Topic words
The US
Grammar
Disney movie lines
Riddle
100

"a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence"

immigrant

100

How many states are there in the US?

50 states

100

Which sentence is formal and which is informal?

Lots to tell you. / I have a lot of things to tell you.

Informal: Lots to tell you. 

Formal: I have a lot of things to tell you.

100

“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten”

Lilo and Stitch

100

This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?

A breath

200

".. a person of Latin American descent [...]  living in the U.S"

Hispanic

200

How many stars and stripes does the American flag have? 

50 stars and 13 stripes (50 states and original 13 colonies)

200

What is "informal language?" Give examples of texts where it's common to use informal language. 

Informal language is like the way we speak and more causal. Type of texts can be personal texts like letters or e-mails, diaries, fiction.

200

“Some people are worth melting for”

Frozen

200

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

your name

300

"the separation of a social or ethnic group from other people"

segregation

300

In what year was the U.S founded? 

In 1776, when the original thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain. 

300

What is "formal language?" Give examples of where we find formal language. 

Formal language is more polite/respectful. Often found in text such as formal letters or e-mails, book or film reviews, speeches, articles

300

“To infinity, and beyond!”

Toy Story

300

What room do ghosts avoid?

The living room

400

the act or system of treating people differently

discrimination

400

What happened to the Native Americans after the U.S was founded, and during the 1800s? 

They were forced to leave their lands and relocate to Indian reservations. 

400

Which is correct "nobody were able..." OR "nobody was able..."?

nobody was able...

400

"The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

The Lion King

400

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

500

trying to make political change while avoiding force and violence

non-violent protest

500

Power in the US is divided by three branches of government. What are these branches called?

the legislative (makes laws), the executive (carries out laws) and the judicial (evaluates laws)

500

Which is correct "Everybody believes ..." OR "Everybody believe"?

Everybody believes

500

"Float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer."

Cars

500

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

M
e
n
u