U.S. Culture & Holidays
Random Knowledge (Allgemeines Wissen)
American Places
Sports
Questions about Ben
Mystery ?????
100
Which animal is the national symbol of the USA?
Bald eagle (or eagle)
100
What is the most common language spoken in Brazil?
(Was ist die am häufigsten gesprochene Sprache in Brasilien)
Portuguese
100
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington D.C.
100
Who were the winners of the FIFA World Cup in 2022?
Argentina!
100
What U.S. state is Ben from?
(U.S. State = U.S. Bundesstaat)
Michigan
100
What is the name of this person?
Matthew
200
How many stars are on the U.S flag?
(stars = Sterne)
50 stars
200
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Was ist das größte Organ des menschlichen Körpers?
The skin! (Die Haut!)
200
What American city (located in a desert) is famous for casinos and bright lights?
Las Vegas
200
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo wrestling
200
What is the name of Ben's favorite soccer team?
Chelsea
200
Pick one person from your team to do their best impression of an animal of your choice. I will award you up to 200 points based on accuracy.
300
In which month does Thanksgiving happen in America?
November!
300
What is the biggest desert in the world?
Antarctica!
A desert is an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year!
300
What is the largest U.S State? (by size, NOT by population)
300
What is the name of the big American football championship match that happens in February?
(It is the most-watched sports event in the U.S!)
(Diese Finale ist das meistgesehene American Football Spiel in den U.S.A.)
The Super Bowl
300
What is Ben's favorite drink?
300
The gift of giving!
Choose one of the other teams and award them 300 points (your team gets to go again after this)
:)
400
What do the 13 stripes on the American flag represent?
The original 13 colonies (or the original 13 states)
400
What is the largest land carnivore in the world? (That is not extinct)
Wie heißt das größte Landraubtier der Welt? (Das nicht ausgestorben ist)
Polar bear
400
What U.S. state is this?
Ohio
400
Tiger Woods is one of the most famous American athletes of all time. What sport did he play?
Golf
400
What number did Ben wear on his jersey in High School?
5 (bonus 100 points if you pointed out that the photo on the far right is my brother)
400
Charades! (Pantomime)
You have 90 seconds to act out as many words and phrases as you can! For each correct answer, your teams gets 50 points.
You may skip any word if you want to
**NO TALKING OR SOUND EFFECTS ALLOWED** If you talk or make a sound effect, you will have to skip the word
500
Select one member of your team to come to the front of the class.
I will give them 3 words to spell -- the words get harder as you go.
If you spell 2 words correctly, your team gets 500 points.
(If you spell all 3 words correct, you get a bonus 200 points!)