Слайд 21. Which of these is not a borough of New York?
a) Queens
b) Manhattan
c) Broadway
d) Brooklyn
Слайд 32. The largest state in the USA is:
a) Texas
b) California
c) Washington
d) Alaska
Слайд 43.The national emblem of the USA is:
a) the Statue of
Liberty
b) the bald eagle
c) the mountain bluebird
d) the buffalo
Слайд 54. The highest court in the US is:
a) the Supreme Court
b)
the Court of Appeals
c) the Federal Court
d) the District Court
Слайд 65. The seat of both houses of the U.S. Congress is:
a) the White House
b) the Pentagon
c) the National Mall
d) the Capitol
Слайд 76. The Gulf War in 1991 was fought against:
a) Kuwait
b) Iraq
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Iran
Слайд 87. Which of these is not an American car brand?
a) Jaguar
b) Ford
c) Hummer
d) Chrysler
Слайд 98. President George Bush (junior) is the leader of:
a) the
Conservative Party
b) the Democratic Party
c) the Liberal Party
d) the Republican Party
Слайд 109. The flag of the United States has:
a) 12 stripes
and 49 stars
b) 13 stripes and 50 stars
c) 12 stripes and 51 stars
d) 13 stripes and 51 stars
Слайд 1110. The national anthem (hymn) of the USA is:
a) the
Stars and Stripes
b) the Star-Spangled Banner
c) We Shall Survive
d) God Save America
Слайд 1211.The USA was originally formed by ______ British colonies which announced
their separation from Britain.
a) 8 b) 9 c) 13 d) 15
Слайд 1312.The Declaration of Independence was adopted
a) on June 4th, 1776
b) on July 4th, 1776
c) on June 4th, 1783 d) on July 4th, 1783
Слайд 1413. John F. Kennedy was _______ when he became the president
of the USA.
a) 35
b) 44
c) 55
d) 64
Слайд 1514. The USA is a federal republic of
a) 50 states and
Alaska
b) 50 states and Hawaii
c) 50 states
d) 49 states
Слайд 1615. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to commemorate
a) the discovery of America
by Columbus
b) the victory of the first colonists over the Indians in 1602
c) the first harvest of Plymouth colony in 1621
d) the marriage of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Слайд 1716. The Congress of the USA consists of
a) 100 Senators
and 435 Representatives
b) 100 Senators and 435 Commons
c) 100 Senators and 435 Electors
d) 100 Senators and 50 Governors
Слайд 1817. The Civil War (1861-1865) began because of
a) the fact that
the northern states did not want to abolish slavery
b) the fact that the southern states wanted to be a part of Britain
c) great social and economic differences between the north and the south
d) religious differences between the north and the south
Слайд 1918. Which of the following is the highest peak in the
USA?
a) the Rocky Mountain
b) the Grand Canyon
c) Mount McKinley
d) Mount Rushmore
Слайд 2019. The longest-serving US President (the only president to be elected
three times) was:
a) G. Washington b) A. Lincoln c) F.D. Roosevelt d) J.F.Kennedy
Слайд 2120. Presidential elections in the US are held every
a) 3 years
b) 4 years c) 5 years d) 6 years
Слайд 2221. The term ‘Big Apple’ refers to
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) Manhattan d) New York
Слайд 2322. Which of these is not the American national sport?
a) baseball
b) basketball
c) rugby d) American football
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23. Broadway is famous for
a) financial institutions which have their
offices there
b) a theatre and cinema district
c) the headquarters of the United Nations
d) skyscrapers
Слайд 2524. ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ was written by
a) M. Twain
b) E. Hemingway
c) E.A.Poe d) F.S. Fitzgerald
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25. One of these performers is not American:
a) Madonna
b) George Michael
c)
Jon Bon Jovi
d) Franc Sinatra
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26. Washington D.C. is situated on:
a) the Mississippi River
b)
the Colorado River
c) the Hudson River
d) the Potomac River
Слайд 2827. The highest office building in the USA at the moment
is:
a) the Sears Tower in Chicago
b) the Empire State Building in New York
c) the Statue of Liberty in New York
d) the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Слайд 2928.The Golden Gate Bridge, one of the world's most famous suspension
bridges, is situated in
a) Los Angeles
b) Boston
c) Philadelphia
d) San Francisco
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29.The biggest American river is:
a) the Colorado
b) the Mississippi
c) the Missouri
d) the Yukon
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30. The oldest American university is:
a) Harvard
b) Yale
c) Princeton
d) Columbia
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31. We can find Las Vegas in:
a) California
b) Nevada
c) New York
d)
Arizona
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32. "That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for
mankind" was said by
a) Neil Amstrong
b) Martin Luther King
c) J.F.Kennedy
d) Abraham Lincoln
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33. Andy Warhol was an American
a) painter b)
poet
c) scientist d) politician
Слайд 3534. The $1 banknote has the portrait of____ on it.
a) Franklin
b) Lincoln
c) Jefferson
d) Washington
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35. New York was founded in 1625 by
a) the British
b) the French
c) the Dutch d) the Spanish
Слайд 3736. Which of the following was not invented in the USA?
a)
Coca Cola b) jeans
c) pizza d) telephone
Слайд 3837. Which of these films was not directed by Steven Spielberg?
a)
Jaws
b) Raiders of the Lost Ark
c) E.T.
d) Star Wars
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38. A ‘nickel’ is
a) a five-cent coin
b) a ten-cent coin
c) a twenty-cent coin
d) a fifty-cent coin
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39. Which of the following we cannot find in the Wasington
D.C.
a) the White House
b) the Walk Of Fame
c) Lincoln Memorial
d) the Capitol Buildings
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40. The annual awards for artistic achievements in music are called:
a)
Emmy Awards
b) Grammy Awards
c) Oscar Awards
d) Pulitzer Prizes