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A Lo Cubano Trivia Quiz

After 'Facts About Cuba', this is the second quiz dealing with the land of cigars and rum. Ache!

A multiple-choice quiz by WordUP60. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
WordUP60

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,350

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
734

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Question 1 of 15

1. Let's start off with Cuban music. What is the snare drum on a stand used in Cuban Salsa music called? Hint

Timbales

Bongo

Claves

Conga

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the two wooden sticks which beat the basic 2-3 rhythm in Cuban (and other) Salsa? Hint

Maracas

Timbales

Claves

Guiro

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Question 3 of 15

3. On to the next logical subject: dancing. What is the name of the Salsa formation danced in a circle? Hint

Linea de Mambo

Baile de Cuadro

Circulo Sabroso

Rueda de Casino

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the contemporary Cuban style of Salsa dancing called? Hint

Casino

Bolero

Cha Cha

Rumba

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Question 5 of 15

5. Next, a bit of religion. What is the collective name of the Afro-Cuban gods? Hint

Changos

Orishas

Voodoos

Santerias

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Question 6 of 15

6. From gods to demigods: Which country was Che Guevara from? Hint

Cuba

Bolivia

Mexico

Argentina

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many official currencies are there in Cuba? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the problem for US-Americans in travelling to Cuba? Hint

The US government does not allow Americans to travel to Cuba

Cuba is a dangerous country to travel in

The Cuban government does not allow Americans to enter the country

The US government does not allow Americans to spend money in Cuba

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Question 9 of 15

9. Why is the Capitolio in Havana so named? Hint

Because Havana is the capital of Cuba

Because it serves as a monument to the destruction of capitalism

Because it is built on a hill

Because it is a scaled-down replica of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What do the locals call 23rd Street (calle 23) in Havana? Hint

La Rampa

El Prado

El Malecon

Vedado

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where did Ernest Hemingway have his beloved Mojito? Hint

In El Floridita

On his fishing boat

On the Malecon

In La Bodeguita del Medio

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which statement about Baracoa, the town on the south-east tip of the island, is false? Hint

Baracoa was Cuba's first settlement and its first capital

Baracoa is home to Cuba's largest movie theater

Until the 1960's, Baracoa could not be reached by road, only by boat

Baracoa was burned down when the Taino Indians stood up against the Spanish

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Question 13 of 15

13. On the eastern side of Havana harbour lies La Caba�a, a popular tourist attraction. What is La Caba�a? Hint

Cemetery

Fort

Hospital

Airport

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Question 14 of 15

14. Why are there so many US cars from the 1950s in Cuba? Hint

Because they are issued by the government

Because they are the only ones people may legally own

Because they are the only cars the US allows the sale of parts for

Because Cubans are into everything American

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Question 15 of 15

15. Let's wrap things up with a bit of history. Where did Fulgencio Batista, the dictator toppled by Castro's revolution in 1959, NOT flee to? Hint

The United States

Spain

Portugal

The Dominican Republic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start off with Cuban music. What is the snare drum on a stand used in Cuban Salsa music called?

Answer: Timbales

The late Tito Puente was 'El Rey de los Timbales', the King of the Timbales. Claves are explained in the next question. The Bongos are little double drums in two different sizes. The Conga is a tall drum, but no snare.

2. What is the name of the two wooden sticks which beat the basic 2-3 rhythm in Cuban (and other) Salsa?

Answer: Claves

Claves are really the simplest instrument imaginable. It is amazing, however, how many different ways they can be played. Timbales are explained in question 1. The Guiro is a scraper played with a stick. Maracas are bean-filled bulbs and you shake them to play them.

3. On to the next logical subject: dancing. What is the name of the Salsa formation danced in a circle?

Answer: Rueda de Casino

Rueda is 'wheel' in Spanish and Casino is the Cuban style of Salsa dancing. 'Linea de Mambo' and 'Circulo Sabroso' are my inventions, as is 'Baile de Cuadro', a wild literal translation of 'square dance'.

4. What is the contemporary Cuban style of Salsa dancing called?

Answer: Casino

Tough one. All answers are Cuban dances, but only Casino is the modern Salsa one. Cha Cha has been around since the 1950s. Bolero is not danced to Salsa, but rather to - you guessed it - Bolero (NOT Ravel's opera). Rumba has nothing to do with the latin dance of the same name (which is actually much like bolero), but means party.

5. Next, a bit of religion. What is the collective name of the Afro-Cuban gods?

Answer: Orishas

Chango (stress the O) is one of the Orishas, as are Yemaya, Oggun, Ochun, Obbatala, Babalu Aye and some more. Together they make up the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria of African Yoruba origin. Because the Spanish forced Catholicism on the Cubans, every Orisha can be represented as a Catholic saint.

This way, they could pretend to pray to St.Peter while actually meaning Oggun. Voodoo is Haitian. Some rituals bear similarities with Santeria.

6. From gods to demigods: Which country was Che Guevara from?

Answer: Argentina

Ernesto Guevara was born in Argentina in 1928. He became a medical doctor in Buenos Aires before joining Castro's (whom he had met in Mexico) struggle against the dictatorship in Cuba. Che Guevara was shot in Bolivia in 1967.

7. How many official currencies are there in Cuba?

Answer: 2

Thet are the Cuban peso (CUP) and the Convertible peso (CUC)

8. What is the problem for US-Americans in travelling to Cuba?

Answer: The US government does not allow Americans to spend money in Cuba

Technically, US citizens are allowed to travel to Cuba, they just can't legally spend any money there due to the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 and the Helms-Burton Act. The thing about danger is hogwash. Cuba is considered the safest country to travel in Latin America.

9. Why is the Capitolio in Havana so named?

Answer: Because it is a scaled-down replica of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Capitolio, built in 1929, was modeled after its US counterpart. All other answers are mere figments of my imagination.

10. What do the locals call 23rd Street (calle 23) in Havana?

Answer: La Rampa

La Rampa has become famous even to people who've never been there through the 1993 Cuban movie 'Fresa y Chocolate'. A central venue of this love story of two men is the Coppelia ice cream parlor right on calle 23. The Malecon is the run-down beach promenade all along the waterfront of Havana. El Prado is the old name of Habana Vieja's Paseo de Marti, perpendicular to the Malecon. Vedado is the name of the district the Rampa is in.

11. Where did Ernest Hemingway have his beloved Mojito?

Answer: In La Bodeguita del Medio

Ernest Hemingway, who lived in Havana in the 1930s, wrote: 'Mi Mojito en La Bodeguita, mi Daiquiri en El Floridita'. These were the two bars he used to oscillate between. His novel 'The Old Man And The Sea' was inspired by the fishing village of Cojimar, east of Havana.

12. Which statement about Baracoa, the town on the south-east tip of the island, is false?

Answer: Baracoa is home to Cuba's largest movie theater

The only movie theater in Baracoa is a TV set in a hotel lobby. All other statements are true. When the Cacique Indian Hatuey, who is commemorated by a statue in Baracoa, and a beer brand, was captured by the Spanish, he was given the choice to live under Spanish rule (heaven) or being burned at the stake (hell). He chose the latter.

13. On the eastern side of Havana harbour lies La Caba�a, a popular tourist attraction. What is La Caba�a?

Answer: Fort

Known as La Caba�a, Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba�a (Fort of Saint Charles) was established in the 18th century by the Spanish who had just regained the land from the British in exchange for Florida. Now it is a complex housing several museums.

14. Why are there so many US cars from the 1950s in Cuba?

Answer: Because they are the only ones people may legally own

All the more modern Lada and Hyundai cars you see in Cuba are state owned. Only pre-1959 cars seized from their original owners can be privately held and resold. Many of them have Russian truck engines under the hood while others are held together by chicken wire and duct tape.

15. Let's wrap things up with a bit of history. Where did Fulgencio Batista, the dictator toppled by Castro's revolution in 1959, NOT flee to?

Answer: The United States

After Castro took over Havana on January 1st, 1959, Batista took to the Dominican Republic. Later, he moved to Madeira, Portugal, and eventually to Spain, where he died in 1973.

Source: Author WordUP60

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