American Stuff

American Trivia

100

Name two songs that specifically mention the US, a US, or a US city.

Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus

Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z

California Girls - Katy Perry, The Beach Boys,

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Hotel California - The Eagles

Massachusetts - The Bee Gees

No Sleep til Brooklyn - The Beastie Boys

100

What is Ellis Island known for?

Main point of entry for immigrants.

100

Which US president ended slavery?

Abraham Lincoln

100

This prison was once thought to be the most difficult prison to escape in the world. What is its name?

Alcatraz; The Rock

100

Teddy bears are named for a US president from the 1900s. Which president (Teddy is the nickname for Theodore)?

Hint: The movie Night At the Museum (Nachts im Museum)

Theodore Roosevelt

Common Acronyms

100

TGIF

Thank God It's Friday

100

DND

Do Not Disturb

Dungeons and Dragons

100

CCTV

Closed-circuit television

100

TMI

Too Much Information

100

IOU 

I Owe You

Which is American?

100

Catalogue or catalog?

Catalog

100

Aluminum or aluminium?

Aluminum

100

Recognise or recognize?

Recognize

100

Diarrhoea or diarrhea?

Diarrhea

100

You break your neck bungee jumping in the US. Does the ambulance take you to the ER or to A&E?

The ER (Emergency Room)

Can you pronounce these city names?

100

Crested Butte, Colorado 

Crest BYOOT

100

Kissimmee, Florida

kis IM me 

100

Worcester, Massachusetts

wu str

100

Versailles, Missouri

ver-SAYLES

100

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

KOR- duh- LAYN

Idioms

100

What does it mean to be under the weather?

"She looked under the weather the other day."

Sick

100

What does it mean to cut corners?

"People often cut corners when they are running out of time."

To do something the easiest or cheapest way. (always negative)

100

What does it mean to bite off more than you can chew?

"The students who wanted to open an art gallery bit off more than they could chew."

To take on something you cannot finish 

100

What does it mean to be on the ball?

"You want to be on the ball when you take an exam."

To be attentive, knowledgable, or to be quick to action

100

What does it mean to take a raincheck?

"I'll have to take a raincheck on going to the movies tonight."

When you're invited to do something but you can't do it now, so you make arrangements to do it later.