There are ______ main political parties in the USA.

The United States of America

CITIES

1. The main industry of Washington D. C. is …

a. aircraft b. government c. textiles d. armaments

2. What is the centre of cinema production in the USA?

a. Las Vegas b. San Francisco c. Hollywood d. Los Angeles

3. What do people call New York?

a. a melting pot b. a big pot c. a big mug d. a big apple

4. What is the largest city in the USA?

a. Washington D.C. b. Chicago c. New York d. San Francisco

5. This city was built on the banks on the Potomac river:

a. New York b. Washington D.C. c. Los Angeles d. Salt Lake City

HOLIDAYS

6. When is Independence Day celebrated?

a. 4th April b. 4th June c. 4th July d. 4th August

7. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

a. in October b. in November c. in December d. in January

8. On Halloween people decorate their houses with…

a. pumpkins b. fur trees c. candles d. eggs

9. Americans celebrate the President's Day in

a. November b. December c. January d. February

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

10. How many oceans wash the USA?

a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 1

11. Where is the USA situated?

The highest mountain is the _______________.

a. Mount Foraker b. Blanca Peak c. Mount Whitney d. Mount McKinley

13. What is the largest river in the USA?

a. the Mississippi b. the Amazon c. the Missouri d. the Rio Grande

14. In the north the USA borders on…

a. Mexico b. Alaska c. Canada d. France

EDUCATION

15. What university is the oldest in the USA?

a. Princeton b. New York c. Washington d. Harvard

16. What is the American equivalent for the English word “form”

a. store b. mail c. line d. grade

POLITICS

There are ______ main political parties in the USA.

a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d. 5

18. Who is commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces?

a. vice-president b. senators c. the Queen d. president

19. What’s the name of the main document in the USA?

20. Who is the head of the US state and government?

a. President b. Prime Minister c. Tsar d. Queen

21. The American Congress consists of the Senate and…

22. Department of Defense of the USA is called:

a. White House b. The Pentagon c. Empire State Building d. the Capitol

MUSIC

23. What kind of music first was developed in New Orleans?

a. rock b. jazz c. rap d. folk

24. What farmer had a lot of animals on his farm in the old American song?

a. old McDonald b. old McDonald’s c. old McCartney d. old McKinley

25. What singer was called 'the King of rock-n-roll'?

a. Bob Dylan b. Freddy Mercury c. Elvis Presley d. John Lennon

FAMOUS PEOPLE

26. The most prolific of all inventors in history, who patented 1,093 different inventions in the USA including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector and the phonograph is …

a. Lord Kelvin b. Henry Fielding c. James Prescott Joule d. Thomas Edison

27. What is the real name of Mark Twain?

a. Samuel Clemens b. Mac Milan c. John Brown d. Johnson Wright

28. Who was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a. Abraham Lincoln b. Thomas Jefferson c. George Washington d. Ronald Reagan

29. Who was the first man on the Moon?

a. Bell b. Newton c. Armstrong d. Neznayka

GENERAL INFORMATION

30. What is the American flag known as?

a. Union Jack b. Stars and Stripes c. Tricolour d. Royal Standard

31. How many stars are there on the American flag?

a. 45 b. 50 c. 13 d. 55

32. How many stripes are there on the American flag?

a. 10 b. 50 c. 13 d. 30

33. What do American people call their police officers?

a. copper b. cops c. bobbies d. Inverness

34. What is a national symbol of the USA?

a. the rose b. the Cherokee rose c. the Statue of Liberty d. the bald eagle

35. What are the native Americans called?

a. Maori b. aborigines c. Indians d. Eskimo

36. The Statue of Liberty in harbour of New York was presented to the USA by:

a. France b. Great Britain c. Germany d. Spain

37. In the USA “down town” means

a. away from the centre b. in suburbs c. in the centre d. a small town

FOOD

38. Food which is served in Mc Donald’s is called …

a. easy food b. prepared food c. fast food d. cheap food

SIGHTS

39. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a. New York b. Washington D.C. c. Atlanta d. San Francisco

40. The highest building in Washington D.C. is…

a. the White House b. the Capitol c. National Gallery of Art d. the Empire State Building

41. What is the second name of the Washington memorial?

a. the Pen b. the Penсil c. the Ruler d. the Tower

HISTORY

42. When was America discovered?

a. 1492 b. 1468 c. 1620 d. 1640

43. The Mayflower was the ship on which British settlers arrived in North America in 1620. They were….

a. the Puritans b. the Pilgrims c. the Mormons d. the settlers of the Virginia company

44. Who made the first American flag?

a. Betsy Ross b. Mary Ross c. Jane Ross d. Ann Ross

STATES

45. What state of the USA is situated in the Pacific Ocean?

a. Texas b. Utah c. Hawaii d. California

46. WhatAmerican state is situated 50 miles from Russia?

a. Alaska b. Washington c. Atlanta d. Georgia

47. What is the largest state in the USA?

a. Colorado b. California c. Michigan d. Alaska

48. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor of the state:

a. Texas b. Hawaii c. Utah d. California

49. What is Washington?

a. a country b. a district c. a city d. a state

50. What state does the capital of the USA Washington, D.C. belong to?

a. none b. Washington c. Columbia d. Texas

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