Language Facts
The Old English phrase "God be with you" resulted in this farewell
What is "Goodbye"
This animal is used to describe someone as being the best. Also an acronym
What is "G.O.A.T"
He became the first US President in 1789
Who is "George Washington"
James said he will be traveling on a shoe string this summer, this means he is:
traveling cheaply, frugally; budget traveling
Nicknamed the "Golden State", it is the largest state by population in the USA and would have the 5th largest economy in the world if it was its own country
What is 'California'
11% of the entire English language is just this one letter
What is the letter "E"
(bonus for past tense)
Yeet
Yote
The name of NASA's helicopter exploring Mars is..
(bonus if you can say the Rover's name too)
Ingenuity
If someone is laying out in the sun, they are catching some....
What are "rays"
This famous, historic road crosses more than half of the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles (east to west)
Route 66
The letter "b" does not appear in a written number until this
What is "billion"
The word 'lit' has two different meanings, which are they?
i.e.: "That party was lit last night"
"I was way too lit last night"
2. Drunk, intoxicated
This is the official language of the United States
What is 'there is none'
Seeing a culture that is vastly different to your own may result in a...
The Titanic cruise ship departed England for this American city on April 10th, 1912
What is "New York City"
Give 4 examples of words that end in -ough that are all pronounced differently.
though, through, rough, dough, borough, cough, hiccough, thought, trough, etc.
What does it mean if someone is "ripped"?
someone with a lot of muscle
One in eight people in the US have been employed by this American company
What is 'McDonalds'
The hockey player tried to egg his opponent on by dropping his gloves
To egg sb. on:
to antagonize them; encourage them to do something, usually foolish or dangerous
New York was originally named after this European city as...
What is the shortest, and most commonly used word in the English language?
What is "I"
This adjective, often used to describe flavor, can also be used to describe someone who is mad or annoyed about something
What is 'salty'
4 out of 45 presidents—or 9%—have been assassinated, making the leader of the country statistically the most deadly job in America. Can you name any of them?
Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, James A. Garfield, William McKinley
I always take whatever I read in the news with "a grain of salt"
to interpret something with skepticism, not literally; not believing all of what you read
These two US Capitals are the only capital cities that rhyme: Boston and Austin. Which states are they the capital of?
Massachusetts and Texas