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Which state posted the following Local headline in 2016 Local government to ramp up fish kill cleanup: A dead alligator floated up in a Sykes Creek canal this week, as thousands of fish also have died in the Indian River Lagoon and the Banana River Lagoon.
What is Florida
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Coors Beer is made from Fresh Rocky Mountain Spring water. It's headquarters is in which State
What is Colorado
100
What influential book on existentialism and the awe of Nature helped shape thinking in the United States a) The Jungle: Upton Sinclair b) Walden: Henry David Thoreau c) Uncle Tom's cabin: Harriet Beecher Stowe d) To kill a mockingbird: Harper Lee
What is Walden: Henry David Thoreau, 1854...“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately" His advocacy of a simple life have had a large influence on modern conservation and environmentalist movements. ______________________________________________ The Jungle (1906) deals with the plight of workers (Lithuanian immigrants) in the pack-yards of Chicago. It had a deep and immediate political impact causing cries for labor and agricultural reform. Uncle Tom's cabin (1852) was an anti-slavery novel that is widely credited with intensifying tensions that led to the civil war. To Kill a Mockingbird opened peoples eyes to racism and to prejudices of the time. Obama spoke about the main character: Atticus Finch, in his farewell speech.
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The follow sentences include business idioms that come from which American sport. Which sport? 1. You need to make a 2 minute pitch to sell your project 2. Can you give me a ball park figure for the new line? 3. He is out in left file. He won't be used on this mediation 4. This is an important deal. Do not drop the ball.
What is base ball
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According to the US 2010 census, the state with the highest percentage of African American population with more than 37%. a) Montana b) Wisconsin c) Vermont d) Mississippi e) Wyoming
What is Mississippi
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Which of the following Cities had the headline in 2016 "How green roofs can save you lots of green" a) Phoenix, Arizona b) Wichita, Kansas c) Cleveland, Ohio d) Little Rock, Arkansas e) Washington D.C.
What is Washington D.C.
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If you were invited to a Clambake, you would most likely be in which state? a) Minnesota b) Maine c) Missouri d) Oregon e) Indiana
What is Maine
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Which of the following novels does NOT provide a intimate look into the life in the South? a) My Antonia: Willa Cather (1918) b) Gone with the Winds: Margaret Mitchell (1936) c) The Sound and the Fury: William Faulkner (1929) d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
a) My Antonia: Willa Cather (1918)- story of the struggle of immigrant families that homesteaded on the prairies of Nebraska _______________________________________________ Gone with the Wind focuses on a southern girl's (at times both naive and cynical) perspective of the Civil War. The Sound and Fury takes place in Mississippi, who Faulkner uses as a metaphor for decline In one of the most powerful and popular novels in American literature, Twain tells the story of Huck and Jim riding a raft down the Mississippi, and highlights the evils of American society including racism and violence
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What is the name of the 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores during the Cold War?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
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America's largest ancestry group come from which European country?
What is Germany By far the largest ancestral group, stretching from coast to coast across 21st century America is German, with 49,206,934 people. The peak immigration for Germans was in the mid-19th century as thousands were driven from their homes by unemployment and unrest. The first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in the United States in the 1670s and settled in New York and Pennsylvania. Germans were attracted to America for familiar reasons, open tracts of land and religious freedom and their contributions to the nation included establishing the first kindergartens, Christmas trees and hot dogs and hamburgers. (source: Mail On-line based on the 2010 census)
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Which of the following States boasted this headline "governor cites Jesus in signaling 'religious freedom' bill opposition" a) Nevada b) Georgia c) New Hampshire d) Washington e) Hawaii
What is Georgia
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Which of the following foods best characterize California Cuisine a) Lobster Chowder b) Asian Fusion c) Jambalaya d) Fried Chicken e) Floribbean
What is Asian Fusion
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Which of the following novels idealizes money and belittles altruism? a) Pragmatism: William James (1907) b) Common Sense: Thomas Paine (1776) c) Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand (1957) d) Poor Richard's improved (Almanac) and the way to wealth: Benjamin Franklin (1758)
What is Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand (1957) _______________________________________________ “Pragmatism” was America’s first major contribution to philosophy, and it is an ideal rooted in the American ethos of no-nonsense solutions to real problems. Through simple rational arguments, Thomas Paine focused blame for Colonial America’s troubles on the British king and pointed out the advantages of independence Ben Franklin's book provides wisdom for those seeking prosperity and virtue -they should diligently practice frugality, honesty and industry.
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After Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt ordered the relocation and incarceration of 110,000-120,000 people. These people forced into internment camps for which reason?
What is Japanese ancestry
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California is the state with the most Native Americans with 362,804. what is the next most populous Native American state? a) Kentucky b) Oklahoma c) Illinois d) Delaware e) Michigan
What is Oklahoma The Wichitas, Caddos, Quapaws, and Plains Apaches were the indigenous tribes of the Oklahoma region before the arrival of the Europeans. As a consequence of the cultural changes introduced by the entry of the Europeans, a number of new Native Indian tribes, including the Kiowas, Pawnees, Delawares, and others from the Southeast U.S., were forced to enter the land and create their own territories in Oklahoma, which was once referred to as Indian Territory. Currently, there are about 39 tribal governments in Oklahoma, with 38 of them being federally recognized. (sources: World Atlas)
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Which State printed the following headline: "Senate Votes to Outlaw Leaving Young Kids in Cars Alone" a) New York b) South Carolina c) Idaho d) Nebraska e) Louisiana
What is New York
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Marijuana is not legal (felony) in which state? a) Alaska b) California c) Texas d) Massachusetts e) Colorado
What is Texas
400
Which American Author is known for his short, direct writing style? His works include: The Sun Also rises (1926) A Farewell to Arms (1929) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) The Old Man and the Sea (1952)
Who is Ernest Hemingway
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The red scare was the promotion of fear of communism and socialism in the United States. During the cold war, employers create "Blacklists," which barred suspected radicals from employment. One U.S. Senator used hearsay and intimidation to "expose" disloyal celebrities, intellectuals and anyone who disagreed with his political views, costing many of his victims their reputations and jobs. This movement's name was coined after this senator, its most powerful supporter.
What is McCarthyism.
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With 13.5 million followers, the religious group, the Latter Day Saints (LDS) was founded in New York in 1830. To escape from persecution, the group head west and establish a community in this state, which now makes up 67% of the state's population. (Gallup)
What is Utah
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The following headline and first sentence: Residents in _______'s last totally dry county vote to legalize alcohol sales Came from which state?
What is Alabama
500
Often served at Christmas festivities, the 'biscochito' is the traditional cookie from which state?
What is New Mexico
500
Of the following novels, which did NOT focus on the struggle of African Americans, influencing both cultural and/or political change: a) Beloved: Toni Morrison (1987) b) Invisible Man: Ralph Ellison (1952) c) Native Son: Richard Wright (1952) d) How the other half lives: Jacob Riis (1890) e) The narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass (1845)
What is How the other half lives: Jacob Riis (1890) Riis’s book demonstrated to the middle and upper classes of New York City the slum-like conditions of the tenements of the Lower East Side. Following the book’s publication (and the resulting public uproar), proper sewers, plumbing and trash collection eventually came to the Lower East Side. _______________________________________________
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Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage. Although she died in 1906, This woman ignoring opposition and abuse, this woman lectured, and canvassed across the nation for woman's right to vote and played a pivotal role in the movement's success.
Who is Susan B. Anthony
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The state has the FASTEST growing Latino population with an increase of 190% between 2000-2014 (pew research) a) Rhode Island b) South Dakota c) Iowa d) Tennessee e) Connecticut d)
What is South Dakota