AMERICA AT 250
The year Declaration of Independence was signed and who the principal author?
1776
Thomas Jefferson
How many counties in NJ
21
Established in 1872 in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it is recognized as the world’s first national Park
What is Yellowstone
This Indian actress is married to an American musician who famously shut down a Tiffany and Co store to buy her engagement ring?
Priyanka Chopra
Nick Jonas
The best award for a college football player is called this,
The winner this year was.
Heisman Trophy
Fernando Mendoza
Which was the first state to join the Union and which state was the last
DE and HI
(AK, AZ)
How many female governors did NJ have? Name Them
Two. Christine Todd Whitman and Mikie Sherill
This national park famous for El Capitan, Half Dome and granite cliffs?
What is the name of the national park in this state that is also home to the tallest known living tree on Earth?
Yosemite National Park
California
Redwood National Park
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Name the movie and this classic and deeply romantic Bollywood song that is pictured on Vinod Khanna and Meenakshi Seshadri
Jurm
Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye
The three colors on the NYC flag are the colors for which basketball team? Is is a short form for what term?
NY Knicks
Knickerbocker
Name the original 13 colonies
NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VI, NC, SC, GA
Who was the first Sikh Attorney General in US
Gurbir Grewal
This is the most visited National Park in the US?
Where is it located?
Great Smoky Mountains (smoky blue mist perpetually hangs over the mountain range)
On the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States
This 2022 Aamir Khan film is an official adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood classic Forrest Gump
Sung by Arjit Singh, this 2013 ballad became the defining song of Aashiqui 2, which is an adaptation of which Hollywood movie
Laal Singh Chaddha
Tum Hi Ho and A Star is Born
These two sports events happened over the first weekend of May, one in Miami and the Blue grass state
2026 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
Kentucky Derby
$10 - Alexander Hamilton
$100 - Benjamin Franklin
Asian Americans make up what percentage of NJ Population?
5%
The River of Grass is a common nickname for this Florida national park? What is the mode of transport to see this park?
Sawgrass
Everglades, Airboat
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This original song by George Michael was used in Bollywood in which movie, and who was the leading pair
Careless Whispers
Akele Hum Akele Tum
Aamir Khan and Monisha Koriala
This US Stadium in NJ was selected over Dallas to host the 2026 FIFA
What is $150 and $105?
What is MetLife Stadium
Round Trip, 18-mile trip from Penn Station in NYC to MetLife Stadium (Original and the reduced cost)
Name 4 iconic musicians from NJ
Bruce Springsteen (The Boss), Frank Sinatra (Ol’ Blue eyes), Whitney Houston (Suoper Bowl fiasco), Jon Bon Jovi and The Jonas Brothers
Name at least two current Indian American mayors in NJ?
Pulkit Desai - Prasipanny-Troy Hills
Neena Singh - Montegomery
Sam Joshi
Hemant Marathe
Mount Rushmore is located in this mountain range in which state? Who are the four presidents featured on this mountain range?
Black Hills, South Dakota
George Washington (founding - represents birth of the nation and the Revolutionary war) Thomas Jefferson (expansion - 1803 Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the country), Theodore Roosevelt (Development - represents the nation‘s industrial growth, the Panama Canal and conservation efforts, Abraham Lincoln (Preservation - preserving the Ubnion during the Civil War)
Name the movie, the song, the music director and song writer of the song, that won 8 oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards
Slumdog Millionaire
Jai Ho
A R Rehman
Gulzat
in with country and city are the 2028 Summer Olympics being held. Name any two new games that are being added
How many times in the past has this city hosted the Summer Games
Los Angeles, USA
Flag Football, Squash, Cricket, Lacrosse and Baseball/Softball
Two