USA
These are the three colors of the American Flag
Red, White, Blue
What ethnic minorities are in Slovakia
Roma, Ukranian, Hungarian
When is Thanksgiving and what is the main dish?
4th Thursday of November, Turkey.
Name 3 landmarks in the UK
Big Ben, London Tower, Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, London Eye, Buckingham Palace...etc.
Name 3 Genres of Books
Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mythology, Biography, Auto-Biography, etc.
The name of the 2 political parties in America
Republican & Democrats
Prejudice means ...
To have a PRE judgement about a specific group of people.
This day is formally called "Independence Day"
4th of July
Which of the 4 nations is the largest in the UK
England
Give some reasons why people will read
How many states are in the USA
50
The difference between assimilation and multiculturalism can be described as...
Multiculturalism = each group keeps their identity while living in the same area (the cheese board)
Assimilation= All different ethnic groups come together and have shared values even though coming from different backgrounds (the fondue)
Compare American Halloween to Slovak Halloween
American Halloween October 31st: Mainly entertainment, dressing up, haunted houses, candy, parties.
Slovak Halloween: cemetery and spiritually focused.
Great Britain is comrpised of these four nations:
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
What is an example of a classic American Novel (also who wrote it?)
The Old Man and the Sea- Ernest Hemingway
The Catcher in the Rye- J.D Salinger
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Name one of the 3 branches of the government and what they do
Executive= The President
Judicial= The Court System
Legislative= Writing Laws
Name 4 reasons why people my immigrate
Work, Family, Economics, Location, Opportunity, School, Politics
This Holiday is EXCLUSIVELY celebrated in the UK
Guy Fawkes Day or Kings Birthday or Rememberance Day
True or false:
Dublin, Ireland is a part of the UK and a popular tourist spot.
FALSE! only NORTHERN Ireland is in the UK
What is a British novel and who wrote it?
Harry Potter- JK Rowling
Animal Farm- George Orwell
Dracula- Bram Stoker
Name at least 3 US presidents
there's been 45 and I don't want to write them all.
What is the difference between Emigrate and Immigration
Emigrate is when describing leaving the country (I emigrated FROM the USA)
Immigrate is when talking about coming TO a country (I immigrated TO slovakia)
Compare American Christmas and Slovak Christmas
American: December 25th main day, main dish is ham, on the 24th most people will work for half the day still and you will spend the evening with your family.
Slovakia: December 24th is the main day
How is the education system in the United Kingdom different than Slovakia and how is it similar
Different: They have boarding school, common that there are boy and girl schools
Similar: There are specific secondary schools (technical, grammar, etc.)
Describe the plot of a book you have "read" and why you liked or didn't like it (also give me the author of the book)
....even if you haven't read one just please pretend.