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Local Enough?

Practice

Learn at your own pace, with an explanation after every answer. No score, no leaderboard – and not preparation for a citizenship test: just to know the country and your neighbours a little better.

Culture & life

At the end of high school, many American students look forward to which formal dance, with dressy outfits and often a themed ballroom?

  • ✓ Prom
  • ✕ Homecoming parade Your answer
  • C Pep rally
  • D Spring fling bake sale

Not quite.

Prom is a formal dance usually held in spring for older high school students. It is a big tradition in U.S. films and TV shows, with fancy clothes and a prom king and queen in many schools.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica / Smithsonian Magazine: history of the American high school prom

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