Thanksgiving
Shanghai
SH10
English Language
China
100

This country is known to have had the very first Thanksgiving.

What is the United States? (America, USA, US)

100

This man-made river flows through the centre of downtown Shanghai.

What is the Huangpu?

100

This person is SH10s longest standing international teacher.

Who is Alex Greenwood?

100

This is the largest English speaking city in the world, and the largest city in it's country.

What is New York City?

100

This migratory bird is famous in Beijing cuisine, but if you ask one of your Chinese friends or students if it can fly they will probably say no!

What is a duck?

200

This flightless bird is the traditional main course at a Thanksgiving dinner in the United States, Canada, and many other western countries. 

What is a turkey?

200

The estimated population of greater Shanghai, making it the largest city in China and the thirds largest city in the world.

What is 29.87 million people?

200

Known as the "TPU Queen" this longstanding teacher can always be counted on to complete all of her TPUs.

Who is Daisy?

200

This word can refer to a level on a large boat, an outdoor structure attached to a house, or to hit someone in the face.

What is "deck"?

200

This modern provincial capital city was also the first capital of an unified China. It is known for being the capital of multiple Imperial dynasties, its many historical sites, and the famed Terracota Army.

What is Xi'an?

300

This US president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

This is oldest building in Shanghai which lends it's name to one of the busiest metro stations on the entire planet. It is believed to have been originally constructed in the 13th century on the banks of the Suzhou river.

What is Jing'An Temple?

300

The previous home of SH10, we were forced to relocate to our current location due to renovations.

What is Bailian Xijiao Shopping Mall?

300

Sometimes defined as "the relationship between letters and sounds" this field is commonplace in English classrooms.

What is phonics? 

300

Opened to the public in 1993 this metro is serves nearly four billion trips per year making it the busiest metro system on the planet.

What is the Shanghai Metro?

400

These early settlers fled the United Kingdom seeking a new land to establish a new home to practice their religion in peace.

Who were the piligrims?

400

A fusion of traditional Chinese music, Jazz, and popular music of the era, this musical style is believed to have been birthed and popularized in Shanghai during the 1920s, this musical genre helped develop Shanghai's reputation as one of the Jazz capitals of the world. 

What is Shidaiqu? (時代曲)

400

The backbone of our PA team, this individual was number one in yearly referrals this year.

Who is Merry?

400

Excluding island nations, this Central American country the smallest English speaking territory both by population and land area. 

What is Belize? 

400

Known as a leading province in education, this Chinese province is perhaps most known for being the birthplace of Confucius. 

What is Shandong?

500

This desert often serves as the last course of a Thanksgiving dinner. It is typically served with ice cream or whipped cream.

What is pumpkin pie?

500

The deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Shanghai Committee and the current mayor of Shanghai.

Who is Gong Zheng?

500

This is the most common birthplace of SH10 employees (who work in the office on Thursdays).

What is Shanghai?

500

This eleven letter slang term, named after a common forest animal and used to say "to store something for future use" is the longest monosyllabic English word, although it is often pronounced as two syllables. 

What is "squirrelled"? 

500

Believed to have a history dating back to 68AD, this temple is widely believed to be the oldest temple in all of China.

What is White Horse Temple?