Food
States & Landmarks
Languages
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Regional Shopping
100
This bird was almost the national bird of the United States. Now, it is known for being an important food people eat during a certain holiday in November.
Turkey
100
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, DC
100
True or False: The Constitution says that English is the official language of the United States
False; the United States does not have an official language
100
The Wright Brothers flew their planes for the first time in this state:
North Carolina
100
Lowe's Foods is a regional grocery store that only operates in these two states:
North and South Carolina
200
What year was the Hershey's Bar invented?
1900
200
If you stand in the middle of these 4 states, you can be in all four at once. What 4 states make up these "four corners?
Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
200
The most widely-spoken language in the US OTHER THAN English is...?
Spanish
200
What city is considered to be the chocolate capital of the world?
Hershey, PA
200
Publix is a regional grocery store that was founded in this state
Florida
300
During the Great Depression, people couldn't afford fruit and other sweet things to put in their pies. Because of this, people started making the (now bizarre-sounding) _______ pie.
Water
300
Name 3 of the Great Lakes
Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Eerie, Superior
300
The Cajun culture and dialect/ language are heavily influenced by this European language:
French
300
Jerry Lawson from Brooklyn, NY, created technology that made arcades go out of style. Because of this invention, people can now play video games in the comfort of their homes.
Home video game console
300
This popular burger/ fast food chain is popular on the West Coast.
In N Out
400
What popular Chinese restaurant item was actually invented by a Japanese-American in San Francisco?
Fortune Cookies
400
How many presidents' faces are carved into the side of Mt. Rushmore? (Double points if you can name them)
4 --
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln
400
The Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch, a language that is related to an archaic form of what language?
German
400
What is Cape Canaveral, FL, famous for?
Space Shuttle
400
Wawa is a chain of convenience stores known best for its delicious hoagies. You can find Wawa in Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, and the eastern side of the state it was founded in:
Pennsylvania
500
This powdered pastry is originally from Louisiana and is usually enjoyed with Chickory Coffee.
Beignets
500
In the early 1900s, most immigrants to the United States had to pass through this island in New York before entering the country. The island is also home to the Statue of Liberty. What is the name of this island?
Ellis Island
500
Southern Iroqoian, Algonquian, and Siouxan are three languages that are spoken by indigenous people native to what state?
North Carolina
500
It was difficult to transport food over long distances until Frederick McKinley Jones invented this technology to stop food from spoiling in trucks and trains.
Automatic Refrigeration
500
This regional convenience store has an agreement with another convenience store, Wawa, that they cannot open stores within a certain distance of each other. There is one of these convenience stores at a gas station near our school.
Sheetz