American Stereotypes
What is a type of sandwich commonly eaten by Americans?
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Pronounce correctly "chaos"
Kay-ahs
What does "the elephant in the room" mean?
An obvious truth or fact that is being intentionally ignored
What can you say when you are disappointed?
Darn
Aw
Boo
Which is closer to French: American English or British English?
British English
What sport is very popular in America?
American football
Pronounce correctly "Mischievous"
Mis-chee-vee-us
Mis-chuh-vus
What does "take it with a grain of salt" mean?
Evaluate something that someone says as not completely true
What can you say when you are scared?
Eek
Ah
Yikes
What does "posh" mean?
Fancy; upper class
True or False: all Americans own a gun
False
Pronounce correctly "brewery"
Brew-ry
What does "to cut somebody some slack" mean
To treat someone less severely or critically
What can you say when you are happy?
Hurray
Yeah
Wow
Yay
What is Received Pronunciation and who uses it?
The soft "r" pronunciation
The British
How long is an American High School lunch break?
30 minutes
Harry the hungry, hungry hippo is happily eating ham in his house
Pronounces "h" in each word
What does "spur of the moment" mean?
An action or decision that happens suddenly or impulsively
What are the different meanings of "hey"
Hey - surprised negatively
Hey - surprised positively
Hey! - annoyed
Who is William the Conquerer and why is he important?
He brought French to England when he became king. Made French the high language therefore mixing it with old English.
BONUS QUESTION: In what state does Celeste go to university?
Iowa - University of Iowa
Pronounce correctly "antidisestablishmentarianism"
Anti-dis-establish-men-tari-an-ism
What does "jump on the bandwagon" mean?
To follow a trend/something that everyone else is doing
When do we use a coma when expressing an interjection?
When the feeling is not as strong
Pronounce "water" first like an American and then like a British person
"wader"
"watuh"