| Questions | Answer | % Correct |
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| A) Powerful empire that ruled Mexico until the Spanish conquest in the 1500s | Aztec | 95%
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| B) This peninsula stretches into the Pacific oceansouth of California, | Baja California | 89%
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| G) Tequila is exclusively made in this major Mexican city | Guadalajara | 84%
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| W) Baja California is located _____ of mainland Mexico | west | 74%
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| C) Major city in northern Mexico across the borderfrom El Paso, Texas | Ciudad Juarez | 68%
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| J) Historic western Mexican state where tequila and Mariachioriginated from | Jalisco | 68%
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| Y) Southeastern Mexican state on the Gulf, known for its Mayan ruins suchas Chichen Itza | Yucatan | 68%
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| F) There are 31 _____ states that make up Mexico, not includingthe capital | Federal | 63%
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| O) Southern Mexican city and state known for its cuisine, particularlyits cheese | Oaxaca | 63%
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| T) Ancient capital of the Aztec empire on what is now Mexico City | Tenochtitlan | 53%
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| D) Historic capital of the central Mexican state with the same name. Known for its famous Baroque architecture | Durango | 42%
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| H) Central mountainous state north of Mexico City, Pachucais its capital | Hidalgo | 42%
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| P) Major resort city in the north part of Jalisco state, known for itsextensive beaches | Puerto Vallarta | 42%
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| Q) This Aztec God was the patron saint of ancient Aztec priesthood,the feathered serpent | Quetzalcoatl | 42%
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| V) Historic port city on the Gulf of Mexico in the state with the same name | Veracruz | 42%
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| E) Major borough of Mexico city, known for the Morelos Museumand Mexicos busiest shopping center | Ecatepec | 37%
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| L) Most populous city in the Guanajuato state | Leon | 37%
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| N) Small western Mexican state on the Pacific coast, north of Jalisco. Its capital is Tepic | Nayarit | 37%
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| Z) Historic, mountainous city in central Mexico that was once abooming silver mining hub | Zacatecas | 37%
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| S) Desert state in northwestern Mexico bordering Arizona, its capitalis Hermosillo | Sonora | 32%
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| M) Historic resort city on the Pacific coast of the Sinaloa state | Mazatlan | 26%
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| X) Borough south of Mexico City with colorful gondolas and ruins of Aztec waterways | Xochimilco | 21%
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| K) Small town in Durango, translates to "40 kilometers" | Kilometro 40 | 16%
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| R) Northern Mexican city across the Rio Grandeborder from McAllen, Texas | Reynosa | 16%
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| I) This borough is the most populous of Mexico city, a major agricultural and industrial area | Iztapalapa | 11%
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| U) City in the northern part of Yucatan state in southern Mexico,translates to "purchase" in Yucatec Mayan | Uman | 0%
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