Oaxaca Interest Meeting Facts Flashcards

1

Oaxaca is considered one of Mexico's _________ capitals.

paleontogical
resort
cultural
gastronomic

2

Oxaca is the birthplace of...

Painted Canoes
The Sun Dance
Temple Pyramids
Corn and Squash

3

Oaxacas name comes from the

Locals who couldn't pronounce "Mexico"
Nahuatl speaking Aztecs
Spanish Conquistadors
Nobody knows

4

Benito Juarez is best know for his

establishing the Mexican Postal Service
beautiful singing voice
his pet turtle
fighting against French occupation in the 1860’s

5

The largest people group in Oaxaca is the

Zapotec
Zingerzagolian
Myan
Phillipino

6

Most of Oxacas Architecture is from the...

2000 B.C.
1600s
21st century
1800s

7

Oaxaca's original name, Huāxyacac, means...

place of the guaje trees
shrieking monkey
land of mountains
valley of fruit

8

There are _______ municipalities ( towns or cities with local governments) in Oaxaca

465
570
2,345,678.2
38

9

Oaxaca has an annual festival on the last two mondays of July called...

Dia de la Raza
Guelaguetza
Jalapeno Day
Festival of lights

10

Something Oaxaca is known for is its...

exotic fish
unique bird species that only appears in winter called "bird of the winter"
bannanas
textiles

11

Oaxaca, pronounced "wa haka" was originally pronounced

Oh-bi-wan ken-oh-bi
Wa Shaka
Oh-a-sock-a
Oh-axe-aka

12

The reason Oaxaca is so diverse is due to its

rugged mountain terrain
friendly brochures
wide variety of car manufacturers
central geographic location

13

The first president of Mexico from Indigenous descent was

Benito Juarez
Cesar Chavez
Nacho Libre
Felipe Calderon

14

Oaxaca was voted the number one city in the World to visit

False
True

15

Oaxaca is nicknamed

the unseen mountain
the valley of the sun
the chocolate factory
the land of seven moles

Oaxaca Interest Meeting Facts

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Oaxaca Interest Meeting Facts

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