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Mr Grosser
100
Name the three estates.
1st: the clergy
2nd: the nobility
3rd: the people
100
What are the three branches of government in the U.S.?
executive, legislative, judicial
100
What is the full name of the US currency?
United States Dollar / US-Dollar
100
Name 1 US territory that is not one of the 50 states.
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands,
100
What is Mr Grosser's middle name and how is it spelled?
Mathias
200
What was the nickname of Louis XIV.?
The Sun King
200
What year did the French revolution start in?
1789
200
Name 2 things that are against many US schools' dress codes.
curse words, showing too much skin, ...
200
What is the capital city of New York State?
Albany
200
Why was one teacher from Euclid High School convicted in 2016?
for having an affair with a male student
300
Name 3 ideas of enlightenment.
critical thinking, criticism of the Church, new conceptions of government, progress through education, religious tolerance, natural rights, ...
300
Name 10 U.S. presidents.
(half points for 5 presidents)
Trump, Biden, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush Sr., Kennedy, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman, F. D. Roosevelt, Hoover, Coolidge, Harding, Wilson, Taft, "Teddy" Roosevelt, McKinley, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Arthur, Garfield, Hayes, Grant, Andrew Johnson, Lincoln, Buchanan, Pierce, Fillmore, Taylor, Polk, Tyler, William Harrison, Van Buren, Jackson, John Q. Adams, Monroe, Madison, Jefferson, John Adams, Washington
300
The historic Plymouth Rock has the date 1620 carved into it. What year was that date carved into it?
1880
300
Name 3 rivers in the USA.
Missouri, Mississippi, Colorado River, Michigan River, Rio Grande, Columbia River, Yellowstone River, Arkansas River, Ohio River, Arkansas River, ...
300
What character did Mr Grosser play in the Shrek musical?
Thelonius (the executioner that tortured the Gingerbread Man)
400
What did Frederick II. see himself as?
"the first servant of the country"
400
What happened when "Roe v Wade was overturned"?
The Supreme Court held that before fetal viability (the point at which a fetus can survive outside the womb), a person has a protected right to choose an abortion.
In June 2022 this decision was removed/banned (= overturned). The Court held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, meaning that there is no nationwide constitutional right to abortion in the USA leading to many states making abortion illegal.
400
Who are "Frank Zisko und die Klapperschlangen" (not a band and has something to do with Mr Grosser)?
(half points if I find your guess funny)
the WhatsApp group's name of Mr Grosser and his German friends for their USA trip last summer that they came up with at a pub quiz
400
What does the D.C. in Washington D.C. stand for?
District of Columbia
400
What is Mr Grosser's birthday (and year)?
30 March 1997
500
What is the name of the US politician with a snake tattoo on his arm and what does it represent?
Pete Hegseth (US Secretary of War)
"join or die" snake: represents American colonial unity and resolve --> tribute to the American Revolutionary era symbolising nationalism/patriotism
500
What flag is this?
(500 bonus points if you know what it symbolizes.)
Civil and state flag of Ohio
three red and two white stripes: represent the roads and waterways of the state
13 stars around "O" (= Ohio) represent the original states of the United States
17 stars total for Ohio being the 17th state admitted into the Union
500
Correctly spell the following US State whose capital is Boston:
/ˌmæs.əˈtʃuː.sɪts/
Massachusetts
500
Name 20 US states.
(10 for half points)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
500
Name 3 people who signed Mr Grosser's yearbook.
(100 points for 1, 300 points for 2)Lauren, Mahogany, Amy, Denis, Katie, Marvin, Aaron, Mr Marcu (psychology class teacher), Ms President (film and media class teacher)