1) In America, the age of a child is often marked by the number of _____ a) balloons in the room b) candles on the cake c) presents for the child d) friends allowed to come to the house 2) Which of the following is not a childhood birthday tradition? a) Eat cake b) Unwrap presents c) Have a party with friends d) Sing the birthday song e) Throw flour on the birthday child 3) True or False: Everyone in America celebrates birthdays a) True b) False 4) True or False: Some elementary schools have birthday parties in class. a) True b) False 5) On an American's _____ birthday, they may legally drink alcohol. a) 16th b) 18th c) 20th d) 21st e) 25th 6) True or False: If you go to a restaurant on your birthday, they might give you free dessert or a drink. a) True b) False 7) In the Jewish tradition, children enter into adulthood at the age of _____ a) 13 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18 e) 20 f) 21 8) In the Hispanic tradition, girls enter adulthood at the age of _____ a) 13 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18 e) 20 f) 21 9) In some American families, girls have a special birthday party called "Sweet _____" a) 13 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18 e) 20 f) 21 10) A old-fashioned coming-of-age ritual, common in the South, is a formal dance called a ____ or a _____ a) cotillon b) debutante ball c) prom d) A and B e) B and C f) A and C 11) Prom is a formal dance at _____ a) American high schools b) American universities c) American private academies d) American social clubs 12) Students at prom elect a _____ a) president and vice president b) emperor and empress c) prince and princess d) king and queen e) prime minister and president 13) Americans become legal adults at the age of _____ a) 13 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18 e) 20 f) 21 14) At the age of 18, most Americans also _____ a) complete a year of military service b) get a driving license c) graduate high school d) move out of their parents' house 15) True or False: American students must wear the same outfit to their school's graduation ceremony. a) True b) False 16) At the age of 21, Americans still cannot _____ a) drive a car b) smoke cigarettes c) consume cannabis/marijuana d) rent a car e) get birth control products 17) True or False: Before an American man can get married, he must ask for permission from his partner's parents. a) True b) False 18) Most modern wedding proposals include _____ a) a formal ceremony b) a legal contract c) an engagement ring d) a honeymoon 19) Which of the following is not a pre-wedding party? a) Bachelor Party b) Bridal Shower c) Anniversary d) Bachelorette Party 20) Which of the following is not unlucky on an American wedding day? a) Raining during the ceremony b) Seeing your fiancé(e) before the ceremony c) Receiving a knife as a gift d) Seeing a monk or nun before the ceremony 21) Which Abrahamic faith does not have a specific wedding contract in America? a) Muslim b) Jewish c) Christian 22) If you "jump the broom" at your American wedding, you may be... a) Jewish b) Arab c) Indian d) Irish e) African-American 23) How many adult witnesses are required for a legally binding wedding? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 8 f) 10 24) These witnesses would likely be the _____ a) Best Man and Maid of Honor b) Ringbearer and Flower Girl c) Bride and Groom 25) Who does not traditionally make a speech at the wedding? a) Best Man b) Maid of Honor c) Father of the Groom d) Father of the Bride e) Ringbearer 26) There are three common dances at the wedding, not including _____ a) Bride and Groom's First Dance b) Father-Daughter Dance c) Mother-Son Dance d) Brother-Sister Dance 27) True or False: There is a list of traditional gifts for wedding anniversaries. a) True b) False 28) At American funerals, people usually wear _____ a) white clothes b) black clothes c) red clothes 29) Military funerals and _____ funerals have common elements: uniforms, American flag presented to the widow(er) or orphan, and special music a) political b) rich people's c) police  30) In New Orleans, jazz funerals are ____ a) very sad b) a happy celebration of life c) long and cold

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