1. Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

2. UNITED STATES BASICS

3. Instructions For each question choose the correct answer. If you are right, you score 1 point. For each extra question you score 2 points. Good luck!

4. QUESTION 1 What oceans wash the USA? a) the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean b) the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean c) the Pacific and the Indian Ocean

5. ANSWER 1 a) the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean

6. EXTRA QUESTION 1 Which countries does the USA have land borders with? Mexico and Canada

7. QUESTION 2 2. What is the longest river in the USA? a) The Colorado b) The Mississippi c) The Saint Lawrence

8. ANSWER 2 b) The Mississippi

9. EXTRA QUESTION 2 What is the Mississippi's largest tributary? The Missouri

10. QUESTION 3 3. The five Great Lakes do not include … a) Lake Superior b) Great Salt Lake c) Lake Erie

11. ANSWER 3 b) Great Salt Lake

12. EXTRA QUESTION 3 Which is the nearest large city? Salt Lake City

13. QUESTION 4 4. New York City is the capital of... a) the USA b) New York State c) is not the capital of any states

14. ANSWER 4 c) is not the capital of any states

15. EXTRA QUESTION 4 What is the capital of New York? Albany

16. QUESTION 5 5. What form of government has the United States of America? a) Federal Republic b) Presidential Republic c) Parliamentary Monarchy

17. ANSWER 5 a) Federal Republic

18. EXTRA QUESTION 5 What are the three branches of federal government? Executive Legislative Judicial

19. QUESTION 6 6. A carved pumpkin is the symbol of which holiday? a) Christmas b) Thanksgiving Day c) Halloween

20. ANSWER 6 c) Halloween

21. EXTRA QUESTION 6 On which day is Halloween celebrated? October 31

22. QUESTION 7 7. How many stars does the American flag have? a) 48 b) 50 c) 52

23. ANSWER 7 b) 50

24. EXTRA QUESTION 7 What do the 13 stripes symbolize? 13 original colonies

25. QUESTION 8 8. New York has the following nickname... a) The Big Apple b) The Great Apple c) The Big Bowl

26. ANSWER 8 c) The Big Apple

27. EXTRA QUESTION 8 Which American city has the nickname Big Easy? Chicago New Orleans Atlanta New Orleans ( Chicago is 'The Big Onion' and Atlanta 'the Big Peach')

28. QUESTION 9 9. How many boroughs does New York City consist of? a) 5 b) 3 c) There aren’t any districts in NewYork city

29. ANSWER 9 a) 5

30. EXTRA QUESTION 9 Name at least four of the five New York boroughs. The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island

31. QUESTION 10 10. Who was the first American President? a) Benjamin Franklin b) Theodore Roosevelt c) George Washington

32. ANSWER 10 c) George Washington

33. EXTRA QUESTION 10 When did he become president? 1789

34. QUESTION 11 11. What is the largest state in the USA? a) Alaska b) Florida c) Texas

35. ANSWER 11 a) Alaska

36. EXTRA QUESTION 11 Which is the second largest state in the US? Texas

37. QUESTION 12 12. When is Independence Day in the USA? a) December 25th b) November 11th c) July 4th

38. EXTRA QUESTION 12 c) July 4th

39. QUESTION 13 13. In what country was the Statue of Liberty made? a) in France b) in USA c) in Russia

40. ANSWER 13 a) in France

41. EXTRA QUESTION 13 What was the statue made from? copper

42. QUESTION 14 14. How long is an American President’s term of office? a) 2 years b) 4 years c) 8 years

43. ANSWER 14 b) 4 years

44. EXTRA QUESTION 14 Who is the current Vice President? Joe Biden Hillary Clinton George Bush Joe Biden (Hillary Clinton is the head of the Department of State, George Bush is the former president)

45. QUESTION 15 15. Jazz was first developed in... a) New York City b) Chicago c) New Orleans

46. ANSWER 15 c) New Orleans

47. EXTRA QUESTION 15 Name the most famous American jazz musician. Luis Armstrong

48. What is your score? 48 – 42 Excellent! You are an expert on the USA! 41 – 32 Good job. You know a lot of important facts about the USA 31 – 22 Not too bad. You remembered some information. < 21 You need more revision! Better luck next time!

49. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.