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Hungry for Mexican? Trivia Quiz

Mexican food is one of the richest and tastiest all around the world....come with me and take a bite

A multiple-choice quiz by NARANJO. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
NARANJO

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,328

Updated
Apr 07 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2102

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. We begin our trip in my adoptive hometown Merida, Yucatan. It's around 11 O'clock and we are very hungry, so we step into a little restaurant near La Plaza Grande and order this egg dish named after one of the Yucatan cities. Hint

Huevos Chichen Itza (Chichen Itza style eggs)

Huevos CanCun (Can Cun style eggs)

Huevos Merida (Merida style eggs)

Huevos Motule�os (Motul style eggs)

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2. We left Yucatan and arrive just in time for dinner at Puebla. Lucky for us it is September and we can try this colourful and delicious dish which according to the legend were invented by a nun to welcome Mexican independence hero, (and later traitor) Iturbide. Hint

Chiles en Nogada

Mole poblano

Frijoles con veneno

Cajeta

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3. Probably the most typical food throughout Mexico is tacos. We have many versions. What kind of tacos are we having if the meat inside the tortilla is red and is served with a piece of pineapple? Hint

Tacos al Pastor (shepherd style tacos)

Tacos de billar (billiard tacos)

Tacos al Vapor (steamed tacos)

Tacos de Pescado (fish tacos)

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4. One of Puebla's traditional desserts is DULCE DE CAMOTE. Camote is the Spanish word for sweet potato.

Yes

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5. We went out last night and we can't even remember in which Mexican city we were. All of a sudden, we remember seeing a restaurant that served TORTAS AHOGADAS, and that we were singing with a mariachi group in this city. Where were we? Hint

Mexico City

Toluca

Guadalajara

Durango

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6. If you have a Mexican friend, and he invites you to his house on January 6th, you probably will drink hot chocolate, and eat this bakery product. Hint

Pan de Muerto (bread of the dead)

Rosca de Reyes

all of these

Apple pie

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7. Let's talk about weird food. In Oaxaca city, you will probably drink some mezcal, and these insects will be offered to you as a snack. Hint

Earthworms

Spiders

Grasshoppers

Ants

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8. Black Mole sauce is an incredibly elaborate sauce. In fact, it is made with about 50 ingredients. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Hint

Sesame seeds

Chocolate

Saffron

Burnt Tortilla chips

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9. This black mushroom grows on ears of corn. In many places it is destroyed, but in Mexico it is considered a delicacy. What is it? Hint

Champignons de Paris

Porcini

Huitlacoche

Shitake

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10. Here's a funny one, many Mexicans say that vitamin "T" is very important in our food. What is vitamin "T"? Hint

There is no such thing as vitamin T

An ingredient found in corn and beans

Tortilla, Taco, Tamale, Torta

An ingredient found in mangos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Huevos Motule�os (Motul style eggs)

Generally Huevos Motule�os are served in a fried tortilla, with black pureed beans, green peas and fried slices of banana.

Answer: Chiles en Nogada

This is one of the most famous dishes in Mexican cuisine, even though it is very difficult to cook.

We can find the three colours of the Mexican Flag here....the chili makes the green for the chili, the sauce makes white, and the pomegranate makes red.

Answer: Tacos al Pastor (shepherd style tacos)

Al Pastor Tacos are always served in corn tortillas, if you served it in a flour tortilla and cheese, you don't have a taco...you are having a gringa...
a Mexican word for a female American.

4. One of Puebla's traditional desserts is DULCE DE CAMOTE. Camote is the Spanish word for sweet potato.

Answer: Yes

This dessert is made in many different fruity flavors. The most popular are strawberry, pineapple, and coconut.
Imagine a sweet potato mashed with sugar and a fruit flavor, then you let it dry and it's kind of like "dulce de camote".

Answer: Guadalajara

Guadalajara is the second largest city in Mexico, and is very famous for three things, its beautiful women, its tasty tequila, and of course Tortas Ahogadas.

If you ask for a torta in Mexico you will get a snack. Tortas ahogadas are made with a piece of bread, beef, and they're "drowned" in chile pasilla sauce. That's how it got its name. The bread and the meat are soaked in a very spicy sauce.

6. If you have a Mexican friend, and he invites you to his house on January 6th, you probably will drink hot chocolate, and eat this bakery product.

Answer: Rosca de Reyes

It's a tradition that the person who finds a human figure that represents baby Jesus, in Rosca de Reyes, will throw a party on February 2nd, because this person will be his godfather.

This tradition is linked with festival of Epiphany, and the three wisemen. This custom exists throughout the world in Christian countries.

7. Let's talk about weird food. In Oaxaca city, you will probably drink some mezcal, and these insects will be offered to you as a snack.

Answer: Grasshoppers

In fact, grasshoppers and insects in general will be the food for the future, so get used to it.

8. Black Mole sauce is an incredibly elaborate sauce. In fact, it is made with about 50 ingredients. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Answer: Saffron

Mole is, according to the legend, another of Mexican traditional meals that we owe to Catholic nuns. But as usual with legends there are many versions of them. Some say that the nuns learned the secrets from the indigenous people in Mexico, or that the angels inspired the recipe. Whatever the case may be, we have one of the most typical dishes in Mexican food.

Mole is often served at traditional weddings, (especially in small towns) at a wedding banquet.

9. This black mushroom grows on ears of corn. In many places it is destroyed, but in Mexico it is considered a delicacy. What is it?

Answer: Huitlacoche

It's used in quesadillas, soups, and meat dishes. Huitlacoche is more expensive than the corn that it destroys. It is sometimes called the Mexican corn truffle in English.

10. Here's a funny one, many Mexicans say that vitamin "T" is very important in our food. What is vitamin "T"?

Answer: Tortilla, Taco, Tamale, Torta

Sadly this is true and makes Mexico the second fattest country in the world, so enjoy all kinds of food, but remember always eat healthily.

Source: Author NARANJO

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