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• Quinceañera

What Spanish word refers to the girl celebrated at a traditional 15th-birthday fiesta?

Answer

Quinceañera

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

In the traditional quinceañera ceremony called the “changing of the shoes,” who commonly replaces the celebrant’s flats?

Answer

Her father

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Quinceañera

In a traditional quinceañera, how many candles are commonly arranged on the celebrant’s cake?

Answer

Fifteen

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Quinceañera

At what age does the Spanish word “quinceañera” traditionally identify the person being celebrated?

Answer

15 years old

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• Quinceañera

What is the name of the male counterpart to a quinceañera in the traditional 15th-birthday celebration?

Answer

Quinceañero

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• Quinceañera

In a traditional quinceañera ceremony, what religious service may the celebrant attend before the reception?

Answer

Catholic Mass

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Quinceañera

What is the male Spanish term for a celebrant reaching the traditional 15-year milestone?

Answer

Quinceañero

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• Quinceañera

What symbolic object is traditionally given to a quinceañera as part of the “last doll” ritual?

Answer

Doll

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• Quinceañera

What type of shoes may be ceremonially given to a quinceañera when she changes from flats?

Answer

High heels

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What was the name of the worst single-day percentage loss in U.S. stock-market history, on October 19, 1987?

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Black Monday

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

What was the name of the 1998 U.S. hedge-fund crisis involving Long-Term Capital Management?

Answer

LTCM crisis

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• World's Stock Market Crashes

Which country’s August 1998 debt default helped trigger a worldwide market shock and the LTCM crisis?

Answer

Russia

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