Grammar
"A", "an" and "the" are examples of?
Articles
What are the names of the two main US parties?
Democrats and Republicans
Name at least two people who were important in the Civil Rights Movement in the US
Good job!
Name at least three ways of execution that have been used by the US state
Hanging, firing squad, electric chair, lethal injection, gas chamber.
What is the capitol of the United States?
Washington D.C
What grammatical class does the word "lamp" belong to?
Noun
In a presidential election, you don't necessarily need the most votes to win. What is this voting system called?
The electoral college
The years of unrest in Northern-Ireland that ended with the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 are known as?
The Troubles
How long does one normally stay on death row before execution (or exoneration)?
More than a decade
Which countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern-Ireland
Subject and verb need to agree. What is this concept called? (Norwegian=samsvarsbøying)
Concord
What is the minimum electoral college votes a presidential candidate needs to win an election?
270
Who were the fighting parties in the northern irish conflict? I need two names for each side
Protestants/Loyalists/Unionists vs. Catholics/Republicans
Which state has executed the most people?
Texas
What is the capitol of Wales?
Cardiff
What's the difference between the noun "sofa" and the noun "music"?
"Sofa" is a countable noun while "music" is an uncountable noun
What's is the name of the current Vice President and what is historical about him/her?
Kamala Harris - First woman and first person of color to be Vice President
One group member say the following sentence in either cockney, scouse or scottish: "I like to go fishing with my best mate Johnny and eat loafs of bread soaked in honey"
Nailed it
How many people have been exonerated from death row?
185
How many people live in the UK?
66 million
"If I were a boy" is a grammatically correct sentence (if spoken by a girl) although it runs contrary to the rules of "to be". What is this grammatical mood called?
The subjunctive
How many electoral college votes did Joe Biden receive in the 2020 election?
303
Roughly how many people were killed by police in the US in 2020?
1000
How many women have been executed in the US?
1533
Name seven US presidents