Austria
Lessons from the Year
USA
Geography
Elias
100

What state (Bundesland) is Arnold Schwarzenegger from?

Styria (Steiermark)

100

Which famous civil rights leader is from Atlanta?

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Which US state has the highest population?

California

100

Which continent is the driest on Earth?

Antarctica 

100

Which Marvel movie was filmed at my high school (while I was still a student there)?

Spiderman: Homecoming

200

In what century was Innsbruck founded?

1100s (12th century)

200

What do American high schoolers call it when one student asks another to go to prom with them (usually with a sign, poster, funny act, etc.)?

Promposal

200

What is the name of the first man to walk on the moon?

Bonus: what year was the moon landing?

Neil Armstrong

Bonus: 1969

200

Where does Europe get its name?

From Greek mythology: the Phoenician princess Europa

200

Do I ski or snowboard (or neither)(or something else)?

ski

300

Which countries does Austria share a border with?

Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia

300

What country do Americans go on vacation to the most?

Mexico

300

What event caused the US to enter World War II?

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour (1941)

300

What is the name of the southernmost cape of Africa?

Cape of Good Hope

300

At what level can I speak German? A1,A2,B1...

B2

400

In what year did Austria gain independence from the occupying forces of the Soviet Union, France, Great Britain and the US after WWII?

Bonus double points: why did the Soviets and the West agree to letting Austria become independent during the Cold War?

1955

Bonus answer: because they required that Austria become permanently neutral

400

In the Hollywood lesson, I show the 5 major film studios that operate in Hollywood. Name 3 of them.

Sony, Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount, Disney

400

Four US presidents have been assassinated while in office. Name two

Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy

400

How many time zones does Russia have?

11

400

My dad's side of the family is originally from which European country?

Bonus: Which American state is my mother + her family from? Hint: it's small

Poland

Rhode Island

500

In what two Olympic years did Innsbruck host the Winter Olympics?

1964 and 1976

500
There are two major ways that Donald Trump's second presidency is historic for the US. Name one.

first felon (federal criminal) president, second president to be elected to two non-consecutive terms

500

Which American city consumes the most hot dogs?

total: Los Angeles

per capita: Raleigh, NC

500

How many US states share a border with Canada?

13

500

Which rapper went to my middle school?

Lil Yachty

(with Faye Webster)

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