Geography
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Vocabulary and Language
100

Name three US states beginning and ending with "A".

Arizona, Alaska, Alabama

100

How many Presidents has the US had? (including Joe Biden)

46

100

Which two months were named after two different Roman emperors instead of being named after Gods or translations of numbers and which emperors were the months named after?

July (Julius Ceasar), August (Augustus)

100

Who is the author of "The Origin Of Species"?

Charles Darwin

100

What does the word Perseverance mean?

continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

200

Which countries occupy the island of Great Britain?

England, Scotland and Wales

200

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

George Washington

200

Which country is The Kid Laroi from?

Australia

200

Name two English or American female writer who died before 1950..

Woolf, Brönte, Shelly, Perkins Gilman, Austen, Wollstonecraft

200

What is a "nincompoop"?

An idiot

300

In the US city of Talkeetna, the office of Mayor is held by Stubbs the Cat. Talkeetna is located in the largest state, what state is that?

Alaska

300

In New York, you can find the famous Statue of Liberty? But in what decade was it built?

1924

300

In American politics, what does the term "POTUS" stand for?

President of the United States

300

"A Brief History of Time" is a famous book written in 1988 by an even more famous scientist. What is his or her name?

Stephen Hawking

300

What does the word Colloquial mean?

(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing

400

Which African country, with English as one of its official languages, was previously named Rhodesia?

Zimbabwe

400

Class Question!

In a recent report from CNN, how many guns are there per 100 people in the US?

Closest wins!

120guns/100people

400

Rihanna is the name of a famous female RnB-singer, with hits such as "SOS", "Umbrella" and "Diamonds". What is her real name?

Robyn Fenty

400

What is the name of Michelle Obamas 2018 autobiography?

Becoming

400

What do you do when you "chew the fat"?

To gossip, small talk or have a long informal conversation with someone.

500

Most countries in the world have 1 capital city, only five have 2 capitals. But one English Speaking Country has three capital cities, which country is it?

South Africa!

Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the home of the judiciary.

500

Which U.S. president was the first to appear on television?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

500

Anton loves animals and especially dogs, but Anton's favorite dog breed is a dog of German origin. What dog is it?

Dachshound/Daxon/Wienerdog

500

This famous female modernist writer made the style "stream of consciousness" popular, wrote pieces such as "To the Lighthouse". Who is she?

Virginia Woolf

500

What does the word Dichotomous mean?

involving two completely opposing ideas or things

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