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Immigration
100

At what age can you vote in the US?

18

100

When hanging a state, city, and country flag, which one must be highest?

The national flag must always be the highest on the flagpole.

100

In Los Angeles, it is illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without…

  • Asking for permission

  • Also drying it

  • Soap

  • Buying a puppy

Asking for permission

100

Which drug is legal in some U.S. states?

Marijuana / weed / cannabis

100

True / False: The U.S allows dual citizenship (you can have citizenship in the U.S. and another country)

True

200

What can you not do in the USA once you turn 18?

a. Buy cigarettes

b. Enlist in the military

c. Rent a car

d. Buy a gun


c. Rent a car 

(d: Depends on the state you're in -- some states allow you to buy a gun at 18 or earlier; some states at 21)

200

When the National Anthem is played/performed, where should everyone face?

Everyone is supposed to face towards the flag.

200

In Michigan, you cannot sell a car on what day of the week?

Sunday

200

In most U.S. states, you are allowed to buy a gun starting at age….

18

A few states allow you to first buy a gun at 21 (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and District of Columbia)

200

True/False: For an Austrian to study in the U.S., they would need a student visa.

True

300

Of the following, what can you do in the U.S. once you turn 16?  Two are correct. 

  1. Rent property

  2. Drive a car (get your driver’s license) 

  3. Drink alcohol

  4. Get a tattoo

  5. Drop out of high school

2. Drive a car / get your driver's license

5. Drop out of high school

300

Public schools must start their day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Fill in the blanks of the pledge:

I pledge allegiance ____ the flag of the United States of America and to the republic ____ which it stands, one nation, indivisible, under God, with liberty and justice for all.

Blank 1: to

Blank 2: for


300

The Illinois Sip and Spit law means…

  • It is illegal to spit in the street.

  • Bartenders must sip and spit out their alcohol to make sure it is ok.

  • Culinary students under age 21 can taste alcohol if they spit it out afterwards.

Culinary students under age 21 can taste alcohol if they spit it out afterwards.

300

The right to bear arms is… 

  • The right to walk in public without sleeves

  • The right to hunt bears

  • The right to own a weapon

  • The right to use drugs in public

The right to own a weapon

300

True / False: There are more immigrants (individuals born outside the US who do not have US citizenship) per capita (by population) in the U.S. than Austria.

True and False. Immigrants make up 14% of the American population, 16% of the Austrian population. 

However, if immigrants and their children are included in the American immigrants population, 27% of America is immigrants. This is because ALL children born on US territory automatically acquire US citizenship, whereas children born in Austria to non-Austrian parents do NOT automatically acquire Austrian citizenship/
400

What things are typical of American 18 year olds’ lives? 2 are correct. 


  1. Graduating high school

  2. Getting a full-time job

  3. Going to college (university) for some

  4. Doing the mandatory national service year

  5. Buying a car

1. Graduating high school (at 17 or 18)

3. Going to college/university (for some)

400

Which of the following are legal to do with an American flag? (one answer)

  • Flying a ripped flag

  • Letting it touch the ground

  • Burning it

  • Wearing it as clothing

3: Burn it

400

In Connecticut, there is a law that ___X___ can only be sold as ___X___ if they bounce.

  • Apples

  • Chicken

  • Pickles

  • Soup

Pickles

400

What drug is considered an epidemic in the U.S. right now (ie, in 2023)?

  • Marijuana (cannabis)

  • Cocaine

  • Crack

  • Opioids (heroin, prescription pain killers)

Opiods are currently an epidemic is the US

400

How long does an immigrant need to have been a citizen before they can run for congress?

  • 2 years

  • 7 years

  • 14 years

  • 20 years

7 years

500

Which of the 3 scenarios is legal?

  1. Sarah wants to protest the U.S. military invasion of a Afghanistan. She organizes students to walk out of class to protest with her. The school expels her for this. 

  2. Kim wears a hat to show her support for the NRA (national rifle organization). Her principal tells her it is against school rules to wear hats and she must take it off. 

  3. Tobey is frustrated after experiencing racism at school and posts a rant on twitter about it.  His history teacher sees it and shows the school board. They demand he delete the posts. 

2. Most schools have rules that don't allow students to wear hats.

500

The “PATRIOT Act” is a law which stands for…


  • Putting American Traditions Rightfully In Our Troops

  • Performing American Trials Required In Occupational Treaties

  • Patent And Tax Revenue Interrogation Organization Type

  • Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

  • Puppies And T-Rex Interested in Ottoman Trees 



Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

500

In Kentucky, a woman can only marry the same man a maximum __ times. 

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

3

500

Name a school where there was a shooting in the U.S.

  • Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas … 

500

In the U.S., immigrants can be deported (sent home) for all of the following except what?

  • Drug trafficking

  • Overstaying their visa

  • Traffic violation (i.e. speeding or missing a stop sign)

  • Not telling US Customs and Immigration that your address changed


Traffic violations