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9-11класс “Do you know the USA”

Подготовила Гусалова Э.В.

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9-11класс “Do you know the USA”

1.Which American state was last to acquire “state” status?

-(Hawaii was the last state to gain “state» ‘status in the United States of America. )

2.Which city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian city?

- (St. Petersburg)

3. In which mountain are the faces of 4 American Presidents chiseled?

-(on Mount Rushmore )

4. Name the highest mountain range in the eastern U.S.?

-(the Appalachian Mountains). 

5. Which American President wasthe1`st to live in the White House?

-(John Adams, the 2nd U. S. President)

6. Who were the “ Blues ” & who were the ”Greys” during the American Civil War?

- (the "Blues" were the North (Union), the "Greys" were the South (Confederacy)

7 .Which American general , who later become the 34^th President , commanded all U.S. forces during World War II?

-(Dwight David Eisenhower)

8. Which American astronaut first stepped on the surface of the Moon & what was the year? What was the name of his spaceship?

( - Neil Armstrong; 1969; Apollo II. 70)

9.In what city & state is the Liberty Bell located?

- (in Philadelphia, Pennsyl­vania)

10.Who was the 1^st President ?

- (Abra­ham Lincoln)

11.Which sport is considered to be the national game of America?

-(baseball)

12.What is the tradition American food for the Thanks-giving dinner?

- (tur­key, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie)

13.What is the name of the largest library in the U.S.A.?

-(the Library of Congress)

14.Which famous American document begins with the words “We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union….”?

(the Constitution of the United States).

15 Which two novels by M. Twain are called “the 1^st Modern American Novels”?

-("The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Saw­yer")