# Trivia Set: Santa Anna  
**Used:** 2025-06-10

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## Regular Questions

### 1. What was Santa Anna’s full birth name and date?  
**Answer:** Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, born February 21, 1794  

**Taglines:**  
- So many names, so little humility.  
- Too royal for just “Santa Anna.”  
- February baby who wrecked Texas’s vibe.  
- That’s a lot of syllables—even for a warlord.  
- He put the “loyalty oath” in López.

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### 2. How many times did Santa Anna serve as President of Mexico?  
**Answer:** Eleven non-consecutive terms  

**Taglines:**  
- The king of political musical chairs.  
- Eleven presidencies and zero dignity.  
- More comebacks than a boomerang.  
- He popped in and out like a bad Tinder date.  
- Mexico’s most persistent migraine.

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### 3. In which conflict did Santa Anna earn the nickname “Hero of Tampico”?  
**Answer:** The 1829 Battle of Tampico against Spain  

**Taglines:**  
- His spot on the podium (before things went south).  
- Spanish trouble? He Tamp-i-CO’d it.  
- Hero today, villain tomorrow.  
- Before Texas, he was national #bae.  
- The one thing he did right (sort of).

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### 4. What major event did Santa Anna order at the Alamo?  
**Answer:** He ordered the siege and execution of the Texan defenders  

**Taglines:**  
- Remember the Alamo—because of him.  
- Bloody PR move of the century.  
- Not exactly beloved by historians.  
- Made one hell of a rallying cry.  
- He killed the vibe—and Texas’s defenders.

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### 5. During which battle was Santa Anna captured?  
**Answer:** The Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 (captured April 22)  

**Taglines:**  
- Napping under a tree and suddenly famous.  
- Eighteen minutes to failure legend.  
- From emperor to prisoner overnight.  
- Sam Houston said “surprise!”  
- His worst encore ever.

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## Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. Santa Anna lost his left leg during the ______ War.  
**Answer:** Pastry War  

**Taglines:**  
- Of all the wars he fought, pastry won.  
- The only time he ever got served.  
- Bread, butter, and a busted limb.  
- Fought France over croissants—and lost leg.  
- Sweet treat turned sour.

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### 2. Santa Anna famously staged a state funeral for his ______.  
**Answer:** amputated leg  

**Taglines:**  
- Because why not mourn body parts?  
- Lamenting Larry the Leg.  
- His limb got more ceremony than he did.  
- Even his leg needed dignity.  
- Drama king, indeed.

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### 3. He was nicknamed “Napoleon of the ____.”  
**Answer:** West  

**Taglines:**  
- Central American Napoleon wannabe.  
- Short on humility, tall on ambition.  
- West Coast God complex.  
- Dramatically delusional.  
- Epic swagger, questionable timing.

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### 4. He was defeated and captured at the Battle of ______.  
**Answer:** San Jacinto  

**Taglines:**  
- Texas: 1, Him: 0.  
- The 18-minute mic drop heard 'round the world.  
- He came, he lost, he was hog-tied.  
- That’s how your dictators get canceled.  
- No encore after that.

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### 5. After the Mexican–American War, Santa Anna sold land in the ______ Purchase.  
**Answer:** Gadsden Purchase  

**Taglines:**  
- Selling Mexico’s leftovers since 1854.  
- Worst realtor in history.  
- He drew the line—and lost it.  
- That deal he probably regretted.  
- Real estate blooper level: pro.

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## Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. Which army did Santa Anna first join in 1810?  
A. French  
B. Spanish  
C. British  
D. Mexican rebels  
**Answer:** B. Spanish  

**Taglines:**  
- Team España before Team Mexico.  
- Rebel flip-flopper, prime edition.  
- Patriot today, royalist tomorrow.  
- Spanish crown groupie.  
- The original political shapeshifter.

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### 2. How many years after the Alamo did he lose his leg?  
A. 1 year  
B. 2 years  
C. 5 years  
D. 10 years  
**Answer:** B. 2 years  

**Taglines:**  
- Two years later, same drama.  
- Leg went AWOL in 1838.  
- From Texan war to French fare.  
- Legend got literal.  
- It only took two years to collapse.

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### 3. At what age did Santa Anna die?  
A. 72  
B. 82  
C. 90  
D. 99  
**Answer:** B. 82  

**Taglines:**  
- Eight decades of chaos and charm.  
- Outlasted a leg, not his infamy.  
- Ghosted the world at 82.  
- He hit the dirt after over 80 years.  
- Living legend? Nope, just old.

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### 4. Which country sparked the Pastry War?  
A. Spain  
B. U.S.  
C. France  
D. Britain  
**Answer:** C. France  

**Taglines:**  
- France: mad about pastries.  
- Croissants = international incident.  
- Food fight taken seriously.  
- Don’t mess with desserts.  
- Culinary crime turned conflict.

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### 5. Which item of Santa Anna’s is exhibited in Illinois?  
A. His prosthetic leg  
B. His hacienda blueprints  
C. His presidential sash  
D. A captured cannon  
**Answer:** A. His prosthetic leg  

**Taglines:**  
- Leg in a museum > his ego.  
- The most famous piece of body art.  
- Missing leg, not missing identity.  
- Even amputees go extinct.  
- Best war trophy ever stolen.
