English Vocabulary
English Literature
American Pop Culture
American History
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100

Adj. of great significance or value.

Important

100

This famous author wrote 38 plays during his life, including Julius Caesar & Macbeth.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

This "tortured poet" has won 4 albums of the year at the Grammy Awards for "Fearless," "1989," "Folklore," and "Midnights

Taylor Swift

100

This wooden toothed gentleman from Virginia was the first US President

George Washington

100

This city is home to the White House, American Congress, and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial

Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)

200

Verb. break free from confinement or control.

Escape

200

This vampire romance first published in 2005 spawned a 2008 film adaption grossing more than $392 million worldwide

Twilight

200

These two rappers, one Canadian and one American, have been feuding in 2024, leading to the release of singles including "Family Matters" and "Not Like Us."

Drake & Kendrick Lamar

200

The Declaration of Independence was signed on this federal holiday

July 4th

200

This ocean mammal is the largest animal in the world, reaching a weight of 180 tons and a length of 30 meters.

The Blue Whale

300

Adj. well known for some bad quality or deed.

Infamous

300

This writer of the Harlem Renaissance was educated at both Columbia University in New York and Lincoln University in Pennsylvania

Langston Hughes

300

Recently remade as a musical, this film coined the slang term "that's so fetch!"

Mean Girls

300

The Department of Homeland Security was established after this attack in 2001

9/11

300


 The author of A Christmas Carol.

Who is Charles Dickens?

400

Verb. formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Abolish

400

This American poet spent the end of her life in Britain, where she wrote her final collection of poems "Ariel" immediately before her death by suicide.

Sylvia Plath

400

This famous actor, known for his role in Pirates of the Caribbean, was involved in a highly publicized defamation trial in 2022.

Johnny Depp

400

If this state were a sovereign nation, it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as the world's fifth largest economy, ahead of both India (3.176 trillion) and the United Kingdom (3.131 trillion).

California

400

This philosophical theory was developed by John Stuart Mills, and proposes that the ethics of an action is based on its utility or how much pleasure it brings about in the world.

Utilitarianism

500

Noun. a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

Myriad

500

This great American novel about the jazz age written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has spawned four movie adaptions, with the titular character being portrayed by
Warner Baxter, Alan Ladd, Robert Redford, and Leonardo DiCaprio

The Great Gatsby

500

 the YouTube channel known for its challenges, gaming content, and philanthropy was created by Jimmy Donaldson. He is also known as ___________

Who is Mr. Beast?

500

In this state, Robert Oppenheimer first tested the atomic bomb as part of the "Manhattan Project"

New Mexico

500

The viral internet challenge from 2014 involved dumping ice water on your head to raise awareness for ALS?  

The Ice Bucket Challenge.