Ancestry in the USA
America's largest ancestry group come from which European country?
What is Germany.
By far the largest ancestral group, stretching from coast to coast across 21st century America is German, with 49,206,934 people. The peak immigration for Germans was in the mid-19th century as thousands were driven from their homes by unemployment and unrest. The first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1670s and settled in New York and Pennsylvania. Germans were attracted to America for familiar reasons, open tracts of land and religious freedom and their contributions to the nation included establishing the first kindergartens, Christmas trees and hot dogs and hamburgers. (source: Mail On-line based on the 2010 census)
With 13.5 million followers, the religious group, the Latter Day Saints (LDS) was founded in New York in 1830. To escape from persecution, the group head west and establish a community in this state, which now makes up 67% of the state's population.
What is Utah
This CONTINENT is the most linguistically diverse in the world.
What is Africa! The continent is home to anywhere from 800 to 1,500 of the world’s languages
What is bánh mì?
A bone broth-based soup
A sandwich
A savory donut
A Sandwich
Elvis often used this name when he wanted to stay at a hotel anonymously.
What is Jon Burrows
California is the state with the most Native Americans with 362,804. what is the next most populous Native American state? a) Kentucky b) Oklahoma c) Illinois d) Delaware e) Michigan
What is Oklahoma
The Wichitas, Caddos, Quapaws, and Plains Apaches were the indigenous tribes of the Oklahoma region before the arrival of the Europeans. As a consequence of the cultural changes introduced by the entry of the Europeans, a number of new Native Indian tribes, including the Kiowas, Pawnees, Delawares, and others from the Southeast U.S., were forced to enter the land and create their own territories in Oklahoma, which was once referred to as Indian Territory. Currently, there are about 39 tribal governments in Oklahoma, with 38 of them being federally recognized. (sources: World Atlas)
Seven candles - green, red, and black - are lit, one each day, between December 26 and January 1 in this celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
What is the language spoken by the largest number of people in the world?
With almost 1.2 billion native speakers, the language spoken by the most people in the world is Chinese. In fact, one in six people in the world speak Chinese!
Which one of theses countries is renowned for chocolate?
Finland, Belgium, Argentina or Venezuela
Belgium
Elvis only performed in three cities outside of the USA. Name one of them.
Bonus points if you can name all 3
Ottawa, Vancouver, and Toronto, Canada
The state has the FASTEST growing Latino population with an increase of 190% between 2000-2014 (pew research) a) Rhode Island b) South Dakota c) Iowa d) Tennessee e) Connecticut
What is South Dakota
Diwali, a celebration assoicated with Hinduism which celebrates hope and one's 'inner light', is commonly known as the festival of __________.
What is lights?
The cry of the French Revolution was liberté, égalité, fraternité.
True or false: This is usually translated into English as liberty, egalitarianism, fatherhood.
False. The usual translation is liberty, equality, fraternity.
This slogan has been adopted by many freedom fighters in the 200-plus years since the French Revolution.
In this country, you would find shish kebob as an everyday food.
What is Turkey?
Before becoming "the King of Rock n Roll", Elvis had this profession.
Delivery truck driver for Crown Electric in Memphis
In 1954, after 62 years of operation, this building was closed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
What is Ellis Island
A menorah is lit for this Jewish Holiday.
What is Hanukkah?
In Jamaica, something that is irie is:
A. Illegal
B. Bad
C. Good or nice
C. Good or nice.
The term is often used in reggae music.
How much pizza do Americans eat each day?
A) 50 Acres
B) 100 Acres
C) 200 Acres
D) 500 Acres
About 100 acres! That equals about 3 billion pizzas sold annually in the U.S.A. Buon Appetito!
Elvis was a black belt in karate. This nickname was given to him by Karate Master Kang Rhee.
What is Tiger
To what part of the the country did MOST immigrants go?
A. California
B. The South
C. The Northeast
D. The Southwest
C. The Northeast
This is the fastest growing religion in the US.
What is Islam?
This COUNTRY is the most linguistically diverse COUNTRY in the world. (Hint: It’s actually not in Africa.)
What is Papua, New Guinea. More than 820 languages (or 12 percent of the world’s total) are spoken in Papua New Guinea giving it the title of most linguistically diverse country in the world.
And, although English is its official language, only one to two percent of the population actually speak it.
In what country would you find Saganaki on the menu?
Greece
How many Grammy Awards did Elvis win?
3