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Art Class History of the Piñata
Art Class History of the Piñata
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Questions about the history, symbol, and function of the piñata.
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1
Who brought pinatas to the Americas?
Spanish Conquistadores
The Maya
The Italians
The Aztecs
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What did the candy inside pinatas symbolize?
Hate
Temptation
Love
Charity
3
Which explorer brought the pinata to Europe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Montezuma
4
What did pinatas symbolize for people in Spain?
The Devil
God
5
Nowadays, when do people usually break pinatas?
Thanksgiving
New Year's Eve
Birthdays
Halloween
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What do the seven points on a pinata represent?
The seven dwarfs
The seven oceans
The seven continents
The seven deadly sins
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The Aztecs considered the pinata a representation of...
The god of war
The god of weather
The god of love
The god of fear
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The very first pinatas looked like...
Candy bars
Animals
Trees
People
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Why did people in China gather the ashes of burned pinatas?
For good luck
To bury them
To sell them
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What were pinatas made of in Italy?
Clay pots
Paper and cardboard
Spaghetti
Seeds
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Pinatas are named after which fruit?
Pumpkins
Watermelons
Pineapples
Apples
12
What were the first pinatas filled with?
Gold
Seeds
Paper
Dirt
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Why did Mexican Catholics blindfold people before hitting the piñata?
To make it fun
To represent faith
So they would know how blind people feel
To make it harder
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Where did pinatas originate?
China
Italy
Mexico
Australia
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Italians sometimes put jewelry in their pinatas.
True
False
