What Do You Know About the USA?

What do you know about the USA?

I Quiz

The Declaration of Independence was signed on

A. July 4, 1986
B. July 4, 1776

C. July 4, 1492

2. The Gettysburg Address was written by

A. Bill Clinton
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln

3. Hawaii became the ______state.

A. 49th
B. 50th
C. 51st

4. The youngest man elected president in the United States was

A. John F. Kennedy
B. Bill Clinton
C. Ronald Reagan

5. The American National Anthem is
A. Dixie
B. The Star Spangled Banner
C. America, the Beautiful

6. ______has been given the titile "father to his country."

A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington

7. San Francsico is located in ______.
A. California
B. Texas
C. New York

8. Bryce Canyon National Park is in ______.
A. Montana
B. California
C. Utah

9. The capital of Missouri is ______.
A. Jefferson City
B. St. Louis
C. Kansas City

10. How many Great Lakes are there?

A. 5

B. 7

C. 9
11. Las Vegas is located in ______.
A. Nevada
B. California
C. Arizona

12. San Diego borders ______.
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. Arizona

13. The capital of Florida is ______.
A. Miami
B. Tallahassee
C. Palm Beach

14. Who was the 1st American writer got Nobel prize?

A. William Cuthbert Faulkner

B. Ernest Miller Hemingway

C. Sinclair Lewis

15. / Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
A. / Neil Armstrong
B. / Pete Conrad
C. / Buzz Aldrin

16. Who were the first non-Native settlers in what is now the United States?
A. Vikings
B. English
C. Asians
17. Who were the first "pilgrims" (escaping religious persecution in Europe) in what is now the United States?
A. Puritans
B. Catholics
C. Hindus

18. / Which NASA mission landed men on the moon?
A. / Apollo 10
B. / Apollo 11
c. / Apollo 13

19. If it is 6.00 a.m. in New York what is the time in Los Angeles?

A. 6.00 a.m.

B. 3.00 a.m.

C. 9.00 a.m.

20. How much is a dime?
A. 5 cents
B. 10 cents
C. 50 cents

21. Which is the first 24 hours news channel?
A. CNN
B. Star News
C. NBC

22. Who has done the role of American President in the film Independence Day?
A. Michael Douglas
B. Harrison Ford
C. Bill Pullman

23. / The Everglades are in
A. / Florida
B. / California
C. / Alabama
24. / The airport with most passengers is the
A. / JFK in New York
B. / O'Hare in Chicago
C. / Los Angeles International Airport
25. / The three biggest cities are
A. / New York, Los Angeles and Houston
B. / New York, Los Angeles and Chicago
C. / New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia

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2.American English Dictionary

British English American English

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ground floor

lift

underground

lorry

autumn

trousers

timetable

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4.True or false?

1.The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon.

2. Martin Luther King made this famous statement:„I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

3. The Dolby Theatre (formerly known as Kodak Theatre) in Las Vegas hosts the Academy Awards ceremonies.

4. On Thanksgiving you can see a lot of jack-o’-lanterns.

5. The melting pot is a metaphor particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States.

6. The United States has two main political parties- The Democratic and the Labour parties.

7.The Silicon Valley is is the most important center of America’s computer and electronics industry.

8. The city of Chicago has been known as the "Windy City".

9. St Louis has the famous Golden Gate Bridge.

10. The famous Mardi Gras festival takes place in Philadelphia.

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