Thanksgiving
Austr(al)ia
Your Language Assistant
Cities in the U.S.
100

During Thanksgiving dinner, people go around the table and give each other this.

What are thanks?

100

This Austr(al)ian actor became the governor of California.

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

100

Your language assistant grew up in this state of the U.S.

What is Connecticut?

100

This city is the most highly-populated city in the U.S.

What is New York City?

200

Thanksgiving always occurs on this day of the week.

What is Thursday?

200

This Austr(al)ian actor won a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the joker in the 2008 film "The Dark Knight"

Who is Heath Ledger?

200

Your language assistant attended university in this state.

What is New York?

200

This city in Illinois is located on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.

What is Chicago?

300

This dessert is your language assistant's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal.

What is pumpkin pie?

300

This Austr(al)ian neurologist died of jaw cancer in 1939.

Who is Sigmund Freud?

300

Your language assistant’s older brother lives in this American city.

What is Los Angeles?

300

This northwestern city, located just two hours south of the Canadian border, is home to many sights including the Space Needle, a large observation tower built in 1962.

What is Seattle, Washington?

400

Every year, the president of the U.S. does this as a televised media ritual.

What is pardoning a turkey?

400

This Austr(al)ian television show host was killed by a stringray in 2006.

Who is Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter?

400

Your language assistant's mother does this for her career.

What is teaching?

400

This city, located in the same state where your language assistant grew up, is home to the prestigious Yale University.

What is New Haven?

500

Many American families watch this non-sports event on television on Thanksgiving Day.

What is the Thanksgiving Day Parade?

500

In 2010, this Austr(al)ian city hosted the world's largest running race.

What is Sydney?

500

As a child, your language assistant wanted to be this when he grew up.

What is a filmmaker?
500

This city in Alaska contains the largest collection of totem poles of any city in the world.

What is Ketchikan?