New Orleans
What state is New Orleans in?
Louisiana
How many states are there in the US?
50!
True or False: During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600 books were banned from school libraries in the US
True
Who held the famous "I have a dream..." speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
How is the gerund built?
infinitive + ing
North America's longest river runs through New Orleans! What is it called?
Mississippi River
Who are the neighbors of the US? (land borders only)
Canada and Mexico
True or False: Indigenous Americans were not full U.S. Citizens until the 1920s
True! The Snyder Act of 1924 admitted Native Americans born in the U.S. to full U.S. citizenship. Though the Fifteenth Amendment, passed in 1870, granted all U.S. citizens the right to vote regardless of race, it wasn't until the Snyder Act that Native Americans could enjoy the rights granted by this amendment.
True or false: Until 1927, Black children had to go to different schools than their white peers.
False! It was until 1954
Name one verb after which you have to use a gerund
e.g. dislike, enjoy, miss, mention....
Which type of music famously began in New Orleans?
Jazz music!
What is the annual championship game for American football called?
Super Bowl!
How many school shootings occurred in the US in 2022 so far? (You get the point if your guess is within 10%)
46
True or False: Rosa Parks is famous for not giving up her seat on a bus in Alabama.
True! Black people had to sit at the back of the bus and Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man who could not find a seat in the front, "white only" part.
True or False: A gerund can replace a direct object
True
Which type of religion is New Orleans famous for?
Voodoo!
What is the capital of the US?
Washington DC
How much does a year of college in the US cost on average? (Correct if within 10%)
The average cost of college* in the United States is $35,551 per student per year
True or False: One crucial element of the protests during the movement was the fact that they did not use violence. Instead, they used protests, marches, boycotts...
True!
True or False: A gerund can never replace a subject
False!
What is the famous festival called during which parades are held, music booms through New Orleans and pearls are thrown?
Mardi Gras!
What is the national animal of the USA?
(American) Bald eagle
How many states have (recently) fully banned abortions?
13 (in Georgia it is legal up to week 6, before many women even know they are pregnant)
In which decade did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act, which legally ended the segregation (separation of Black and white Americans) that had been institutionalized by Jim Crow laws?
In the 1960s! (1964)
True or False: Gerunds can come after be + adjective + preposition
True! For example: They are angry about losing the game