| Answers | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf of Mexico | 100%
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| 8,843,706 | Mexico City | 99%
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| Belize | 88%
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| Guatemala | 88%
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| Desertic peninsula in northwestern Mexico | Baja California Peninsula | 87%
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| North Pacific Ocean | 87%
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| Tropical peninsula in southeastern Mexico | Yucatán Peninsula | 86%
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| United States | 85%
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| Home of the "Tapatíos" | Guadalajara | 81%
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| 1,810,645 | Tijuana | 80%
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| Resort city that began developing in the 1970s | Cancún | 79%
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| Gulf of California | 70%
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| Rio Bravo | 69%
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| Caribbean Sea | 67%
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| City across from the American city of El Paso | Ciudad Juárez | 59%
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| Maya archeological site (controversially) chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World | Chichén Itza | 53%
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| Former beach resort city impacted by the Drug War | Acapulco | 48%
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| 1,542,232 | Puebla | 47%
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| Chihuahuan Desert | 45%
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| "Mexico's culinary capital" | Oaxaca | 44%
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| Sonoran Desert | 40%
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| Southern Mexican state with lush rainforests and Mayan ruins | Chiapas | 37%
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| 1521: Spanish siege of the Aztec capital | Fall of Tenochtitlan | 34%
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| 1,579,803 | León | 28%
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| Mexican sinkholes | Cenotes | 26%
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| Parral: This Mexican revolutionary, nicknamed "El Centauro del Norte" was assassinated there | Pancho Villa | 25%
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| Veracruz state: This traditional folk song, popularized globally by Ritchie Valens, originates here | La Bamba | 23%
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| Veracruz: This Austrian archduke landed there when he became emperor of Mexico | Maximilian I | 23%
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| Mexico City: This Alfonso Cuarón film intimately portrays the life of a housekeeper in this city | Roma | 20%
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| Popocatépetl | 16%
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| 1,643,623 | Ecatepec | 15%
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| Largest building in the Aztec city of Teotihuacan | Pyramid of the Sun | 14%
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| Sierra Madre Occidental | 14%
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| Sierra Madre Oriental | 14%
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| Pico de Orizaba | 12%
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| Canyon system named for the metallic color of its rocks | Copper Canyon | 11%
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| Iconic victory column built to commemorate the centennial of Mexico's War of Independence | Angel of Independence | 10%
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| Mexico City: This double self-portrait, reflecting the painter's dual heritage, is exhibited here | The Two Fridas | 7%
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| Merida: This ranchera singer and actor died in a plane accident near this city | Pedro Infante | 5%
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| 1847: Battle in the Mexican-American War where Zachary Taylor's forces were outnumbered | Battle of Buena Vista | 4%
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