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100

He was the US president who abolished slavery.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

The capital of the USA

What is Washington, D.C?

100

What is one way to say the plural of you in America? [vous = ]

Y'all, You guys, you all, yinz, youse

100

The Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, LA Dodgers, and Baltimore Orioles are all teams in what sports league?

MLB (Major League Baseball)

100

What musical features the characters Elphaba, Galinda, and Fiyero?

Wicked

200

The vice president under President Obama

Who is Joe Biden

200

Name the regions of the US.

Bonus if you can guess what region/state I am from.


200

What does it mean to raincheck?

example: Hey, I’m gonna have to raincheck for our date tonight. Sorry!

postpone

200
What US team does Victor Wembanyama play for?

The San Antonio Spurs

200

Name that tune:

Song, Artist

300

Name 3 swing states in the 2024 election! Bonus points for each state abbreviation

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

300

You can use this idiom if you did something wrong and now you are in very serious trouble.

What is in hot water?

300

British English Spelling: honour, colour, favourite

What is the American English version? 

Honor, Color, Favorite

300

What famous American athlete said this quote: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see."

Muhammad Ali

300

What movie are these girls from?

Mean Girls

400

The names of the 2 chambers of Congress in the US

What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?

400

Correct these sentences:

The store are completely selled out of milk

Spot my dog is the faster runner in the hole neighborhood.?

The store is completely sold out of milk.

Spot, my dog, is the fastest runner in the whole neighborhood.

400

What are the French equivalents of these American names : Morris, Lewis, Adriana, Ellen

Maurice, Louis, Adrienne, Hélène

400

What sports is this team mascot from?

Hockey

400

What are these kids doing?

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag

500

In June of 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (they changed their opinion), removing legal protections for this procedure.

Abortion

500

What are the three original sins of the US?

Native American Genocide

Chattel Slavery

Japanese Internment

500

What are biscuits?

500

In what sport is the ball sometimes referred to as “the pigskin”?

What is football?

500

Calculate an acceptable tip on this restaurant bill.

$4.71 - $6.28 - $7.75