UK and USA. QUIZ

1.       Who was the first President of the United States of America?
a) A, Lincoln     b) Th. Jefferson c)  G, Washington

2.         The Republican party is traditionally represented by an elephant.

What animal represents the Democratic Party?

a) a monkey    b) a tiger         c) a donkey

3.          What is the national symbol of America?

a) the bear         b) the bald eagle        c) the lion

4.       What is the smallest state of the USA?

a) Rhode Island      b) Nebraska        c) New Jersey

5.         Where is the tallest building (sky-scraper) in the world ?
a) in Tokyo         b) in New York        c) in Chicago

6.         Who lived in America before Columbus came ?

a) Americans        b) Indians        c) Spanish

7.       What date is regarded to be the date of the discovery of America ?

a) 1392             b) 1492            c) 1592

8.       After what event did America become independent  ?

a) after a war with Great Britain     b) after the Civil War       c) after the battle of Trafalgar

9.       What is the largest river in the USA ?

a) the St. Lawrence River     b) The Rio Grande      c) the Mississippi with Missouri

10.     What is the second largest city of the USA famous for its meat

industry ?
a) New York          b) Chicago          c) Los Angeles

11.     Where is the Statue of Liberty situated ?

a) in Washington      b) in New York        c) in Philadelphia

12.     Where is Washington, the capital of the USA, situated ?

a) on the Potomac River      b) on the Hudson River       c) on the Columbia

13.       What is the name of the official residence of the President of the

USA?

a) the Capitol         b) the Pentagon         c) the White House

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

a) British Columbia          b) Louisiana                 c) Hawaii

15.     What strait separates Russia from America ?

a) the Cook Strait         b) the Bering Strait       c) the Dover Strait

16.     Where and when was Harvard University built ?

a) in 1696 in Boston    b) in 1596 in Washington    c) in 1796 in New York

17.     What is the national sport in the USA ?

a) football             b) rugby        c) baseball

18.     How is the United States often called ?

a) salad bowl/ mixed salad     b) green apple    c) country of great changes

19.       Who was the author of «The Declaration of Independence» ?
a) G. Washington          b) Th. Jefferson              c) J. Madison

20.       Who wrote these verses ?

                                          « Long, long afterwards, in an oak

                                          I found an arrow still unbroken»

a) Henry Longfellow       b) Robert Frost     c) William Blake.

THE USA QUIZ (10).

1. Who was the first President of the United States of America?
a) A, Lincoln b) Th. Jefferson c) G, Washington

2. The Republican party is traditionally represented by an elephant.

What animal represents the Democratic Party?

a) a monkey b) a tiger c) a donkey

3. What is the national symbol of America?

a) the bear b) the bald eagle c) the lion

4. What is the smallest state of the USA?

a) Rhode Island b) Nebraska c) New Jersey

5. Where is the tallest building (sky-scraper) in the world ?
a) in Tokyo b) in New York c) in Chicago

6. Who lived in America before Columbus came ?

a) Americans b) Indians c) Spanish

7. What date is regarded to be the date of the discovery of America ?

a) 1392 b) 1492 c) 1592

8. After what event did America become independent ?

a) after a war with Great Britain b) after the Civil War c) after the battle of Trafalgar

9. What is the largest river in the USA ?

a) the St. Lawrence River b) The Rio Grande c) the Mississippi with Missouri

10. What is the second largest city of the USA famous for its meat

industry ?
a) New York b) Chicago c) Los Angeles

11. Where is the Statue of Liberty situated ?

a) in Washington b) in New York c) in Philadelphia

12. Where is Washington, the capital of the USA, situated ?

a) on the Potomac River b) on the Hudson River c) on the Columbia

13. What is the name of the official residence of the President of the

USA?

a) the Capitol b) the Pentagon c) the White House

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

a) British Columbia b) Louisiana c) Hawaii

15. What strait separates Russia from America ?

a) the Cook Strait b) the Bering Strait c) the Dover Strait

16. Where and when was Harvard University built ?

a) in 1696 in Boston b) in 1596 in Washington c) in 1796 in New York

17. What is the national sport in the USA ?

a) football b) rugby c) baseball

18. How is the United States often called ?

a) salad bowl/ mixed salad b) green apple c) country of great changes

19. Who was the author of «The Declaration of Independence» ?
a) G. Washington b) Th. Jefferson c) J. Madison

20. Who wrote these verses ?

« Long, long afterwards, in an oak

I found an arrow still unbroken»

a) Henry Longfellow b) Robert Frost c) William Blake.