Q 01/05

Colada morada gets its purple colour from purple maize and which fruit?

A) Blueberry

B) Andean blackberry

C) Purple passion fruit

D) Elderberry

Answer · why

B) Andean blackberry

The porridge is typically consumed with guaguas de pan, bread shaped like infants.

Q 02/05

What is the primary purpose of building an 'ofrenda' during Day of the Dead celebrations?

A) To ward off evil spirits from the household

B) To display artistic talent and craftsmanship

C) To welcome the souls of the departed

D) To store food for the living during the festivities

Answer · why

C) To welcome the souls of the departed

Families spend time around the altar praying and telling anecdotes about the person, and the visiting souls are meant to hear those words.

Q 03/05

Which bright orange flower decorates Day of the Dead altars, believed to guide spirits with its scent?

A) Lilies

B) Marigolds

C) Roses

D) Orchids

Answer · why

B) Marigolds

The flower's vibrant colour and strong scent are believed to help lead souls from the cemetery back to the family home.

Q 04/05

Which sweet bread, topped with bone-shaped dough, is eaten for Day of the Dead?

A) Conchas

B) Empanadas

C) Churros

D) Pan de muerto

Answer · why

D) Pan de muerto

The name means 'bread of the dead'; the sugar-topped rounds wear twisted dough bones and stand for the cycle of life.

Q 05/05

What elegantly dressed skeletal female figure is a symbol of the Day of the Dead?

A) La Llorona

B) Frida Kahlo

C) La Catrina

D) Xochiquetzal

Answer · why

C) La Catrina

The elegant skeleton first appeared around 1910–13 in a satirical broadside and has since become an icon of Mexican identity, sometimes set against th...