BCC ESL Program
US Culture Contest
Part 2
In what month is
the President
inaugurated?
January
Which state was sold by
Russia to the United States?
Alaska
Which amendment ended
slavery?
13th
Which amendment made
Black people citizens of the
US?
14th
Which amendment gave
Black people the right to
vote?
15th
In what year
did women get
the right to
vote?
1920
Name the
annual holiday
that celebrates
the workers of
the United
States on the
first Monday in
September.
Labor Day
When did the US fight in the
Vietnam War?
1964-1973
When did the US fight in the
Korean War?
1950-1953
Name the “war” in which the
US and the Soviet Union
competed against each other
in politics and economics.
The Cold War
American
citizens have to
participate in
trials. What do
we call that
responsibility?
Jury Duty
On July 4,
Americans
celebrate
independence
from whom?
England
Name the 49th and 50th states
of the United States.
What did the US
government do to
Japanese Americans
during World War II?
Sent them to
internment camps
Name the
current vicepresident of the
United States.
Joe Biden
In which state
is Graceland,
the estate and
the gravesite of
Elvis Presley?
Tennessee
What
military
base in
Hawaii was
attacked by
Japan in
1941?
Pearl
Harbor
What continent did the “Indians,” the first
inhabitants of North and South America,
come from?
Asia
Who was the
American
President during
World War I?
Woodrow
Wilson
From what country did the United States
buy the Louisiana Purchase, which
doubled the size of the country in 1803?
France
In what
year did the
New York
Stock
Market
crash?
1929
What two
skyscrapers in
New York City
were destroyed
by terrorists on
9/11?
The Twin
Towers/
World Trade
Center
In what year did
the United States
land the first men
on the moon?
1969
What is the most famous
opera company in the United
States?
What is the
largest
museum in the
United States?
The
Metropolitan
Museum of
Art
“Bean Town” is the nickname for which
American city?
Boston
What is the
nickname
for New
York City?
“The Windy City” is the nickname for
what American city?
Chicago
“The Big
Easy” is the
nickname for
what American
city?
New Orleans
What is the smallest state?
Which state is
famous for
potatoes?
Idaho
In what state is the Great Salt
Lake?
What is the name of the famous
mountain range in Colorado?
The Rocky Mountains
What is the
largest
collection of
museums in
Washington,
D.C.?
The
Smithsonian
When were the first public schools
in the US established?
By the middle of the 19th century
What melts in your mouth
and not in your hand?
M & M candies
What is the name for the system in
which states choose the president
based on their population?
the Electoral College
What are red states and blue states?
red = voted Republican
blue = voted Democratic
On what day of the week do
Americans vote in elections?
What is the name of San
Francisco’s football team?
Which baseball team won
The World Series in 2012?
In what year did the
Supreme Court rule,
in the case of Loving
v. Virginia, that states
could not ban
interracial marriages?
1967
What is the name of the site where the
World Trade Center once stood?
Ground Zero
What African-American
woman helped change
segregation laws by
refusing to give her bus
seat to a white person in
Montgomery, Alabama in
1955?
Rosa Parks
What are the most popular U.S.
weekly news magazines?
What are the 3 most popular
U.S. daily newspapers?
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
The New York Times
What is the name of this line that separated northern
states from southern states in the 1770s-1800s?
The Mason-Dixon Line
What do we call the region in red?
The West
What do we call the region in green?
The Northeast
What do we call the region in orange?
The South
What do we call the region in blue?
The Midwest
What state is this?
Texas
What state is this?
Florida
What state is this?
New York
What city is this?
Chicago
What pop artist painted this in 1962?
Andy Warhol
Name this painting, painted by
Grant Wood in 1930.
American Gothic
What 1950s movie star is this?
Marilyn Monroe
What 1960s movie star is this?
James Dean
What 1950s-70s singer/actor is
this?
Elvis Presley
What President is this?
Abraham Lincoln
What President is this?
George Washington
What 1960’s First Lady is this?
Jackie Onassis Kennedy
This famous poster
used what character
to represent the U.S.
Government?
Uncle Sam
What 1939 Technicolor film is this?
The Wizard of Oz
What modern pop star is this?
Lady Gaga
What spy movie character is
this?
James Bond
What basketball star is this?
Jeremy Lin
What First Lady is this?
Michelle Obama
Name this writer, inventor, and
politician from the 1700s.
Benjamin Franklin
What former First Lady, Presidential
candidate, and Secretary of State is
this?
Hillary Clinton
What talk show host, media mogul,
and philanthropist is this?
Oprah Winfrey
What labor and civil rights leader is this?
Cesar Chavez
Name this Sesame Street character, who
became even more famous during the 2012
Presidential election.
Big Bird
Name this silentfilm writer,
producer, and actor.
Charlie Chaplin
Name this
character who
represented women
working during
World War II.
Rosie the Riveter
Name this
heavyweight boxing
champion who
controversially
refused to fight in
Vietnam.
Muhammad Ali
Name this 300-foottall statue, given to
the U.S. by France
in 1886 and placed
in New York.
The Statue of
Liberty
What is the name of this mountain in South
Dakota with the faces of 4 Presidents
carved into it?
Mount Rushmore
What is the name
of this 555-foottall structure in the
nation’s capital?
The Washington
Monument
What is the name
of this famous
skyscraper in New
York?
The Empire
State Building
What is the name of this building where the
top level of the legislative branch of
government (the U.S. Congress) works?
The Capitol Building
What is the name of this building
where the top level of the executive
branch of government (the
President) lives and works?
The White House
What is the name of this building where
the top level of the judicial branch of
government works?
The Supreme Court
What is this famous American junk
food whose maker, Hostess, went out of
business in 2012?
Twinkie
What is this science fiction TV show
from the 60s?
Star Trek
What is this TV show from the 8os set
in the 50s?
Happy Days
What is this TV sitcom from the 50s?
I Love Lucy
What is this TV quiz show from the
60s-70s?
Jeopardy
What heavy metal band is this?
KISS
What is the name for
the famous list of the
most popular songs
from each week?
Top 40
What is this TV quiz show from the
60s-70s?
Jeopardy