Government
This foundational U.S. document, signed in 1787, established the structure of the federal government and replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Constitution?
This fermented Korean dish of salted, spiced vegetables—usually Napa cabbage—gets its flavor from garlic, ginger, and gochugaru chili flakes.
What is kimchi?
This East Asian country celebrates “Chuseok,” a harvest festival similar to Thanksgiving.
What is South Korea?
Many Americans enjoy this type of pie, made from a gourd native to North America, as a traditional Thanksgiving dessert.
What is pumpkin pie?
This year marked the start of World War I.
What is 1914?
The name of the current Vice President.
Who is JD Vance?
This Italian dish, whose name means “cooked twice,” is a crunchy twice-baked cookie often dipped in coffee.
What is biscotti?
The haka, a traditional war dance, originates from this Pacific island nation.
What is New Zealand?
The Pilgrims arrived on this ship in 1620, which brought them to the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
The Titanic sank in this year after hitting an iceberg.
What is 1912?
The three branches of government.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
This rare Japanese citrus fruit, a cross between a mandarin and an ichang papeda, is prized for its aromatic rind and juice, though the fruit itself is almost never eaten whole.
What is yuzu?
This traditional Filipino martial art, emphasizing sticks, knives, and hand-to-hand combat, is known internationally by its Spanish name, “Eskrima.”
What is Arnis?
This U.S. president officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The year Apple Park was finished building in Cupertino.
What is 2017?
This principle prevents any one branch of government from gaining too much power by allowing each branch to limit the actions of the others.
What are checks and balances?
This Italian cured meat, traditionally made from pork jowl or cheek, is a key ingredient in authentic pasta carbonara
What is guanciale?
The traditional drink of Argentina, made from dried leaves of the yerba plant and drunk from a gourd through a metal straw.
What is mate?
This Native American chief is often credited with helping the Pilgrims grow crops and survive the first winter.
Who is Squanto?
In this year, the Berlin Wall fell, symbolizing the end of the Cold War in Europe.
What is 1989?
The names of at least 3 of the common 7 "swing states".
What is Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin?
This ancient grain, once a staple of the Inca Empire, is technically a seed, not a cereal, and its name comes from the Quechua word for “mother grain.”
What is quinoa?
This small country between France and Spain is known for its ski resorts and as a tax haven.
What is Andorra?
This state is widely considered the location of the “first Thanksgiving” in 1621.
What is Massachusetts?
The fall of Constantinople, which ended the Byzantine Empire, happened in this year.
What is 1453?