General Knowledge Quiz about the USA

     1. What are the two major parties in the USA?
          a) The Republicans and the Democrats.
          b) The Republics and the Socialists.
          c) The Democrats and the Labour Party.
          d) The Conservationists and the Democrats.

     2. How many states are there in the US?.
          a) 49
          b) 50
          c) 51
          d) 52

     3. What do Americans celebrate on 4th July?
          a) Thanksgiving Day.
          b) The Revolution.
          c) The Discovery of America.
          d) Independence Day.

     4. In which year was the independence from England declared?
          a) 1776
          b) 1876
          c) 1679
          d) 1779

     5. Which president freed the slaves?
          a) Thomas Jefferson
          b) George Washington
          c) Abraham Lincoln
          d) Bill Clinton

     6. Who was the civil rights leader who fought through nonviolent action?
          a) George Bush Jnr.
          b) Martin Luther King Jr.
          c) John Kennedy
          d) Leon Trotsky

7. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
     a) John Glenn
     b) Clint Eastwood
     c) Neil Armstrong
     d) Yuri Gagarin

8. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
     a) Golden Hinde
     b) Sunflower
     c) Mayflower
     d) Titanic

9. Where's the White House located?
     a) New York
     b) Washington, D.C.
     c) Boston
     d) Chicago

10. What organization tries to find solutions to world problems and disputes?
     a) The United Nations
     b) IMF
     c) FIFA
     d) NATO

11. What does IMF stand for?
     a) International Monetary Foundation
     b) International Monetary Fund
     c) Internal Money Foundation
     d) Internal Monetary Fund

12. Who said: 'We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal'?
     a) Bill Clinton
     b) George Washington
     c) Richard Nixon
     d) Thomas Jefferson

                          Key:

    1.  a               5.  c                 9. b

    2. b                6. b               10. a

    3. d               7.  c               11. b

    4. a               8.  c               12. d

United Kingdom 

1. The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are ___ from the U.K.
     a) both
     b) all

2. London is ___ capital city.
     a) a
     b) the

3. Most buses ___ postboxes in London are painted red.
     a) and
     b) or

4. The London underground is ___ commonly called "The Tube".
     a) more
     b) less

5. The unit ___ currency is called the pound.
     a) for
     b) of

6. ___ are 100 pence in a pound.
     a) There
     b) They

7. The cost of ___ a phone call starts from 10 pence.
     a) calling
     b) making

8. Everybody speaks English, but Welsh and Gaelic are also ___ in parts

    of the U.K.             a) speak
                                   b) spoken

9. Cricket, football and Rugby are ___ national sports.
     a) all
     b) both

10. However in summer tennis is popular, especially ___ the time

     of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
     a) around
     b) over

England 

1.  ___ first capital of England was Winchester.
     a) A
     b) The

2. The river ___ runs through Oxford is the Thames.
     a) which
     b) what

3. The Victoria and Albert, The British, and The Science are all famous museums ___ London.             a) on
                                 b) in

4. Nearly 400 years ___ a fire destroyed most of the city.
     a) ago
     b) since

5. Heathrow, Stanstead and Gatwick are the three airports ___ London.
     a) for
     b) of

6. Most London taxis ___ black.
     a) is
     b) are

7.London taxi drivers have to learn ___ street in the city to pass the exam to become a "cabbie".        a) all
                                       b) every

8. The English language ___ the main language of international communication..
     a) is
     b) are

9. The coach is usually cheaper ___ the train, but of course takes longer.
     a) then
     b) than

 10. The famous red London buses are called “double deckers” because ___ have

    two floors.

     a) they

     b) it

  United Kingdom                          England                   

         Key:                                        Key:

    1) a           6) a                                           1) b          6) b

    2) b           7) b                                           2) a          7) b

    3) a           8) b                                           3) b          8) a

    4) a           9) a                                           4) a           9) b

    5) b         10) a                                           5) b        10) a