States
This state is known as the Empire State.
What is New York?
What is the past participle of the verb buy?
Ex. I have already ____ a new laptop.
Bought
This actor played Forrest Gump and also starred in Cast Away and Saving Private Ryan
Who is Tom Hanks?
Take a Chill Pill
Calm down
What is a prom?
A formal dance/event for American high school students, usually near the end of the school year.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and Cajun/Creole cuisine are strongly associated with this state.
What is Louisiana?
Complete the sentence: If I won the lottery, I _____ buy a house.
Would or Could
This singer was known as "The King of Rock and Roll"
Who is Elvis Presley?
Lock In
Focus or take something seriously
If you want to buy a jacket in a store in California and there is a sales tax, does the price tag on the jacket include the tax or do you have to pay the price listed on the jacket AND a tax too? Yes or No?
No, you have to pay the price on the tag AND an additional tax.
This state is home to the cities of Portland and Eugene and is part of the Pacific Northwest.
What is Oregon?
Fill in the blanks using two, too, and to.
I went ___ the store in order ___ get some fruit. But I accidentally got ___ many apples. I wanted to get ____ apples, but instead I got four.
to, to, too, two.
This musical genre emerged in the Bronx in NYC in the 1970s and eventually became a worldwide cultural movement. It officially surpassed rock music to become the top-consuming music genre in the United States in 2017.
What is Rap/Hip-Hop?
Under the Weather
Feeling sick or ill
What is a potluck?
A meal where everyone brings a dish to share.
This state is the largest in the USA (roughly 2.5 times as big as Texas), is home to Mount Denali, and is known for its salmon.
What is Alaska?
Which of the following is the correct spelling:
a. neccesary
b. nescesary
c. necessary
d. neseserry
c. necessary
Which author, in his 1971 book about an orange creature that wants to prevent people from cutting down trees, said "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Who is Dr. Seuss?
Out of the Blue
Random, surprising, or unrelated to the current topic
Name up to 5 American Holidays, you will get 100 points for each one you can name and a bonus 50 points if you can say when it occurs.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, MLK Jr. Day, Fourth of July, Juneteenth, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
Name the 5 states that border the Pacific Ocean (100 points for each state named)
Oregon, California, Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska
What type of word is the word in quotations in the following sentence:
My dog jumped "quickly" over the fence
Adverb
This 1969 music festival in New York became one of the most famous music events in American history. The festival defined the countercultural movement and had over 450,000 attendees.
What is Woodstock?
Throw in the Towel
Quit or give up
What percent of Americans drive alone to work? We will accept an answer within 5%.
69.2%