US history
July 4th, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Democrats and Republicans
What are the two main political parties?
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
I told time to take its toll.
What is alliteration?
QEI
Who was called the Virgin Queen?
1492
When did Columbus "discover" America?
2016
The year Donald Trump was elected president.
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
We will fight on the beaches
We will fight on the sea
We will fight in the air
What is anaphora?
6
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
1607
When was Jamestown founded?
(Can you give an example of one?)
Everyone is /are?
Everyone is ... What is subject- verb agreemen?
He is tall,dark and handsome.
1066
When did William the Conqueror become King of England?
1861-1865
When was the Civil War?
January 20th.
When is the president inaugurated?
What is the correct version?
1. In 2021 will life go back to normal.
2. In 2021, life will go back to normal.
3. In 2021; life will go back to normal.
2. In 2021, life will go back to normal.
Time is a stream I go fishing in.
What is a metaphor?
1921
When was the partition of Ireland?
Rosa Parks
Who was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus in 1955.
Primaries
What is the first phase of the election?
If I was you, I would be happy.
If I were you, I would be happy.
If I were you, I would be happy.
What is a simile?
When was the Act of Union enacted?
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Who is the Supreme Court justice that died in 2020? (What did her death lead to?)
January 6, 2021
When did the insurrection on the Capitol building take place?
In this essay I will write about three main points.
(What would make the essay more formal?)
What is a hyperbole?
2016
When did the UK vote to leave the EU?
(What has Brexit lead to?)
BLM protests went worldwide.
What happened after the death of George Floyd?
270
How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need win the election?
A word that adds cohesion to a text.
What is a transition or linking word?
Placing two or more opposites next to each other for contrasting effect.
What is a juxtaposition?
The PM responsible for the Brexit Referendum.
Who is David Cameron?
(Can you name Cameron's successor?)
John Smith
Who was "saved" by Pocahontas?
6 years
How long does a senator serve?
What is an imperative sentence?
What is an onomatopoeia?
Charles I
Who was executed (in 1649)?
Who was his father?