American Jeopardy (Period 2)

American Geography

100

This state has the largest population.

California

200

The Grand Canyon is located in this state.

Arizona

300

This is the smallest state in the United States.

Rhode Island

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This is the longest river in the United States.

Missouri River

500

This prominent mountain range stretches from Canada to Alabama.

Appalachian Mountains

U.S. History

100

This number of British colonies declared independence in 1776 and became the U.S.

13

200

This military base in Hawaii was attacked during World War II.

Pearl Harbor

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This is the city where the Declaration of Independence was written.

Philadelphia, PA

400

This city served as the first capital of the United States.

New York, NY

500

This was the first president to live in the White House.

John Adams

Famous Americans

100

This president freed the slaves in the South during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

200

This American astronaut was the first person to walk on the moon.

Neil Armstrong

300

This American swimmer is the most decorated Olympian of all time.

Michael Phelps

400

This singer was known as the “King of Rock and Roll”.

Elvis Presley

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This civil rights leader refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.

Rosa Parks

English Language

100

This part of speech refers to a person, place, thing, or idea.

Noun

200

This punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence.

Question mark

300

This is the most commonly used letter in the English language.

E

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This prefix means “much” or “many”.

Poly-

500

This rhetorical device gives human features to non-human things.

Personification

American English vs. British English

100

Give the American English equivalent of the word lorry.

Truck

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Give the American English equivalent of the word torch.

Flashlight

300

Give the American English equivalent of the word peckish.

Hungry

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Give the American English equivalent of the word aubergine.

Eggplant

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Give the American English equivalent of the game called noughts and crosses.

Tic-tac-toe

American Culture

100

This holiday is celebrated in November with a big turkey dinner.

Thanksgiving

200

This is the biggest game in American football.

Super Bowl

300

This camping snack consists of marshmallow and chocolate melted between graham crackers.

S'mores

400

This pop sensation got her start in a band called Destiny’s Child.

Beyonce

500

This famous American author wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain

Miscellaneous

100

It’s considered good luck to eat pork and sauerkraut on this holiday in the U.S.

New Year's Day

200

This sport is commonly known as America’s national pastime.

Baseball

300

This is the second most spoken language in the United States.

Spanish

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This state is home to Denali, the highest mountain in North America.

Alaska

500

Spiderman is from this New York City borough.

Queens