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Welcome to

Jeopardy!

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American

Geography

American

History

American

Culture

Romanian

History

European

Geography

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Jeopardy Example

• Example: The English equivalent

of the Romanian number “osuta” 

•Answer: What is one hundred? 

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Jeopardy Example

• Example: The number of letters

in the English alphabet• Answer: What is 26?

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Jeopardy Example

• Example: The English translation

of the Romanian word “bun”• Answer: What is good?

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Jeopardy Example

• Example: The number signifying

none• Answer: What is zero?

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Jeopardy Example

• Example: The keyboard

character commonly used tomean “and”

•Answer: What is ampersand (&)?

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American

Geography

American

History

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Culture

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Geography

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American Geography

• This ocean borders the eastern

coast of the continental US• Answer: What is the Atlantic?

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American Geography

• The sharing of a border with this

country marks the southernboundary of the US

•Answer: What is Mexico?

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American Geography

• This Pacific island chain is

America’s newest state • Answer: What is Hawaii?

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American Geography

• This mountain is the highest

peak in all of North America• Answer: What is Mount

McKinley?

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American History

• He is generally known as the

Father Of His Country andserved as its first president

•Answer: Who is GeorgeWashington?

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American History

• The signing of this document is

used to formally mark thebeginning of the United States

•Answer: What is the Declarationof Independence?

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American History

• He was the last president

assassinated in office• Answer: Who was John Kennedy?

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American History

• A sneak attack here formally

brought America into World WarII

•Answer: What is Pearl Harbor?

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American History

• The American Civil War was

fought primarily over this issue• Answer: What is states rights?

(No, not slavery)

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American Culture

• This southern singer who

emerged in the 1950’s is stillknown as the king of rock’n’roll

•Answer: Who is Elvis Presley?

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American Culture

• This sport is commonly known

as America’s pastime• Answer: What is baseball?

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American Culture

• This uniquely American cuisine

is now one of the most popularfast foods throughout the world

•Answer: What is a hamburger?

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American Culture

• This blind musician is credited

with popularizing black musicthrough the fusion of

blues/gospel• Answer: Who is Ray Charles?

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American Culture

• This ethnic group now forms the

largest cultural minority in theUS

•Answer: What is Hispanic?

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Romanian History

• Following its 1877 War of

Independence from theOttomans, he became Romania’s

first king• Answer: Who is Carol I? 

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Romanian History

• Events in this city sparked the

revolt that brought down thedictatorship of Ceauşescu in Dec

89• Answer: What is Timisoara? 

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Romanian History

• The ancient name for the

migrating people who now formthe largest ethnic minority in

Romania• Answer: Who are Magyars? 

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Romanian History

• This Roman emperor led the

conquest of the Dacians in thebeginning of the second century

AD• Answer: Who is Trajan? 

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Romanian History

• The new 200 Lei note features

this prominent Romanian poet• Answer: Who is Lucian Blaga? 

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European Geography

• This major European waterway

terminates in Romania• Answer: What is the Danube

River?

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European Geography

• England, much to Spain’s

chagrin, has ruled this strategicMediterranean location since

1704• Answer: What is Gibraltar?

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European Geography

• These Baltic states, long part of

the USSR, now belong in NATOalong with Romania

•Answer: What is Estonia, Latvia,and Lithuania?

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European Geography

• This mountain range dominates

Spain’s northern regions• Answer: What is the Pyrenees?

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European Geography

• This body of water lies between

Britain and Norway and providesa major non-Arab source of oil

•Answer: What is the North Sea?

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Final Jeopardy

• The number of countries in the

European Union now thatRomania and Bulgaria have

 joined • Answer: What is 27?