American Trivia
In GTA V, California is called "San Andreas" and Los Angeles is called _______
Los Santos
When you are avoiding talking about a serious matter, it is said that this large animal is in the room.
An Elephant
The best film of the year is awarded with an Oscar, while the best song of the year is awarded with a G_____
Grammy
A cowboy show made famous in Tex-Mex involving bronc riding and steer roping
A Rodeo
This Asian country was a Spanish colony for 333 years
The Philippines
This American city nicknamed the "crescent city" is where Jazz originated?
A) Memphis
B) Detroit
C) Houston
D) New Orleans
D) New Orleans
If someone tells you to go "break a leg," what does that mean?
Good luck!
Before iPhones, what company had the highest selling Mobile Phones?
A) Motorola
B) Google
C) Nokia
D) Blackberry
C) Nokia
In American comics, if a superhero isn't trusted by the people of the fictional world, they are called a _____. Think of Jonah Jameson calling Spiderman a "masked ______."
Vigilante
This is the only European country that has never changed it's name since it's founding. It's capital city is Sofia.
Bulgaria
This American Tennis player is considered the greatest Women's tennis player, and to some tennis player of any gender, of all time.
Serena Williams
When you make a close projection or guess in the USA, Americans will say you were "in the ballpark." Which sport is being referred to when mentioning a ballpark?
Baseball
*** BONUS ***
When a batter hits the ball out of the ballpark, what is that called?
Brazil has won the most World Cups in history. Tied for second place are Germany and Italy. Which country is in third place?
Argentina
** BONUS **
How many World Cups have these countries won?
This branch of the USA military is nicked named the Armada
A) The Army
B) The Air Force
C) The Navy
D) The Space Force
C) The Navy
Europe's only desert. Located in southern Spain, multiple cowboy westerns were filmed in this desert
The Tabernas desert
The oldest subscription television network, responsible for producing some of the most famous shows of all time, including:
The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, The Wire, and Euphoria
HBO/Max
If something is a "piece of cake," what does that mean?
It is very easy
In which country is the fictional wizard academy of Hogwarts located?
Scotland, The Highlands
This style of irregular military combat utilizes ambushes and traps using the knowledge of the terrain. The term originates from the Spanish War of Independence in 1808-1814. Translated, it means "little war." The most successful display of this combat style is the Viet Cong defeating the United States army in the Vietnam War.
Guerrilla Warfare
Match these cities to their respective countries
Minsk, Berna, Ljubljana, Riga
Minsk, Belarus
Berna, Switzerland
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Riga, Latvia
Taylor Swift is dating Travis Kelce, who is a player for which NFL team?
A) Dallas Cowboys
B) Houston Texans
C) Kansas City Chiefs
D) San Francisco 49ERS
C) Kansas City Chiefs
Explain in 1-2 sentences what it means when someone tells you to "hang in there."
A way to tell someone to not give up when something is difficult.
The study of a word's origin, history, and evolution is called what?
Etymology
Mexican Americans adopted this cultural identity to express pride in their unique "Spanglish" upbringing
A) Chicano
B) Boricua
C) Paisito
D) Guarani
A) Chicano
This country has the most islands of any country in the world, with 267,000
A) Sweden
B) Greece
C) Russia
A) Sweden