BCC ESL Program US Culture Contest Part 1
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BCC ESL Program
US Culture Contest
Part 1
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How many English
colonies were there in North America in the 17th century?
13
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When did the colonial leaders sign the Declaration of
Independence?
July 4, 1776
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Who was the first president of the United
States?
George Washington
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How many stars are
there on the American
flag today?
50
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What are the names of the two
houses of Congress?
The Senate and the House of
Representatives
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Can the president of the United States pass laws?
No
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Which amendment guarantees citizens the
freedom of speech?
The 1st amendment
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The 18th amendment was
called Prohibition. What did this
amendment do?
It prohibited the sale of alcoholic
beverages.
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During Prohibition a lot of alcohol was
sold illegally. What gangster became rich during this
time?
Al Capone
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What is the maximum number of years that someone can be president of the United
States?
8 years (two four-year terms)
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Which amendment
allows citizens the right to own
a gun?
The 2nd amendment
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What disease did the Europeans who arrived in the New World in the 17th century bring with them
that killed many Native Americans?
smallpox
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Africans were brought to the United States as slaves. In which part of the United
States was slavery common?
the Southern states
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Which war ended slavery in the United States?
The Civil War
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When did the Civil War begin? When
did it end?
It began in 1861 and ended in 1865.
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Many immigrants came from Europe to the United States in the 19th century by ship. Where did
they land?
at Ellis Island
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Many Chinese came to California
during the 19th century. What
kinds of jobs did they do?
Mining and building the
railroad
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What kind of work did many of the slaves do in the South before the
Civil War?
They worked in the fields picking cotton
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What president was
assassinated at the end of the
Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who killed President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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During the 19th century, which section
of the country had more manufacturing,
the North or the South?
The North
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What was the name of the laws passed after the Civil War that created a system of segregation
between blacks and whites in the South?
Jim Crow Laws
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In the 1950s a famous Supreme Court case ended
segregation. What was the name of
this case?
Brown versus Board of
Education
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Which neighborhood in the US has the largest new Year Parade outside of Asia?
San Francisco Chinatown
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When was gold
discovered in California?
1848
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What happened in San Francisco in
1906?
The Great Earthquake and fire
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Who was president during the Great Depression in the 1930s?
Franklin Roosevelt
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What was the name of the program President Roosevelt introduced during
the Great Depression to build infrastructure and the economy?
The New Deal
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What American city is associated with the movie
industry?
(Los Angeles)
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What American city is famous for
the automobile industry?
Detroit
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Which is the largest state in the continental United States?
Texas
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What is the longest river in the United
States?
The Mississippi
River
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Which city in the United States was
devastated by Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans
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In which state is
gambling legal?
Nevada
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What is the name of
Oakland’s professional
baseball team?
the Oakland A’s
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What is the capital of
California?
Sacramento
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What American President was assassinated in
1963?
John F. Kennedy
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Who killed John F Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
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How did Martin
Luther King Jr. die?
He was assassinated
in 1968
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Who was president of the United States
before Obama?
George W. Bush
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Who was president of the United
States before George W.
Bush?
Bill Clinton
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How many Supreme
Court justices are
there?
9
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How long can a Supreme Court justice keep his/her
job?
for life
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Are immigrants eligible to run for president of the
United States?
No. To be president you have to be born here.
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Are judges to the Supreme Court elected or appointed?
They are appointed by the president.
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Are immigrants eligible to run for governor or other
offices?
Yes. (In fact the former governor of California was Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
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What former movie actor became president of the
United States?
Ronald Reagan
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What do we call the lowest hourly rate of pay allowed by
law?
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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Which act in 1964 prohibited
segregation in schools and public places and
prohibited discrimination by
employers?
The Civil Rights Act
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Which act in 1965 gave the federal government the
power to make sure that African-
Americans were allowed to vote in
elections?
The Voting Rights Act
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Who said the words, “… I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character?”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Which organization was established in 1961 to fight for equal rights for
women?
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What is the term used to describe policies and actions that
help to reverse the effects of current and past discrimination?
Affirmative Action
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What law passed in
1990 supports the
rights of disabled people?
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What is the name of the period in history (1929-1940) when economic activity slowed dramatically, prices
fell, and people lost their jobs?
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the
constitution?
The Bill of Rights
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What is the name for the lands Native Americans were
forced onto?
reservations
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What is the capital of the United States?
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What was the name of the death march that killed 4,000 Cherokees
in 1837?
The Trail of Tears
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What was the name of the event that took place in New York in 1969 where gay people fought back against raiding police, inspiring the Gay
Liberation Movement?
The Stonewall Riots
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Who was the openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor who
was murdered by Dan White in
1978?
Harvey Milk
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Who is the man whose videotaped beating by the Los
Angeles Police Department during a traffic stop led to the LA Riots in 1991?
Rodney King
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What famous student uprising began in the 1960s at UC Berkeley?
Free Speech Movement
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What famous Oakland group, started at Merritt College, was important
in the Black Power movement in the 1960s?
The Black Panther Party
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Who was the first African American to play on a major
league baseball team?
Jackie Robinson
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Who was Leadbelly (1885-1949)?
A famous American blues
singer
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Who was Billie Holiday (1915-
1959)?
A famous American jazz
singer
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What is the voting age for American citizens?
18
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What is the legal
drinking age for
Americans?
21
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When were the first fast-food
restaurants opened in the
US?
The 1940’s
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What is the nickname of California?
The Golden State
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What is the nickname of the state of New York?
The Empire State
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What is the name of the American National Anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
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What is the motto of
California?
Eureka (I have
found it)
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Name 3 Native American (Indian) tribes
(any 3) Sioux, Cherokee, Navajo, Ohlone, Apache,
Blackfeet, Iroquois, Seminole
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How many states are there in the United States?
50
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How many senators are there in the United States?
100
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What date is the birthday of the United States?
July 4, 1776
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What was the name of the document that ended slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
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What do the 13 stripes on the US flag represent?
The first 13 colonies (now states)
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Name the ship on which The Pilgrims traveled to America.
The Mayflower
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What is the youngest age the President of the United States
can be?
35
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In what month do American citizens vote for the
President?
November