mexico?
  11. Which July festival of Oaxaca, with dances in regional dress, is called the Guelaguetza?
  12. Which sauce, made with chilli and chocolate, is a classic dish of the state of Puebla?
  13. What is the process called in which maize is soaked in lime water to make masa for tortillas?
  14. In what year did UNESCO list traditional Mexican cuisine as intangible cultural heritage?
  15. Which two ancient sites in Mexico are on UNESCO's World Heritage list?
  16. What is lucha libre?
  17. What is charreria, the sport that is regarded as a national tradition?
  18. What are the Posadas, celebrated from 16 to 24 December?
  19. What was the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City built to be?
  20. Which Mexican architect won the Pritzker Prize in 1980?
  21. Which dance, with a wide hat on the floor, is known as the national dance of Mexico?
  22. Which Mexican film director made the black and white film Roma, set in Mexico City in the early 1970s?
  23. Which ceremony is held on the night of 15 September from the balcony of the National Palace?
  24. What is the traditional paper figure filled with sweets that children break at parties?
  25. Which Mexican director won an Oscar for the fantasy film The Shape of Water?

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