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Cinco de Mayo By Kane Casolari

Cinco de Mayo is this Tuesday. To

celebrate, here are some fun facts

about this holiday.

• For readers whose Spanish is a

little rusty, Cinco de Mayo translates

to “Fifth of May.”

• Contrary to a common miscon-

ception in the United States,

Cinco de Mayo is

not Mexico’s

I ndependence

Day. That day is

on September 16

(Dieciséis de Septiem-

bre), celebrating the

beginning of the

Mexican War of In-

dependence in 1810.

• What Cinco de Mayo does cele-

brate is the Mexican army’s vic-

tory against Napoleon’s French

troops in the Battle of Puebla on

May 5, 1862. The battle was sig-

nificant in part due to the odds

being against the Mexican army,

which was outnumbered roughly

two-to-one.

• Cinco de Mayo is not as big of a

holiday in Mexico as it is to

Americans of Mexican descent. It

is celebrated in the state of Pue-

bla, but not widely observed in

the rest of Mexico. Unlike Inde-

pendence Day, it is not a federal

statutory holiday in Mexico.

• In the U.S., Cinco de Mayo is the

most widely recognized Mexican

holiday. Americans, including

those not of Mexican descent,

celebrate the culture of Mexico

on Cinco de Mayo.

• Some of the ways of celebrating

Cinco De Mayo include parades,

fiestas (parties), piñatas, and, of

course, Mexican food.

• Besides the usual ta-

cos, burritos, nachos,

and tamales, you

might want to try

some other tradi-

tional Mexican foods

and drinks this Cinco

de Mayo.

• Empanadas are a

traditional food in Mexico and

other Latin American countries.

They are a kind of folded bread

or pastry with a variety of fillings

that may include vegetables,

meats, cheeses, or fruit.

• On Cinco de Mayo, adults may

drink margaritas, tequila, or cerveza

(beer). Those who are underage

or don’t drink might want to try

aguas frescas, traditional Mexican

fruit juice drinks.

• For dessert, try churros—ridged,

fried dough sticks, often served

covered in sugar, powdered sugar,

or cinnamon and sugar.

• Another Mexican dessert food to

try on Cinco de Mayo is dulce de

leche, a caramel-like treat that may

be eaten as a candy or (in a more

syrup-like form) drizzled on

cakes.

Illus

trat

ion:

MS

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Find the following words in the grid above. They may be forward,

backward, up, down, or diagonal.

ACROSS

1. Actress Kirsten of the Spider-Man

films*

6. Nonsense

10. Kind of show

13. Broadcasting

14. Off-Broadway theater award

15. Santa ___ (hot winds)

16. Test using litmus

18. Kitchen utensil

19. Outer: Prefix

20. Israel’s first female Prime

Minister: Golda ___*

21. Black Sea peninsular

23. Whirl

24. Ovis aries

25. Spanish conquistador*

28. Unhurried

31. Skip ___

32. ___ Paul, Minnesota

33. “Put ___ Happy Face”

34. Try

35. Squeezing (out)

36. River in central England

37. Chi hrs.

38. Rally

39. Paddock

40. Pageantry

42. Daylong

43. Otherwise...

44. Ceases living

45. Fruit

47. Make waves?

48. Monkey

51. Diminutive suffix

52. Sister by marriage

55. Super server

56. Therefore

57. Odysseus, to the Cyclops

Polyphemus

58. High degree

59. The Orient

60. Glaze

DOWN

1. Deal out sparingly

2. Windows alternative

3. Western pact

4. Type of game or training: flight

___

5. Mariachi instrument*

6. Arrived

7. Above, in Berlin

8. Hi-___

9. Captivating

10. Not developed

11. Postpaid encl.

12. Dept. of Labor arm

15. Farewell

17. Tres y tres

22. Repose

23. “Now!”

24. Fishing net

25. ___-22*

26. Corpulent

27. Limited

28. Flock

29. Waterworld girl

30. Fop

32. Garment worn by women

35. Check mate?

36. Afflicts

38. Radius neighbor

39. Art of Jeopardy!*

41. Later

42. Affectation

44. Storage center

45. Tides that attain the least height

46. Engrave with acid

47. Clothes-pins

48. Prefix with sphere

49. Exemplars of twinship

50. Coastal raptors

53. ___ la la

54. Costa del ___

*Starred clues have answers that can be found elsewhere in this issue

Solutions to all puzzles are on page 8

Burrito

Churro

Empanada

Enchilada

Fajita

Nachos

Quesadilla

Taco

Tamale

Taquito

CROSSWORD

Word Search: Mexican Foods

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MAZE Find your way from the upper-left corner to the lower-right

Scavenger Hunt

Search this issue of Gist Weekly

to find the pictures and words

listed below. They may be

anywhere in the issue, in articles,

games, or ads. (No, finding them in this box doesn’t

count.) Answers are on page 8.

FUN AND GAMES

Image: MS

Text

A. Kukulkan

B. Manifesto

C. Odysseus

Images

D. Eagle

E. Margarita

F. Mountains

Joke of the

Week A barber was in his barbershop

talking to some customers when he

saw a local boy walking by outside

his window.

“This kid must be the dumbest boy

in town—maybe the dumbest in the

world,” the barber tells hi s

customers. “Watch this.”

The barber opens the door and says,

“Hey, kid, come in here and I’ll give

you something.”

The barber then puts a dollar in one

hand and two quarters in the other.

“Which do you want?” asks the

barber. The boy takes the quarters

and leaves.

“See?” the barber says to the

customers. “He takes the quarters

every time. What an idiot.”

Later, one of the customers runs into

the boy. “Why did you take the

quarters instead of the dollar?” he

asks.

“Because,” the boy says, “once I take

the dollar, the game’s over.”

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Each question below relates to the

topic of a feature in this issue of

Gist Weekly, but is not answered in

it. Answers are on page 8.

1. Cinco de Mayo (Page 1): Herb

Alpert recorded a song called

“Cinco de Mayo.” It was the B-

side of which popular instru-

mental song that was used on

The Dating Game?

2. International Info: Mexico

(Page 4): Which popular tourist

destination in Mexico is home

to La Quebrada Cliff Divers?

3. This Week in History (Page

5): Disney-MGM Studios was

the third theme park at the Walt

Disney World Resort. The first

was the Magic Kingdom. What

was the second?

4. This Week’s Celebrity Birth-

days (Page 5): What was the

name of the character played by

John Rhys-Davies in the Lord of

the Rings films?

5. Historic Birthdays This Week

(Page 5): Audrey Hepburn was

nominated for five Academy

Awards. She won once, earning

the Best Actress Oscar for

which 1953 film?

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Monthly Mythology:

Quetzalcoatl

Illus

trat

ions

: MS

• Quetzalcoatl was an important

god to both the Aztecs and the

earlier Toltecs, both of whom

lived in Mexico and parts of Cen-

tral America.

• Quetzalcoatl’s name comes from

a kind of bird (quetzal) and coatl,

meaning “serpent” or “snake.”

He is usually depicted as a feath-

ered serpent.

• Myths a bout Quetzalcoatl

changed over time. Some com-

mon themes are that he was one

of the gods who helped create the

world. He is also said to have in-

troduced maize (corn), books,

calendars, and weaving.

• Quetzalcoatl was associated with

the wind and the planet Venus,

also known as the morning star in

many cultures.

• The Mayan god Kukulkan, also a

feathered serpent god, is closely

related to Quetzalcoatl and myths

about Kukulkan were greatly in-

fluenced by those about Quetzal-

coatl to the extent that they are

sometimes considered to be dif-

ferent names for the same god,

similar to the way that many

Greek gods have Roman counter-

parts.

• Temples dedicated to Quetzal-

coatl or Kukulkan include the

Maya’s El Castillo—a stepped

pyramid at Chichen Itza—and a

temple in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec

capital located in what is now

Mexico City.

• Worship of Quetzalcoatl included

animal sacrifices, but he was tradi-

tionally thought to dislike human

sacrifices.

• In some traditions, Quetzalcoatl

has a twin named Tezcatlipoca.

The two are opposites and often

enemies, although they worked

together to create the world.

• In many Mesoamerican cultures,

time was considered to be cyclical,

with the current cycle being the

fifth. After the fourth cycle

ended, Quetzalcoatl is said to

have created new humans from

his blood and the bones of the

dead people of the fourth cycle.

• Some say that the Aztec Emperor

Moctezuma II believed Spanish

conquistador Hernán Cortés to be

Quetzalcoatl. Many historians,

however, think that this story was

made up by the Spanish, possibly

to make the natives appear fool-

ish.

• A kind of pterodactyl discovered

in Texas in 1971 was named Quet-

zalcoatlus after Quetzalcoatl.

A 16th century Aztec depiction of Quetzalcoatl in human form

Community Events I-READ to Host Book Fair at IVCC on

May 7 The Illinois Valley Community College I-READ Adult Literacy Program will

sponsor a Books Are Fun book sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in Vic’s

main lobby. The book fair will benefit the I-READ program. I-READ trains

volunteer tutors and then matches them with adult learners wanting to im-

prove their English, math or reading skills. For information on the I-READ

program, contact Angela Dunlap, I-READ program manager, at 815-224-

0372 or angie_dunlap@ivcc.edu, or visit the I-READ web site at

http://www.ivcc.edu/adulted.aspx?id=3120.

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MATCH UP

Match each of the useful Spanish words and phrases on the left to their translations on the right.

(Answers on page 8.)

¿Cómo estás? Happy birthday!

¿Dónde está el baño? How are you?

¿Cómo te llamas? Let’s go to the beach!

¡Feliz cumpleaños! What is your name?

¡Vamos a la playa! Where is the bathroom?

• Mexico has more Spanish speak-

ers than any other country in the

world. It also has the second-

highest number of Catholics, after

Brazil. About 97% of Mexicans

speak Spanish and roughly 89%

are Roman Catholic.

• Mexico is officially called Los

Estados Unidos Mexicanos (“The

United Mexican States”). Like the

U.S., Mexico is

divided into

states—a total

of 31 states

and one Fed-

eral District,

Mexico City

(s imi lar to

Washington, DC’s status in the

U.S.).

• Mexico is home to over 200,000

different species of plants and

animals—over 10% of the species

in the world.

• Many of the foods in Mexico

were new to European settlers,

including avocados, maize (corn),

tomatoes, vanilla, and several

kinds of peppers and beans.

• Another food native to Mexico

(as well as Central and South

America) is chocolate, from the

cacao tree. Before the arrival of

Europeans, the Olmec, Maya, and

Aztecs consumed chocolate as a

drink, often flavored with chili

peppers and vanilla.

• Two of the most well-known ar-

chaeological sites in Mexico are

Chichen Itza, home to step pyra-

mids built by the Maya, and the

ruins of Tenochtitlan, which was

the capital of the Aztecs located

in present-day Mexico City.

• Mexico has been home to many

world-renowned painters, includ-

ing José Clemente Orozco, Frida

Kahlo, and Kahlo’s husband

Diego Rivera.

• T h e m os t

popular sport in

Mexico, as in

much of the world,

is soccer (known

as fútbol in Span-

ish). Baseball is

also popular, espe-

cially in the states bordering the

U.S.

• One traditional form of Mexican

music familiar to many Americans

is mariachi. The word “mariachi”

refers to both the musical style

and the group playing it. Maria-

chis generally feature violins,

trumpets, a Mexican guitar, a vi-

huela (a type of five-string guitar),

and a guitarrón (a kind of small

acoustic bass) and may sometimes

include other instruments and/or

vocals.

• Mariachis traditionally wear sil-

ver-studded outfits and sombre-

ros. The brims of sombreros pro-

tect the face from the sun—in

fact, the word sombrero comes

from the Spanish word for

“shade.”

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• April 29, 1974: After being sub-

poenaed, President Richard

Nixon releases edited transcripts

of the Watergate tapes, recordings

of conversations between Nixon

and his staff concerning the infa-

mous Watergate break-in and

subsequent cover-up.

• April 30, 1939: The 1939-40 New

York World’s Fair opens. Presi-

dent Franklin D. Roosevelt’s

opening day address is the first

time that a U.S. President appears

on television. One station that it

appears on is NBC, the beginning

of the network’s regularly sched-

uled television service.

• May 1, 1989: Disney-MGM Stu-

dios, the third theme park at the

Walt Disney World Resort near

Orlando, Florida, opens to the

public. Following disputes be-

tween MGM and Disney, it is re-

named Disney’s Hollywood Stu-

dios in 2008.

• May 2, 1969: The British ocean

liner Queen Elizabeth 2 begins her

maiden voyage from Southamp-

ton, England to New York City.

• May 3, 1999: The Dow Jones

Industrial Average closes above

11,000 for the first time in his-

tory, reaching 11,014.70 at the

end of the day’s trading.

• May 4, 1904: The United States

begins construction on the Pa-

nama Canal.

• May 5, 1809: Mary Dixon Kies

receives a patent for a technique

of weaving straw with silk and

thread, becoming the first woman

in history to be granted a U.S.

patent.

This Week’s Celebrity Birthdays

Historic Birthdays This

Week

This Week in History

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 1951

Statesman Roger Sherman, part of the committee that helped draft the Declaration of Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30, 1721

Game show host Art Fleming (Jeopardy!) . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 1924

Empress Catherine the Great of Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 1729

Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 1898

Actress Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 4, 1929

Political philosopher Karl Marx (The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 5, 1818

Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld (Bee Movie, Seinfeld) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 1954

Actress Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30, 1982

Director John Woo (Paycheck, Face/Off) . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 1946

Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Sarah Hughes . . . . . May 2, 1985

Singer Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons) . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 1934

Actress Russi Taylor (The Simpsons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 4, 1944

Actor John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings films, Sliders) . . . May 5, 1944

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• There are 22 bones in

a human skull.

• Grover Cleveland was

the 22nd President of

the United States. He

was also the 24th,

making him the only

president to date to

serve nonconsecutive

terms.

• A “catch 22” is a no-

win situation. Its

name comes from Joseph Heller’s

1961 novel Catch 22.

• The Hebrew alphabet has 22 let-

ters.

• At the corners, the three-point

line on an NBA court is 22 feet

from the basket.

• Alabama became the 22nd U.S.

state on December 14, 1819.

• The most players allowed on the

field at once in both soccer and

American football is 22.

• In URLs, a quotation mark is rep-

resented as “%22.”

• A cricket pitch is 22 yards long.

• Basketball Hall of Famer Clyde

“The Glide” Drexler wore the

number 22 jersey. The Houston

Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers,

and University of Houston Cou-

gars have all retired Drexler’s

number.

• In tarot decks, there are 22 Major

Arcana cards.

• A common size of ammunition

is .22 caliber, the most popular

variety of which is the .22 Long

Rifle (LR).

• The official seal of the Homeland

Security Department has 22 stars,

representing its 22 agencies.

• The F-22 is a type of stealth

fighter jet used by the United

States Air Force.

• A chain, a unit of length rarely

used today, is 22 yards long. An

acre is 10 square chains.

• The atomic number of titanium is

22. Titanium is used in alloys for

a variety of purposes, including in

spacecraft, armor plating, sports

equipment, and joint replace-

ments.

• Half-hour television shows are

typically about 22 minutes with-

out commercials.

• The Paramount Pictures logo

contains 22 stars surrounding a

mountain.

By the Numbers: 22

Two F-22 Raptors

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—WORD SEARCH—

Solution

—SUDOKU—

Solution

—MAZE—

Solution

—CROSSWORD PUZZLE—

Solution

—NONOGRAM—

Solution

Game and Quiz Answers

Please recycle this paper or pass it on to a friend when you are done with it.

—SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATIONS—

A. Page 3 (“Monthly Mythology”)

B. Page 5 (“Historic Birthdays This Week”)

C. Page 2 (Crossword clues)

D. Page 4 (On Mexican flag)

E. Page 4 (Mi Margarita ad)

F. Page 6 (In F-22 photo accompanying “By the Numbers”)

—MATCH UP— Answers

¿Cómo estás?—How are you?

¿Dónde está el baño?—Where is the bathroom?

¿Cómo te llamas?—What is your name?

¡Feliz cumpleaños!—Happy birthday!

¡Vamos a la playa!—Let’s go to the beach!

—TRIVIA QUIZ—

Answers

1. “Spanish Flea”

2. Acapulco

3. Epcot (formerly called

EPCOT Center)

4. Gimli

5. Roman Holiday

Next Week

in Gist Weekly: • Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10. Don’t forget to call

your mom after you read Gist Weekly’s Mother’s Day facts.

• Where are the Black Hills Mountains? Find out in Fifty

State Fun Facts.

• By the Numbers features DC, MJ, the FBI, and more in

trivia related to the number 23

• This Week in History takes a look at the 55th anniversary

of a sports milestone and other events that took place be-

tween May 6 and May 12.

• In Birthdays, a famous musician turns 60 and a president

would be 125.

• Plus the usual assortment of puzzles and games, including

a crossword, sudoku, scavenger hunt, and more.

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