THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1.When Columbus discovered America hę was on his way to. ....
a. China and India
b. China and Japan
c. India and Egypt
2. The man who fell in love with the Indian princess Pocahontas was ...................
a. George Washington
b. Captain John Smith
c. Buffalo Bill
3. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a. 4 th of July 1776
b. 3 rd of July 1775
c. 4 th of July 1775
4. How long did the Civil War last?
a. 3 years
b. 5 years
c. 4 years
5. When did the USA enter the First World War?
a. 1914
b. 1917
c. 1915
6. A dance known as Charleston appeared in. ............
a. 1930s
b. 1920s
c. 1950s
7. The end of the good times for the stock - market, known as the Great Depression came in. ......
a. 1928
b. 1925
c. 1929
8. When was John Kennedy assassinated?
a. 1969
b. 1970
c. 1963
9. Which branch of the American Government does the President represent?
a. Legislative
b. Executive
c. Judicial
10. There are two leading parties in the USA:
a. the Democratic and the Conservative party
b. the Republican and the Conservative party
c. the Democratic and the Republican party
11. OSCAR - the name of the prestigious award granted by the American motion - picture industry first appeared in.................
a. 1928
b. 1930
c. 1929
12. There are 50 stars and. ........ stripes in the US flag.
a. 15
b. l6
c. l3
13. The capital of New York State is:
a. New York City
b. Albany
c. Washington
14. Alaska was bought from Russia in. .......
a. 1867
b. 1854
c. 1912
15. The smallest of the 50 states is:
a. Massachusetts
b. New Jersey
c. Rhode Island
16. What are these people famous for?

1. Hellen Keller	a. jazz musician
2. Sitting Bullb.	b. the first blind and deaf writer
3. Duke Ellington	c. a Sioux chief

17. Whose portrait does an American dollar banknote display?
a. George Washington ' s
b. Henry David Thoreau 's
c. Abraham Lincoln's
18. One of these people was not a jazz musician, which one?
a. John Tobin
b. Miles Davis
c. Ella Fitzgerald
19. Who said "TIME IS MONEY"?
a. John Kennedy
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Benjamin Franklin
20. Which of these is not a university?
a. Yale
b. West Point
c. Fort Knox
21 Manhattan was bought for. ......
a. 10 000 dollars
b. 7 dollars
c. 24 dollars
22. The man who started Mc Donalds was. ...
a. Nathaniel Courthope
b. Ray Kroc
c. Richard Burton
23. Who is the author of the book titled "TARZAN OF THE APES":
a. H.P. Lovecraft
b. Edgar Rice Burroughs
c. Ernest Hemingway
24. Kurt Vonnegut is the author of. ...
a. "MOTHER NIGHT"
b. "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"
c. "THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER"
25 The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous sight of. ...
a. Hollywood
b. Chicago
c. San Francisco
26. Which city has become known as The Big Apple?
a. New York
b. Philadelphia
c. Chicago
27. Thanksgiving is celebrated in. ....
a. July
b. November
c. after Christmas
28. Coca-Cola has its headquarters in. ...
a. Nashville
b. Atlanta
c. Dallas
29. The Ivy League is a (an);
a. association of universities
b. TV series
c. baseball division
30. The pen- name of Samuel Laughorne Clemens was:
a. Jack London
b. Mark Twain
c. Herman Melville
31. COUNTRY music is associated with
a. Wisconsin
b. Michigan
c. Tennessee
32. Which of the lakes is shared by the USA and Canada?
a. Lake Michigan
b. Lake Winnipeg
c. Lake Ontario
33. The Hoover Dam is on the. .....
a. Ohio River
b. Missouri River
c. Colorado River
34. Pontiac was a. .....
a. pioneer
b. car designer
c. Indian chief
35. Alan J. Pakula will be remembered as an outstanding
a. conductor
b. fashion designer
c. film director
Odpowiedzi:
1.a
2.b
3.a
4.b
5.b
6.b
7.c
8.c
9.b
10.c
11.c
12.c
13.b
14.a
15.c
16.1b, 2c, 3a
17.a
18.a
19.c
20.c
21.c
22.b
23.b
24.a
25.c
26.a
27.b
28.b
29.a
30.b
31.c
32.c
33.c
34.c
35.c

Quiz został opracowany na podstawie testów olimpiady okręgowej, testów egzaminów wstępnych na Uniwersytet Śląski oraz artykułów zamieszczonych w czasopiśmie:
"The World of English".

Opracowanie: mgr Agnieszka Bil-Malarz
mgr Magdalena Piecha

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