History
Geography
Culture
Vocabulary
Surprise!
100

Dates of the American Civil War?

1861-1865

It lasted 4 years

100

What county did the Brontë's sisters live?

Yorkshire

100

What are the two ways of bearing a gun in the USA?

Open-carry and conceal carry

100

Sortir en douce

To sneak out

100

3 English words for échanger

To barter / to swap / to trade / to exchange

200

Name of a famous slave woman who helped other slaves escape

Harriet TUBMAN

200

What does DC in Washington DC mean?

District of Columbia

200

When was the Statue of Liberty given by France to the USA?

1886

200

Du jour au lendemain

Overnight

200

Translate:

Si elle s'était endormie, elle aurait échouer à être dans les champs au lever du soleil

If she HAD FALLEN asleep, she WOULD HAVE FAILED to be in the fields at sunrise.

300

Who abolished slavery in the USA?

Abraham LINCOLN

300

What state is Mount Rushmore situated?

South Dakota

300

Nickname of the US Flag

The star spangled Banner

or

The Old Glory

300

une marée

a tide


300

Name a famous male slave who escaped slavery and became a well known activist in abolitionist movements.

Frederick DOUGLASS

400

Date of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge

1937

400

What are the 5 boroughs of New York?

Manhattan, Staten Island, the Bronx, the Queens, Brooklyn

400

Name the zero waste woman

Bea Johnson

400

Condescendant

Patronizing

400

Date of the Gold Rush to California?

1849

500

Dates of the reign of Queen Victoria?

From 1837 to 1901   (63 years!)

500

What is the capital city of Texas?

Austin

500

What year did "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BRONTE come out?

1847

500

Inébranlable

Unwavering

500

In what state did the mass shooting of Sandy Hook take place?

Connecticut

M
e
n
u