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100

Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

100

Name one American fast food restaurant that serves burgers and fries.

McDonald's, Five Guys, Burger King, Wendy's, Sonic, Jack-in-the-Box, Hardee's, In-N-Out, Whataburger, Steak'n'Shake, Checker's, White Castle, Culver's, Red Robin, Freddy's (and more, I'm sure.) 

100

Name one difference in spelling between UK and US English.

u/no u (color/colour, harbor/harbour)

-er/-re (center/centre, meter/metre)

s/z (analyze/analyse, organize/organise)

-og/-ogue (monolog/monologue, catalog/catalogue)

-l/-ll (traveler/traveller, modeling/modelling) 

100

Tex-Mex is a combination of foods from which two places?

Texas and Mexico

100

Which is the largest US state?

Alaska

200

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

A piece of land sold to the United States by Napoleon Bonaparte.

200

What is the most popular sport in the United States?

American Football

200

What is the meaning of the term "a buck" in American English?

A dollar

200

What American snack includes crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate cooked over a fire?

S'mores

200

Which American state contains a considerable amount of French influence?

Louisiana

300

What was the Boston Tea Party?

A political event where American colonists dumped over $1.8 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the British tea tax, which had driven up the price of tea in the Colonies. 

300

Name one of the famous amusement parks that exists in Orlando, Florida.

Disney World, Universal Studios, Legoland, SeaWorld, Kennedy Space Center

300

What is a different word for a person you might call a "buckeroo"?

a cowboy


it comes from the Mexican Spanish word "vaquero" meaning a "cattle herder"

300

What is two foods Americans might eat at a baseball game?

Nachos, Burgers, Hotdogs, Ice Cream, Pretzels, Popcorn, Peanuts, Corndogs, Pizza

300

Which state, with a name coming from French, is known as the "Green Mountain" state?

Vermont

400

What was the "Underground Railroad"?

The Underground Railroad was a network of routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.

400

What is the name of the iconic American highway that stretches over 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California?

Route 66

400

What activity is referred to by the word "NASCAR"?

Car racing 

(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

400

List at least 4 ingredients in a banana split.

A banana, three scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry), chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and cherries.

400

8 American states start with the letter "M", name 3 of them.

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana

500

What was the Manhattan Project (1942-1945)?

The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.

500

What is the name of the national American museum complex in the nation's capital, Washington D.C.?

The Smithsonian Museums 

500

Name two of the American terms for this drink.

Soda, Pop, Coke, Soft Drink

500

What region of the country does "soul food" or "comfort food" come from?

the South (southeast)

500

Name one American territory that is NOT a US state.

Guam

the U.S. Virgin Islands

American Samoa

the Northern Mariana Islands

Washington, D.C.