Sports
National Parks
Music
Mr. O'Hara
Miscellaneous
100
This American sport emerged as a combination of European football and rugby, and is played across all ages, university, and professional levels.
American Football
100
Out of the 20 most popular tourist destinations in the United States, only 2 are national parks -- but #1 is this location.
Times Square, NY
100
A cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was made famous by Iz, a Native American folk artist from this state.
Hawaii
100
Although I attended University in Baltimore, Maryland, I am originally from this state in the US
New York
100
Spain is larger than all but two US states -- can you name both of them?
Texas and Alaska
200
This sport is not only popular in the United States, but in Latin America and Japan as well
Baseball
200
While not located in the United States, this National Park is the most-visited in all of Europe.
Teide National Park
200
This musical genre emerged in large American cities and focused more on spoken words, not singing, made popular by artists like Tupac Shakur, Run DMC, and Ice Cube
Hip-Hop
200
I have two favorite sports/physical activities that I play back in the US -- one in winter, and one in summer. Name one of these two
Summer: Lacrosse
Winter: Snowboarding
200
This holiday in the United States, celebrated on February 2nd, is centered around this rodent, and has a famous movie named after it
Groundhog
300
Despite the largest and most important league being located in the United States, most of this sport's professional players come from Canada, Sweden, Finland, or Russia
Ice Hockey
300
Redwood National Park, located in California, is known for these -- the tallest and oldest living things in the world.
Trees
300
While it might sound colorful, this music genre was often quite sad, telling stories of slave generations in the American South.
Blues
300
While Andel is the first school I have ever taught at, I have taught this physical activity for the last eight years
Kayaking
300
This year's Super Bowl was between the Patriots and the Seahawks -- tell me the city that one of these teams is based in
Patriots: Boston, Massachusetts
Seahawks: Seattle, Washington
400
This sport was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891 as a way to keep athletes active in the winter, but is now played in the Summer Olympics. (Hint: Argentina is the only current country who has beaten the US at this sport in the Olympics)
Basketball
400
One of these, which lies beneath the ground in Yellowstone National Park, has the potential to end most life on Earth if it becomes active.
Volcano
400
Incredibly popular among American teenagers in the 1970s and 80s, this genre emerged with the invention of the electric guitar
Rock and Roll
400
After graduating from University last year, I completed 2 degrees: the first in Spanish and the second in this type of science
Forensic Science
400
There are many US states or regions with their own specific accent -- name ONE.
New England/New York/Midwest/California Coast/Southern/Baltimore/etc!
500
Invented in the United States before Christopher Columbus' arrival, this sport features completely different rules for men and women.
Lacrosse
500
These animals, once endangered in Yellowstone National Park, were reintroduced in 1995 to balance out the moose population
Wolves
500
Beginning in an Eastern mountain range in the United States, Appalachian folk music would eventually turn into this genre, which many people associate with the American South
Country
500
The University I attended in the United States shares a name with this place in Spain
Loyola (University Maryland)
500
Seven US states have names of Spanish origin -- name FIVE of them
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas