USA Quiz Учитель: Хамидуллина И.И. МБОУ лицей г. Лобня

1.How many states are there in the USA? a)48 b)50 c)52

2.What is the American flag called? a)Stars and Stripes b)Union Flag c)Union Jack

3. When did Christopher Columbus discover America? a) in 1492 b) in 1592 c) in 1692

4.Which of the following is not a US state? a) Alaska b) Hawaii c) Tahiti

5. When is the Birthday of the United States celebrated ? a) On June, 12 th b)On July, 4 th c)On September, 8 th

6. The statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the US by France in 1884 as a symbol of Franco- American friendship. But who was the model for the statue? a) Bartholdi’ s wife b) Barholdi’ s mother c) Barholdi’ s daughter

7. Which country is bigger, or?

8. The “Big Apple” is a popular nickname- but for what? a) Los Angeles b) New York c) Chicago

9. Your American friends say to you, “Let’s go see a ball game.” What do they mean? a) b) c)

10. Where in the United States can you find the Golden Gate Bridge? a)San Francisco b)San Diego c)New Orleans

11.The two large political parties in the US are the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republican party is traditionally represented by an elephant. What animal represents the Democratic Party? a) b) c)

12. What colour are the taxis in New York? a) b) c)

13. The man in the picture is a symbol of the USA. What’s his name? a) Uncle Ben b) Uncle Tom c) Uncle Sam

14. What is the New York underground called? a) the metro b) the subway c) the tube

15. How often do American people choose a new President? a) Every 4 years b) Every 5 years c) Every 3 years

16. British people call them chips. What do Americans call them? a)English fries b)German fries c)French fries

17. Which University did Bill Gates go to? c) Columbia University b) Yale University a) Harvard University

18. The average American girl has ten Barbie dolls. But when was Barbie created? a)In 1959 b)in 1979 c)in 1989

19. What do Americans call their police officers? a)Bobbies b)Cops c)dogs

20. What buildings do you see in the pictures? a) b) c)