Culture
What is the most popular sport in the US?
Football
Which states are not connected to the main body of America?
Alaska and Hawaii
How old do you have to be to vote in the United States?
Citizens 18 and over can vote.
This city in California is known for its movies.
Hollywood
What is the largest city in the United States?
New York City has a population of about 8 million people. The second largest city is Los Angeles with almost 4 million people.
At what time do most Americans eat dinner (There are 2 acceptable responses).
Americans typically eat dinner at 6pm or 7pm.
Name 7 states in the United States
California, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, etc.
Name five US presidents.
Washington, Monroe, Adams, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Truman, Clinton, Trump, Obama
Name 4 American musicians.
Eminem, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Elvis Presley, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, etc.
What is the most widely spoken language in the US after english?
Spanish is spoken by many people in the United States largely because of generations of immigrants from Central and South America.
Name 3 of the top 15 most popular stores in the United States (these can be clothing stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, or restaurants).
Walmart.
McDonald's.
Starbucks.
Walgreens.
Subway.
7-Eleven.
CVS.
Target.
Dunkin Donuts
Dollar Tree
Dollar General
Taco Bell
Shell
Kroger
United States Post Office
Name one of the presidents on Mount Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
What are the two main political parties in the United States?
Democrats and republicans. The democrats are considered left leaning and the republicans are considered right leaning.
Name 5 famous American actors/actresses.
Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Downey Jr., etc.
The Statue of Liberty was originally a gift from which country?
France gave the US the Statue of Liberty in 1885 as a gift to commemorate the alliance between the two countries during the American Revolution.
Name any American stereotype you can think of.
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Which of these National Parks is made-up?
Hot Springs National Park, Golden Islands National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Glacier National Park
Golden Islands National Park
What is the electoral college?
In the US, each state is assigned a number of electoral college votes based on the population size of that state. During a presidential election, the candidate that gets the most votes in a state wins that state’s number of electoral college votes. There are a total of 538 electoral votes, so to win, candidates must get at least 270 electoral votes.
Which Austrian body-builder turned actor was governor of California from 2003-2011?
Arnold Swarzenegger
Name 3 popular american meals/foods.
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How do Americans celebrate the biggest holiday in November?
Typically, American families gather at one house for Thanksiving. They might watch the Thanksgiving Day parade on tv in the morning, but football is watched in the afternoon and evening. For dinner, Americans eat turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, pie, and cornbread.
That night and early morning the next day, some Americans enjoy participating in Black Friday, a day where many stores offer deals and large discounts on their merchandise.
This was the last US state to become part of the USA
Hawaii was admitted into the states in August of 1959. Just 7 months prior, Alaska had been purchased and admitted into the States.
Which US president was the only one to serve for more than 8 years?
Franklin D. Roosevelt was president from 1933 until 1945. At the time, there was no law preventing presidents from running for a third term; in fact, a few of them had previously tried. Roosevelt was able to win because of the Great Depression and World War II. He died in 1945, just 11 weeks into his fourth term. Two years later, an amendment was added to the US constitution which read “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.”
If you wanted to see a play, which state and street would be best for this?
Broadway in New York. Broadway street is home to 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats.
What do the stripes on the American flag mean?
The stripes on the American flag symbolize the 13 original colonies that declared independence from Britain in 1776.