Numbers and Dates
What percentage do the majority of Americans tip?
18-20%
The term for the person who campaigns with the president elect and who, if the president elect wins will be the vice president
Running Mate
British English - Jacket potato
American English -
Baked Potato
To make an effort to appreciate the good things in your life.
To _ _ _ _ _ your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
count your blessings
When is Hispanic Heritage month celebrated?
September-October
People who live in colder states who fly down to Florida (or another warmer state) to spend the winter.
Snowbirds
Slang - if you are really surprised about something you can say ¨I´m __________¨
shook
Food idiom - to not completely believe something, as it may not be entirely true.
To take it with a grain of salt
Which amendment allows Americans to own guns?
The 2nd Amendment
The name of the 1st black girl to integrate schools in America.
Ruby Bridges
This cultural value is the belief in self-reliance and that you are ultimately responsible for your own decisions.
Individualism
Food idiom - wanting to have both options or benefits without having to choose between them.
To have your cake and eat it too
What is the name of the ship that the pilgrims arrived in in 1621?
The Mayflower
The name given to undocumented residents who came to the U.S illegally as children.
Dreamers
This name refers to laws that enforced or legalized racial segregation. These laws lasted for almost 100 years after the Civil War.
Jim Crow Laws
To purchase something that turns out to be defective or not as advertised.
To buy a lemon