Statistics for 100 Questions about Mexico

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Capital	Mexico City	98%
Official language	Spanish	86%
Neighboring countries	United States	81%
Mexico‘s continent	North America	80%
Ocean to the west	Pacific Ocean	78%
Neighboring countries	Guatemala	76%
Neighboring countries	Belize	75%
What U.S. president Trump proposed to build	a wall	72%
Big peninsula (west)	Baja California	72%
Big peninsula (east) \| States on ^	Yucatán	72%
Civilization home to the South, known for their calendar	Maya	70%
Currency	Peso	70%
Mexican counterpart to San Diego	Tijuana	69%
Predominant religion	Catholicism	68%
Second-largest city (urban area)	Guadalajara	68%
Mexican state and smallest dog	Chihuahua	67%
Animal visible on the flag	Eagle	65%
Traditional dish composed of tortillas	Taco	63%
Beach city known for its cliff divers	Acapulco	62%
Unibrowed artist	Frida Kahlo	62%
Alcoholic drink made from blue agave	Tequila	62%
Third-largest city (urban area)	Monterrey	61%
Spanish conquistador who conquered great parts of modern-day Mexico	Hernán Cortés	60%
Avocado-based dip used for ^	Guacamole	59%
This city means "hot waters"	Aguascalientes	58%
Year they hosted the Olympics	1968	57%
What is celebrated on November 1 & 2?	Día de Muertos	57%
Longest river	Río Grande	57%
Biggest problem for Mexico since 2006	the drug traffic	54%
President from 2000 until 2006	Vicente Fox	53%
Wide-brimmed hat	Sombrero	51%
Richest man	Carlos Slim Helú	50%
Spanish for May 5	Cinco de Mayo	50%
Number of states	31	49%
What is the above eating?	a snake	49%
Second-busiest airport	Cancún Intl.	49%
Aztec city where nowadays the capital is located	Tenochtitlan	48%
Current president	Enrique Peña Nieto	47%
Food 2: comes from Taíno mahiz	Maize	47%
Famous Mexican music genre (mostly played in bands)	Mariachi	47%
Papier-mâché container you have to destroy with closed eyes	Piñata	47%
States on ^	Quintana Roo	47%
Resort town at the southern tip of ^	Cabo San Lucas	46%
Husband of ^ and well-known muralist	Diego Rivera	45%
What does "D.F." stand for in "Mexico D.F."? (technically not in use anymore)	Distrito federal	44%
Long name of the country	United Mexican States	44%
Food 4: comes from Aztec xocolātl	Chocolate	43%
Most famous 'city' built by ^	Chichen Itza	42%
60% of the Mexicans identify themselves as this (Mixture of European and Amerindian)	Mestizo	42%
Tortilla chips	Nachos	42%
Hottest desert	{Sonoran} Desert	42%
States on ^	Campeche	41%
Aztec emperor killed in 1520	Moctezuma II	41%
Spaniards call it 'coche' (car), Mexicans call it…	carro	39%
Modern version of the Aztec language	Nahuatl	39%
'The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico'	Speedy Gonzales	39%
Main square in the capital (Hint: starts with Z)	Zócalo	39%
Year Mexico declared its independence	1810	38%
When do Mexican children get their Christmas presents?	on January 6	37%
Mexican-American actress and former model	Salma Hayek	37%
Independence Day	September 16	37%
Food 3: comes from Aztec ahuacatl	Avocado	36%
Most prominent figure in ^	El Chapo	36%
Celebration of girl‘s 15th birthday	Quinceañera	36%
Most successful football team	Club América	35%
Three dominating parties	Partido Acción Nacional	35%
Spaniards call it 'ascensor' (lift), Mexicans call it…	elevador	34%
Smallest of these states	Tlaxcala	34%
What is 'Coatzalcoalcos'?	a city	33%
Flag carrier airline	Aeroméxico	33%
Food 1: comes from Aztec xitomatl	Tomato	33%
He won the Battle of the Alamo	Antonio López de Santa Anna	32%
'Oye Como Va' guitarist	Carlos Santana	32%
Socalist guerilla group in Chiapas	Zapatistas	32%
Well-known island near ^	{Cozumel} Island	30%
Three dominating parties	Partido Revolucionario Institucional	30%
Volcanoes visible from the capital in fine weather	Popocatépetl	30%
Who was the first president after ^ ?	Benito Juárez	29%
Under which name are festivals known in Mexico?	fiestas	28%
How does this anthem start?	Mexicanos, al grito de guerra	28%
Highest mountain	Pico de Orizaba	27%
What was Mexico between 1863 and 1867?	an Empire	26%
German WWI proposal that Mexico should invade the USA	{Zimmermann} telegram	26%
Winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature	Octavio Paz	25%
Largest wildcat home to Mexico	Jaguar	23%
What did Cesare Cardini invent here?	Caesar salad	22%
Corned tortilla rolled around a filling	Enchilada	22%
Three dominating parties	Partido de la Revolución Democrática	22%
National anthem (DON‘T make jokes about it, it‘s forbidden by law)	Himno Nacional Mexicano	20%
Top-level domain	.mx	20%
Mountain range in Northeastern Mexico	Sierra Madre Oriental	19%
Volcanoes visible from the capital in fine weather	Ixtaccíhuatl	17%
Largest lake	Lake {Chapala}	17%
Which rare phenomenon can be seen in the capital?	the capital is {sinking}	16%
Mexican equivalent to Rodeo	Charreria	10%
Uninhabited French atoll once controlled by Mexico	{Clipperton} Island	8%
James-Bond-Movie which starts in Mexico	Spectre	8%
Beard style commonly associated with Mexico	Moustache	6%
What is 'Mastretta'?	a car maker	1%