When people are separated or divided, for example according to their race
What is segregation?
100
This Black leader is best known for his "I Have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King?
100
This candidate for the Democratic Party was beaten by Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
100
Navnet for ordklassen "navneord" på latin.
Hvad er substantiver?
100
In a number of attacks, on Twitter and in the press, Donald Trump criticized the leader of this country, calling his "Rocket Man".
What is North Korea?
200
This term is used to talk about the things that attract immigrants to a country. In the case of the USA, it could for example be the American Dream.
What is pull factor?
200
This Black leader argued for civil rights for African-Americans by any means necessary.
Who is Malcolm X?
200
This Republican politician was president of the US when 9/11 happened.
Who is George W. Bush?
200
De fem grundtider på engelsk er nutid, datid, førnutid, førdatid og...
Hvad er fremtid?
200
This type of natural disaster, nicknamed Harvey, became the most expensive one in US history in damage and human lives when it hit Texas in August.
What is a hurricane?
300
A metaphor for American society. It is meant to describe that immigrants from many backgrounds (Chinese, German, Italian, Irish, etc.) come to America and are mixed together, forming a unique American identity.
What is the melting pot?
300
This word is used about a public hanging, often of an African-American, performed in public by a large mob. Common in the 1920s.
What is a lynching?
300
This phenomenon where a politician divides the population in "the pure people" and the establishment has been used to describe Donald Trump's rhetoric.
What is populism?
300
I denne sætning er fejlen af en bestemt type: There is two things wrong with your car.
Hvad er kongruens?
300
This male artist released the best-selling album in the UK in 2017.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
400
This American value means that Americans want to be able to take care of themselves and be independent - for example by not receiving any aid from the state or from parents.
What is self-reliance?
400
The most common type of goods produced using slave labor in the American South.
What is cotton?
400
This group of the American work force, which is relatively uneducated and mainly employed doing manual labor, has been hit hard by globalization. Many of these voted for Trump.
Who are "blue collar" workers?
400
På engelsk laver du et adjektiv om til et adverbium ved at tilfølge denne endelse.
Hvad er -ly?
400
This movie got the most nominations and won the most awards at the Oscars in 2017.
What is "La La Land"?
500
"The Cssh Boy" by Horatio Alger is an example of a certain kind of story where a poor but hard-working character works his/her way up to become succesful.
What is "from rags to riches"?
500
Movement by African-Americans to protest the phenomenon of police brutalities and killings with possible racial motives in recent years.
What is Black Lives Matter?
500
After the American people have voted, a new president has still not been found. This group of public officials needs to meet after the election and cast their votes - after that second vote, a new president will be found.
What is US Electoral College?
500
Dette har ord som take, break, swim, drink, hang til fælles.
Hvad er uregelmæssige verber?
500
This movie has made the most money worldwide in 2017.