Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Where was Celia Cruz born?

• Havana, Cuba

• Texas, United States

• Hollywood

• Mexico

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What made Celia Cruz stand out?

• her exceptional singing voice

• her ballet skills

• Celia was a famous painter

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Celia is known as the "Queen of Salsa"

• True

• False

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What is a biography?

• a story about someone's life written by them

• a story about someone's life written by someone else

• a story about a made up person's life

• a made up story of a persons life

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What is the meaning of a busybody?

• a boring person

• a person who has a busy schedule

• a greedy person

• A person who is nosy

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What was Celia's chore when she was a girl?

• babysitting her brothers and sisters

• sweeping the kitchen

• washing the dishes

• singing lullabies to her brothers and sisters

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Why did Celia shout out “Azúcar!” during her performances?

• That was her most famous song.

• Her fans nicknamed her “Azúcar”

• She wanted to show her appreciation to the audience.

• People thought her voice was so sweet, it was like sugar

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"Azucar" means "dance"

• true

• false

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It says that Celia’s father was cautious. What does it mean to be cautious?

• try to avoid danger or risk

• careless

• extremely tired

• to pretend not to see or hear

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the meaning of heartache...

• feeling hurt and sad

• feeling cheerful

• feeling deeply angry

• having great enjoyment

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