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Quiz  “About the USA”

9 form 

1. What is the capital of the USA?

a) London 

b) Washington

c) New York

d) Los Angeles

 

2. The USA is divided into …

a) 55 counties

b) 50 states

c) 10 provinces and 3 territories

d) 26 cantons

 

3. Who is the head of the state and executive body?

a) Queen

b) President

c) Senator

d) Vice-president

 

4. What is the residence of American President?

a) the Grey House

b) Westminster Abbey

c) the Green House

d) the White House

 

5. How many rooms does the White House have?

a)  132

b)  145 

c)  120

d)  112

 

6. What is the nickname for the USA government?

a) Uncle John

b) Uncle Nick

c) Uncle George

d) Uncle Sam

 

7. How is the flag of the USA often called?

a) stars and stripes

b) seas and bees

c) strips and tips

d) figs and wigs

 

8. Where does Congress sit?

a) in the White House

b) in the Capitol

c) in the Buckingham Palace

d) in the the Houses of Parliament

 

9. What is the unit of currency in the USA?

a) euro

b) pound

c) dollar

d) franc

 

10. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a) in New York

b) in California 

c) in Washington

d) in Boston

 

11. What street in New York is considered to be the US theatrical centre?

a) Greenwich

b) Broadway

c) Brooklyn

d) Manhattan

 

12. The climate of America is …

a) mild

b) frosty

c)  cold

d) changeable

 

13. What oceans wash the coasts of the USA?

a) the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans

b) the Indian and the Pacific Oceans

c) the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans

d) the Indian and the South Oceans

 

14. What is the longest river of the USA?

a) the Mississippi

b) the Missouri

c) the Potomac

d) The Hudson

 

15. What is the highest mountain in America?

a) Ben Nevis

b) Elbert

c) Ai Petri

d) McKinley

 

16. What mountains are there in the east of the USA?

a) the Appalachian Mountains

b) the Cordilleras

c) the Alps

d) the Carpathian Mountains

 

17. When do the Americans celebrate Independence Day?

a) June 14

b) July 4

c) January 15

d) July 7

 

18. What holiday is celebrated only in the USA?

a) the New Year

b) the Easter

c) Independence Day

d) Thanksgiving Day

 

19. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

a) on the 4 of July

b) on the fourth Thursday in November 

c) on the second Sunday in May

d) on the 31 of October

 

20. What river is Washington situated on?

a) the Columbia

b) the Colorado

c) the Potomac River

d) the Mississippi

 

 

21. Where is the Washington monument situated?

a)  in Potonic Park

b)  in Hyde Park

c)  in Regent’s Park

d)  in the National Historical Park

 

22. How is the Washington monument called?

a) “the Pen”

b) “the Brush”

c) “the Pencil”

d) “the Pointer”

 

23. What museum is devoted to the USA achievements in the exploration of space?

a)  the Modern Arts Museum

b) American Immigration Museum

c) Museum of Art

d) the NASA museum

 

24. What American writer was master of short stories?

a) Ernest Hemingway

b) Mark Twain

c) O′Henry

d) Jack London

 

25. Who was the founder of professional playing of jazz?

a)  Louis Armstrong

b)  Billie Holiday

c)  Bob Marley

d)  Elvis Presley

 

26. What was the greatest invention of American inventor Thomas Edison?

a) the electric lamp

b) the printing

c) the monitor

d) the bicycle

 

27. When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

a) 1492

b) 1892

c) 1992

d) 992

 

28. What was on the territory of the modern USA at the beginning of the 17-th century?

a) villages

b) towns

c) fields

d) colonies

 

29. When were the years of Great Depression in the USA?

a) the 1920s

b) the 1930s

c) the 1940s

d) the 1950s

 

30. Who was the first president of America?

a) Thomas Jefferson

b) Franklin Roosevelt

c) George Washington

d) John Kennedy

 

31. What president was the first who lived in the White House?

a) Johns Adams

b) Franklin Roosevelt

c) John Kennedy

d) George Washington

 

32. How many universities are there in Washington?

a)  6

b)  5

c)  7

d) 3

 

33. Where is the United Nations Building?

a) in Washington

b) in New York

c) in Boston

d) in Chicago

 

34. What is the centre of the US film industry?

a) Broadway

b) Manhattan

c) Brooklyn

d) Hollywood