Intercultural Communication
American Sights
Dining Etiquette/Food
Higher Education
American Dream
100
The meaning of the prefix "inter-" in "intercultural communication"
What is Between?
100
The name of the place where immigrants used to arrive in the United States from Europe.
What is Ellis Island, New York City?
100
List 5 types of restaurants/dining places in the US.
What is ... fine dining, fast casual, takeout/delivery, buffet, tavern/bar and grill, diner, coffee house/cafe, fast food, food trucks, potlucks, etc?
100
List 3 different types of higher education in the US.
What is trade school, community college, public university, private college, professional school, etc?
100
Describe the basic idea of the American Dream
What is "with hard work anyone can achieve success no matter what their background is?"
200
The meaning of a "faux pas"
What is mistake?
200
The city that is known as the "Windy City".
What is Chicago?
200
Describe a "Green" Grocery Store
What is a grocery store that sells healthy, organic, and locally grown/raised food?
200
Give an example of a "trade" that you could study at a trade school.
What is culinary arts, cosmetology, construction work, plumbing, electrician, etc?
200
What was the American Frontier?
What is the western edge of the United States as settlers traveled farther and farther west?
300
Give an example of a cultural "faux pas".
What is using an incorrect greeting, kissing cheeks when inappropriate, using an incorrect name or honorific, saying something inappropriate, etc?
300
The name of the coffee company that started in Seattle, Washington?
What is Starbucks?
300
Describe a Potluck.
What is an event where everyone brings a dish of food to share?
300
List the average numbers of classes students take at a US college or university per semester.
What is four (4)?
300
How was the original American Dream different from the commercialized American Dream?
What is the original dream was focused on equality for all and equal opportunity, while the commercialized dream was focused on individual wealth?
400
The difference between "Chips" in British English and "Chips" in American English
What is french fries (fried potatoes) versus crisp chips in a bag (Doritos, Lays, etc)?
400
The name of the most famous geyser in Yellowstone, and why it is named that.
What is Old Faithful Geyser, which erupts faithfully every 90 minutes?
400
Describe "American Style" fork and knife use.
What is holding the fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand, and then switching the fork to your right hand before taking a bite?
400
Describe "work study"
What is a part of financial aid that allows students to work on campus for their tuition money?
400
Name the biggest obstacle to making the American Dream come true now.
What is Poverty/the cycle of poverty?
500
List 5 cultural differences between the US and Russia.
What is ... informal/formal with strangers, loud/quiet in public, tea as part of a meal, less/more family oriented, informal/formal with elders and authority, slippers in the home, more/less affectionate in public, etc?
500
The National Park where a Cold War missile base is located in the United States.
What is Everglades National Park, Florida?
500
Name a typical dish from Minnesota
What is Tater Tot Hotdish?
500
Describe the difference between public and private colleges/universities.
What is public colleges/universities receive funding from the state government, private colleges/universities do not.
500
Describe the idea of "Manifest Destiny"
What is the idea in the 19th century that American Settlers were destined to expand West across North America?