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Losing My Religion
All About America
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The principal method of human communication, consisting of words and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture
What is language
100
True or False: One's ethnic group has measurable differences: average income, life expectancy, infant mortality, or discrimination faced
True
100
Passionate fans of rugby in South Africa, India’s cricket fervor, and the Olympic Games show the global appeal of this pop cultural element
What are sports
100
The prefix of monotheism indicates that this type of religion worships this many dieties
What is one
100
Confusing fried food, this is the 'foreign' term that English speakers the USA would call the British dish "chips"
What are French Fries
200
Mary, merry & marry can all sound the same or completely different based on your regional this- keep in mind the grammar rules remain the same, just pronunciation changes
What is an accent
200
This cultural element is another way to saying family heritage- it includes things like food, traditions, & even values
What is ethnicity
200
This pop culture medium brings us Britain’s “Doctor Who,” & Bollywood epics from India, alongside anime from Japan
What is TV/Film
200
The Torah & the Vedas are not religions or rituals, but these that are used to guide practice
What are books or religious texts
200
Originating after the Civil War, this sport gained the nickname of America's "National Pass-time". You can still identify the oldest franchises based on the color of their stockings
What is baseball
300
Languages like Spanish & Portuguese are both Romance languages meaning they are part of this arboreal grouping
What is a language branch or group
300
This demographic categorization is often called a 'social construct' because it is based on visual appearance & often changes over time.
What is race
300
Showing off their influence on this pop culture element, South Korean artists PSY & BTS took the world stage gaining billions of views on youtube
What is music or songs
300
Opinions regarding the proper way to execute rituals or who should be the global spiritual leader are differences between these- a term meaning a religious sub-group
What is a denomination (or branch)
300
Illustrating our love for movies, this award show is hosted annual to celebrate the best film actors & actresses. Hopefully the trophy isn't grouchy
What is the Oscars
400
This kind of linguistic variation — not just pronunciation — includes differences in vocabulary and even some major grammatical variation
What is a dialect
400
Due to its proximity to Mexico & Central America, this quadrant of the USA is home to the highest percentage of Latin/Hispanic Americans.
What is southwest
400
This pop culture element is best expressed on Paris runways or in Tokyo’s vibrant streetwear
What is fashion/style
400
This religion follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who teaches the four noble truths (all life is suffering) & we must release ourselves from desire
What is Buddhism
400
English is part of this language grouping originating in central Europe which also includes Danish, Norwegian, & Dutch
What is Germanic
500
Pater in Latin & pedar in Farsi both mean father, demonstrating that both languages are part of this language family that spans two of the world's continents
What is Indo-European
500
Three states (other than Virginia) with at least one majority-black county... 
What is Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee
500
Trends like the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness for ALS or the Mannequin challenge spread across this pop culture medium rather than the traditional wave lengths
What is the internet or phones (will take a website like TikTok)
500
Beginning on the Arabian Peninsula, this religion spread to northern Africa & western Asia due to trade, imperialism
What is Islam
500
This branch of Christianity is most common in the northeast due to Irish/Italian immigration & California due to Mexican immigration
What is Catholicism