Question

What does the author mean by the following quote, "It is a mystery where it originated from, though many people believe that China began the tradition of the piñata"?

a)Only a few people believe that China is where the piñata originated.
b)China is most definitely where the tradition of the piñata began.
c)t is possible that the piñata originated somewhere other than China.
d)Piñata is a Chinese word, so the tradition must have begun there.

Answer 1

c)t is possible that the piñata originated somewhere other than China.

The sentence says that many people believe it originated in China, but clearly it is not a known fact, where the pinata originated. This means that since there is doubt, the pinata might have originated somewhere other than China.