American Jeopardy Game

American Food

100

Name three fast food restaurants 

McDonalds, Wendy's, Chick-fil-a, etc..

200

Which is NOT an American dish?: Lasagna, Hamburger, Hotdog, Apple Pie

Lasagna

300

Which condiment is most likely to come with an order of fries?

Ketchup 

400

A campfire dessert that consists of marshmallow and chocolate melted between graham crackers?

S’mores

500

Name 3 American candies you can find at the grocery store.

^{Reeses Cup, Hershey Bar, Snickers, Milky Way...}

American Government

100

Name the current president of the U.S.A

Joe Biden

200

True or False: The president can be re-elected. (Become the president again)

True

300

How many years is the president in office? 

4

400

What are two popular political parties in the U.S.A? 

Republican & Democratic

500

What are the 3 branches of U.S. government? 

Legislative (congress), Judicial (supreme court), Executive (president)

American Holidays

100

What is the most famous Christmas movie?

Home Alone

200

When is Halloween? Describe this holiday.

31st of October. Children dress up in costumes and go "trick or treating".

300

When is Thanksgiving? What do people do to celebrate this day?

The fourth Thursday of November. Friends and family gather together to cook and eat Thanksgiving food.

400

When is Independence Day? What does it celebrate? 

4th of July. It celebrates America’s independence from Britain. 

500

When is Memorial Day? What is it? 

The last Monday of May. This holiday honors men and women who have died in the military.

American Geography

100

Name 3 states in the U.S.A.

Ohio, California, Texas, New York, etc..

200

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

New York

300

How many states are there in the U.S.A?

50

400

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

500

Which is the most populated state in the U.S.A?

California 

American History

100

What is the name of the explorer who "found" America? 

Christopher Columbus 

200

True or False: America is the youngest country in the world. 

False: There are many countries younger than the U.S.: 

• Croatia (June 25, 1991)
• Slovakia (Jan. 1, 1993)
• Czech Republic (Jan. 1, 1993)
• Eritrea (April 27, 1993)
• Palau (Oct. 1, 1994)
• East Timor (May 20, 2002)
• Montenegro (June 3, 2006)
• Serbia (June 5, 2006)

300

When did Christopher Columbus sail to America? 

1492

400

When did America become independent? 

July 4th, 1776 (This is now Independence Day)

500

Name a person that helped write the Declaration of Independence.

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.