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100
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
100
Name one American fast food restaurant that serves burgers and fries.
McDonald's, Five Guys, Burger King, Wendy's, Sonic, Jack-in-the-Box, Hardee's, In-N-Out, Whataburger, Steak'n'Shake, Checker's, White Castle, Culver's, Red Robin, Freddy's (and more, I'm sure.)
100
Name one difference in spelling between UK and US English.
u/no u (color/colour, harbor/harbour)
-er/-re (center/centre, meter/metre)
s/z (analyze/analyse, organize/organise)
-og/-ogue (monolog/monologue, catalog/catalogue)
-l/-ll (traveler/traveller, modeling/modelling)
100
Tex-Mex is a combination of foods from which two places?
Texas and Mexico
100
Which is the largest US state?
Alaska
200
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
A piece of land sold to the United States by Napoleon Bonaparte.
200
What is the most popular sport in the United States?
American Football
200
What is the meaning of the term "a buck" in American English?
A dollar
200
What American snack includes crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate cooked over a fire?
S'mores
200
Which American state contains a considerable amount of French influence?
Louisiana
300
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A political event where American colonists dumped over $1.8 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the British tea tax, which had driven up the price of tea in the Colonies. 
300
Name one of the famous amusement parks that exists in Orlando, Florida.
Disney World, Universal Studios, Legoland, SeaWorld, Kennedy Space Center
300
What is a different word for a person you might call a "buckeroo"?
a cowboy
it comes from the Mexican Spanish word "vaquero" meaning a "cattle herder"
300
What is two foods Americans might eat at a baseball game?
Nachos, Burgers, Hotdogs, Ice Cream, Pretzels, Popcorn, Peanuts, Corndogs, Pizza
300
Which state, with a name coming from French, is known as the "Green Mountain" state?
Vermont
400
What was the "Underground Railroad"?
The Underground Railroad was a network of routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
400
What is the name of the iconic American highway that stretches over 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California?
Route 66
400
What activity is referred to by the word "NASCAR"?
Car racing
(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
400
List at least 4 ingredients in a banana split.
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400
8 American states start with the letter "M", name 3 of them.
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana
500
What was the Manhattan Project (1942-1945)?
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.
500
What is the name of the national American museum complex in the nation's capital, Washington D.C.?
The Smithsonian Museums 
500
Name two of the American terms for this drink.
Soda, Pop, Coke, Soft Drink
500
What region of the country does "soul food" or "comfort food" come from?
the South (southeast)
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500
Name one American territory that is NOT a US state.
Guam
the U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
the Northern Mariana Islands
Washington, D.C.
