Modern American Events
2026 celebrates the 250th anniversary of this event in US history
What is the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
The two main political parties in the United States
What are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
Provide an example of an English palindrome.
What is level, civic, radar, noon, deed, madam, kayak, racecar, refer...
In what month does American Thanksgiving take place?
What is November?
(100 bonus points if you know the month of Canadian Thanksgiving)
The region of the United States where Carson is from
What is the Midwest?
The first American mission to the moon in over 50 years
What is Artemis II?
What is the significance of January 6, 2021?
What is political insurrection at the US capitol?
The past participle of "to swing", and use it in a sentence
Provide two common foods eaten during American Thanksgiving
What are...
When and where did Carson first visit France?
What is Angers in summer 2022?
This has happened to the government twice in the past seven months
What is government shutdown?
(200 bonus points if you can explain the cause of a government shutdown)
According to the articles we read, what are two points for the USA to seize control of Greenland?
What are: natural resources, defensive position, it should have remained American after WW2...
Choose the correct form of the verb: "I have rode/ridden/rided the tallest rollercoaster in the world."
What is: "I have ridden the tallest rollercoaster in the world."
The dish that Carson cooks for Thanksgiving each year
What are deviled eggs?
Provide two countries Carson has visited while in Europe (other than France!)
What are: Spain, Poland, Belgium, Monaco, England, and the Netherlands
The most recently elected mayor of New York City
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
According to the articles we read, what are two reasons Greenland should remain a Danish territory?
What are: indigenous population, concerns about overreach of American power, strategic European territory...
Translate the following sentence into English: "Elle veut que vous finissiez vos devoirs avant la sonnerie."
What is: "She wants (for) you to finish your homework before the bell."
What is the narrative of the first Thanksgiving gathering?
What is: peaceful exchange among Native Americans and the colonists (but we know this isn't true)?
What two desserts has Carson baked while in France?
What are chocolate chip cookies and lava cakes?
A controversial construction project worth $400 million and ordered by President Trump
What is the White House ballroom?
The name of the indigenous people that live on Greenland
Translate the following sentence to English: "J'aurais aimé aller au parc avant l'aube, mais malheureusement il pleuvait et je n'avais pas de parapluie."
What is: "I would have liked to go to the park before dawn, but unfortunately it was raining and I didn't have an umbrella."
A famous tradition done by the American president every Thanksgiving
What was Carson's job before working at the lycée?
What is French teacher?