Quiz: El Día de los Muertos

What dates are Day of the Dead celebrated? Choose all correct answers.

• Nov. 2
• Nov. 1
• Oct. 31
• Oct. 30
• May 5

People build altars in their homes called ________________.

• calacas
• tumbas
• ofrendas
• mariposas

What is this called?

• pan de muerto
• pan de día
• pan de cempasúchil
• pan de alebrije

What is an alebrije?

• An altar
• A spirit animal
• A dead person
• A type of butterfly

What kind of flower do they put on the grave sites and altars?

• orchid
• rose
• daisy
• marigold

What is the name of the sugar skulls used for decor?

• cempasúchil
• calavera
• calaca
• muerto

Where is Day of the Dead most widely celebrated?

• Mexico
• Spain
• Argentina
• Costa Rica

What is this decoration called?

• papel de calacas
• papel monarca
• papel de muerto
• papel picado

Where do families visit on Day of the Dead?

• cemeteries
• school
• church
• morgues

Nov. 2nd is the celebration called...

• All Saints Day
• All Souls Day
• All Spirits Day