The document is an 11 question American pop culture quiz that covers topics like recent world leader deaths, awards shows, sports championships, New York City politics, government officials, holidays, and cultural celebrations. The questions are multiple choice and touch on identifying people, matching terms to categories, recalling details about events, and recognizing cultural references.

1. American Pop
Culture Quiz
Center for Developing Chinese Language Teachers
December 2013

2. #1
• A great world leader just passed away. Four US presidents,
current and past, attended the memorial. Who is he and
which country did he lead before?

3. #2
• Please match the following awards with their fields of
representation.
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Tony Award
Oscar
Emmy Award
Grammy Award
a. Music industry
b. Movie industry
c. Theater Industry
d. Daytime
Movie, tv series,

4. #3
• Please match the following sports award with their respective
field:
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Super Bowl
World Series
Masters
NBA Finals
a. Golf
b. Football
c. Baseball
d. Basketball

5. #4
• Who is the Mayor Elect in New York City?
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DeBlasio
Bloomberg
Cuomo
Quinn

6. #5
• Which US government top-ranked official recently visited
China?
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Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State
Joe Biden, VP
Current Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense

7. #6
• Where will this year’s Superbowl be held?
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New York
New Jersey
New Orleans
New Haven

8. #7
• Which movie award has just announced its nominees?
• Oscar
• Golden Globes
• People’s Choice Awards

9. #8
• Which team moved from NJ to Brooklyn this year?
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Knicks
Nets
Giants
Jets

10. #9
• How are the NY/NJ sports team doing this year?
• 4--Excellent 3--Good
2--OK
1—Sucks
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Giants
Jets
Knicks
Nets
Rangers
Devils
Islanders

11. #10
• What is the Jewish holiday in November/December?
• Hanukkah
• Rosh Hashanah
• Yom Kippur

12. #11
• Who celebrates Kwanzaa?
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Jewish Americans
Christians
African Americans
Latino Americans