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100
This first president of the United States is also the namesake of the nation's capital.
Who is George Washington?
100
The largest city in the US is divided into five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, Manhatten, and Queens.
What is New York City?
100
These two pairs of states have the same names except for the addition of "North" or "South."
What are the Dakotas (North Dakota and South Dakota) and the Carolinas (North Carolina and South Carolina)?
100
Christopher Colombus crossed this ocean to arrive in the Americas in 1492. When he arrived in the Caribbean, he believed he had arrived in India.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
100
This is the most commonly spoken language in the US, besides English, with over 41 million speakers.
What is Spanish?
200
This engineer and businessman from Seattle founded Microsoft.
Who is Bill Gates?
200
This city is home to the Golden Gate Bridge and Silicon Valley.
What is San Francisco?
200
This US territory, also known as "Borinquen," is considered the birth place of reggaeton.
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What is Puerto Rico?
200
This national park is known for its bison (buffalo), geysers, and bears. It spans three states: Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
200
Besides English and Spanish, these are the most commonly spoken languages in the US.
What are Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic?
Chinese: 3,5 million speakers
Tagalog: 2 million speakers
Vietnamese: 1,5 million speakers
Arabic: 1 million speakers
300
This Los Angles-born singer went viral at age 16 for her song "Ocean Eyes."
Who is Billie Eilish?
300
This city, nicknamed "mile-high" for it's altitude, is well known for its skiing, hiking, and outdoor sports. It is in the Rocky Mountains.
What is Denver, Colorado?
300
This is the largest state in the US by area.
What is Alaska?
300
This mountain range in the West spans both the US and Canada.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
300
In this dialect of American English, it is acceptable to address a group (2nd person plural) with "y'all." This comes from the words "you all."
What is the American Southern accent?
400
This German-born physicist developed the equation E = mc².
Who is Albert Einstein?
400
This city is Beyoncé's hometown and has a famous space center used by NASA.
What is Houston, Texas?
400
This is the smallest state in the US by area.
What is Deleware?
400
This river begins in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana (Gulf of Mexico). It is the longest river in North America.
What is the Mississippi River?
400
Historically, about 500 of these languages were spoken in North America.
What are indigenous North American languages?
500
This Atlanta-born Civil Rights leader led a bus boycott that successfully desegregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
500
This city, known as the "city of lakes," is Elizabeth's hometown.
What is Minneapolis, Minnesota?
500
This state is the birthplace of the most American presidents. It was one of the original 13 colonies and has part of the Appalachian Mountain range. It is where Elizabeth went to university. The song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" may be about this state.
What is Virginia?
500
This collection of lakes includes Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Ontario. They contain 21% of the world's fresh water.
What are the Great Lakes?
500
This dialect of English was popularized internationally by hip hop and rap music, sharing words like "shawty," "bae," and "hella." It has unique features of grammar, vocabulary, and accent.
What is African American Vernacular English (AAVE)?