Language Facts
The Old English phrase "God be with you" resulted in this farewell
What is "Goodbye"
This animal is used to describe someone as being the best. Also an acronym
What is "G.O.A.T"
He became the first US President in 1789
Who is "George Washington"
During the negotiation, they decided to give ground in order to reach an agreement.
change your position in order to make it easier to reach an agreement
Nicknamed the "Golden State", it is the largest state by population in the USA and would have the 5th largest economy in the world if it was its own country
What is 'California'
What is the shortest, and most commonly used, word in the English language?
"I"
(bonus for past tense)
Yeet
Yote
This is the official language of the United States
What is 'there is none'
If you want to win the argument, you should stick to your guns
Stick to what you believe in, even if people may criticize you
This famous, historic road crosses more than half of the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles (east to west)
Route 66
The letter "b" does not appear in a written number until this
What is "billion"
The word 'lit' has two different meanings, which are they?
i.e.: "That party was lit last night"
"I was way too lit last night"
2. Drunk, intoxicated
One in eight people in the US have been employed by this American company
What is 'McDonalds'
We were wined and dined all over the city
Taken out for expensive meals, to impress someone
The Titanic cruise ship departed England for this American city on April 10th, 1912
What is "New York City"
11% of the entire English language is just this one letter
What is the letter "E"
What does it mean if someone is "ripped"?
someone with a lot of muscle
4 out of 45 presidents—or 9%—have been assassinated, making the leader of the country statistically the most deadly job in America. Can you name any of them?
Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, James A. Garfield, William McKinley
At the end of the meal, we decided to go Dutch
each person pays their own expenses
New York was originally named after this European city as...
Give 4 examples of words that end in -ough that are all pronounced differently.
though, through, rough, dough, borough, cough, hiccough, trough, etc.
This adjective, often used to describe flavor, can also be used to describe someone who is mad or annoyed about something
What is 'salty'
How many different time zones are there in the United States?
6
The politician managed to save face by escaping blame for the mistake
protect one's reputation
These two US Capitals are the only capital cities that rhyme: Boston and Austin. Which states are they the capital of?
Massachusetts and Texas