Hodgepodge
Grammar
Mexico
USA
Math
100

What is a closed system of wires or pipes through which electricity or liquid can flow?

A curcuit

100

How many conditional tenses are there in English?

There are four:

0 Conditional
First Conditional
Second Conditional
Third Conditional

100

popular brand of beer in Queensland Australia sports four of them on the label, and the labels of Mexico's Dos Equis (naturally) have two. What letter is this?

X

100

What are two names the refer to New York City?

The Big Apple

The Bagel 

100

What letter does every odd number have in it?

Every odd number has an ‘e’ in it.

200

Who was America's second president?

John Q. Adams

200

What is a noun?

A noun is a person, place, or thing.

200

What famous pirate of the Gulf of Mexico offered his house as a hospital when a deadly hurricane struck Galveston in 1818?

Jean Lafitte

200

By land size, what is the smallest US state?

Rhode Island  2,706.5 km2 or 1,405 m2

200

 Is Pi a rational or irrational number?

Pi is irrational. It cannot be written as a fraction.

300

Around 1/3 of all potatoes become what?

French Fries

300

What are two types of main verbs?

Two types of main verbs are action and stative/static.

300

What is the name of the "J" oil that is made from a shrub native to northwestern Mexico and is purportedly helpful for preventing hair breakage and treating dandruff?


Jojoba oil

300

Has the White House ever burned down?

Yes or No

Yes. British troops set fire to the White House On August 24, 1814.

300

 What number doesn’t have its own Roman numeral?

Zero

400

What did all the movies ever made have in common until 1927?

They were silent.

400

Name four modal auxiliary verbs.

  • can
  • could 
  • dare
  • may
  • might
  • must
  • should
  • will
400

Gabrielle Solis, the character played by Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives, was born in what city in Mexico?


Guadalajara

400

What state is also known as ‘Finlandia’ because it looks a lot like Finland?

That’s Minnesota.

400

How old was Isaac Newton when he developed integral calculus?

He was 23 years old.

500

How long is 'Four score and seven years ago'?

87 years

500

What verb tenses can be used to express the future other than will + verb or going to + verb?

The simple present and the present continuous can be used to express the future.

500

Popular in Northern Mexico and among Spanish-speaking Texans, “La Canícula” refers to the rainless, hot, stagnant days between July and August. It's equivalent to what 2-word alliterative idiom that's more common to English speakers?

Dog days

500

Albany is the capital of which US state?

New York

500

When was the equal sign invented?

Robert Recorde invented the equal sign in 1557.

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