What Do You Know About Cinco De Mayo?

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El Cinco De Mayo is a very important day for Mexicans in the United States of America. It is the day that they celebrate their Mexican heritage, and party hard-core!

Do you think you know alot about this important Mexican holiday? Then take this quiz to see just how much you really know! Good Luck, and happy Cinco De Mayo!

Created by: Mia is Silence
  1. On what day of the year do we celebrate El Cinco De Mayo?
  2. What do Mexicans commemorate on this day?
  3. Where did the battle take place?
  4. What year did the battle in Puebla take place?
  5. How many soldiers did each army have (between the Mexican and the French)?
  6. On what day and year did the U.S. Congress issue a Concurrent Resolution calling on the President of the United States to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Cinco de Mayo with appropriate ceremonies and activities?
  7. Mexicans and Latinos living in what state during the American Civil War are credited with being the first to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the United States?
  8. In what year/s did the modern focus of Cinco De Mayo start in that state, according to a paper published by the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture?
  9. Cinco de Mayo has its roots in the French occupation of Mexico, which took place in the aftermath of what war?
  10. Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving what Mexican president and his government into retreat?

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