1. History of America.
- What was the 1st holiday, celebrated by American colonies?
a) Thanksgiving
b) the New Year
c) Easter
d) Christmas - What was the number of the 1st English colonies in America?
a) 14
b) 27
c) 45
d) 13 - Why did the pilgrims come to America?
a) For religious freedom
b) For great money
c) For a new land
d) For great love - Who was the 1st President of the USA?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) George Washington - Where was the Constitution of the USA worked out?
a) In Atlanta
b) In New York
c) In Washington
d) In Philadelphia
2. Literature
- Who wrote the story “The old man and the sea”?
a) Ernest Hemingway
b) Mark Twain
c) Edgar Poe
d) Walt Whitman - What is the real name of Mark Twain?
a) Samuel James Clemens
b) Samuel Langhorn Clemens
c) Sidney James Clemens
d) William Sidney Porter - Who wrote “An American Tragedy”?
a) Walt Whitman
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Mark Twain
d) Theodore Dreiser - What is the pen-name of William Sidney Porter?
a) Mark Twain
b) Edgar Poe
c) O’Henry
d) Walt Whitman - Who is the founder of the modern detective story?
a) Arthur Conan-Doyle
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Edgar Poe
d) Walter Scott
3. Education, culture, science
- What is the national anthem of the USA?
a) The star-spangled banner
b) America, the beautiful
c) Silent night
d) Yesterday - What was the 1st American University?
a) Harvard College
b) Yelle College
c) Massachusetts College
d) Wisconsin College - What is the famous library in Washington?
a) Library of the White House
b) Library of Capitol
c) Library of the Supreme Court
d) Library of Congress - Who is the king of “rock-and-roll”?
a) Walt Disney
b) Louis Armstrong
c) Elvis Presley
d) Stephen Spielberg
- What is the center of the cinema production in the USA?
a) New York
b) Washington
c) Boston
d) Hollywood
4. Famous people
- Who is considered to be the Father of his country?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) George Washington - Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA?
a) Walt Disney
b) Charles Jones
c) Norman Rockwell
d) John Portman - Who is the 43d President of the USA?
a) Bill Clinton
b) Ronald Reagan
c) George Bush, junior
d) George Bush - Which of the US Presidents was a Hollywood actor?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) George Bush
d) Abraham Lincoln - What President was assassinated in Dallas?
a) George Bush
b) Ronald Reagan
c) John Kennedy
d) Abraham Lincoln