1. In 1986 which became the first country to host footballs World Cup for a second time?

2. What was the name of the BP oil rig that caused a spill in the Gulf Of Mexico back in 2010?

3. Who became 'The Fastest Mouse in All of Mexico'?

4. Name the 7 countries in Central America, i.e. between Mexico and Colombia.

5. The United States of America has formally declared war on five different occasions against ten countries. Can you name the first three countries? One point for each correct answer.

6. How many US states have the word new in their name?

7. A Mexican immigrant who crosses the US border illegally by swimming across the Rio Grande is known as what?

8. What name is given to a kind of thin pancake which is eaten throughout Mexico?

9. In Mexico, Mother's Day is always held on the same date, whatever the day of the week. What date?

10. The ancient city of Tenochtitlan is found today in the centre of which modern capital?

11. In which three countries would one find the most Roman Catholics ?

12. From what is the Mexican dish huevos rancheros made?

13. How many countries lie between Mexico and Columbia. For two bonus points, name them all.

14. Which movie superstar was born in 'UFO country' , Roswell, New Mexico?

15. Who was famously assasinated with an Ice Pick in Mexico?

16. What usually moves in a clockwise direction at 12m per second? - clue: first time was in June 1986

17. Which very hot, peppery sauce bears the same name as a state of south east Mexico?

18. The Yucatan Channel separates which two countries?

19. The last four stars on the Stars and Stripes were all added in the last century. Which states did they represent?

20. The second largest barrier reef in the world is located in which body of water in the western hemisphere?

ANSWERS

1. Mexico

2. Deepwater Horizon

3. Speedy Gonzales

4. Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.

5. Great Britain (1812), Mexico (1846) and Spain (1898)

6. 4 (Hampshire, Jersey, Mexico & New York

7. Wetback

8. Tortilla

9. 10 May

10. Mexico City

11. Brazil, Mexico and the USA.

12. Baked Eggs

13. Seven.

14. Demi Moore

15. Trotsky

16. Mexican wave (La Ola)

17. T abasco Sauce

18. Cuba and Mexico.

19. Alaska, Hawaii, Arizona and New Mexico.

20. The Gulf of Mexico (Mesoamerican Barrier Reef or Belize Barrier Reef)