American Politics
National Dishes
Empire
Christmas Movies
Movie Marketing
100

The current president of the United States of America.

Who is Donald Trump?

100

This American dish consists of a grilled beef patty served in a bun with ketchup and mustard.

What is a hamburger?

100

The continent/country which Britain lost to a civil war in the late 1700s

What is America?

100
In this christmas movie, a young boy is left by himself and must protect his home using clever ideas.

What is Home Alone?

100

A term used to describe a trailer or other promotional material which provides context for the "main" text.

What is a paratext?

200

A sexual predator who many American politicians interacted with before he was imprisoned for his crimes.

Who is Jeffrey Epstein?

200

This dish of battered and deep-fried fish, served with fries, is considered a British classic.

What is Fish and Chips?

200

The term for a second language which many countries share and use to communicate with

What is a lingua franca?

200

A movie in which a lonely green character who hates christmas learns what the holiday is really about.

What is The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?

200

A movie which features the Irish immigrant Eilis moving to America.

What is Brooklyn?

300

A right-wing political activist, creator of "Turning Point USA", he was shot and killed at a political debate during 2025.

Who was Charlie Kirk?

300

A dark spread made from yeast extract which is a famous Australian food, though it is hotly debated whether it tastes nice or awful.

What is vegemite?

300

Discovered by captain James Cook, the British empire sent many of its prisoners here, later it became an independent country

What is Australia?

300

A movie in which a man raised by elves travels to New York to meet his absentee father.

What is Elf?

300
A model for analysing communication which focuses on how messages are coded and decoded.

What is Kotler's Model of Communication?

400

The young populist social democrat who recently won the election for mayor of New York City.

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

400

A Canadian consisting of fries, cheese curds, and hot gravy.

What is poutine?

400

The most famous and influential trading company during British imperialism. They moved tea, slaves, and other goods.

What is the East India Trading company?

400

A christmas movie starring Jack Black where two women swap homes for the holidays and find new love.

What is The Holiday?

400
Good reviews or recognition from prestigious institutions, something which is especially important for small or independent films, but less important for big blockbusters.

What are high-prestige paratexts?

500

The upper chamber of the American Congress, in which each state has two representatives.

What is the senate?

500

A traditional Irish dish made with meat, potatoes, onions, and meat slowcooked in a savoury broth.

What is Irish Stew?

500
A common phrase used to describe how large and influential the British empire was at the height of its power. It is called this, because it would always be daytime in some part of the empire.

What is "The Empire on which the sun never sets"

500

A British movie with several different stories taking place over the christmas holidays, all dealing with the same theme.

What is Love Actually?

500

Something that can change the tone and mood of a trailer dramatically. (Like how the mock trailer for The Silence of the Lambs made it seem like a romantic comedy.)

What are cinematic techniques?

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