Викторина «What do You Know About the USA?»
Part 1.
Where does the president of the USA live and work?
in the Capitol.
b) in the White House.
c) in the Pentagon.
Which is the biggest state in the USA?
Texas.
California.
c) Alaska.
How many states are there in the USA?
48.
52.
50.
When did the American Civil War end?
In 1789.
In 1865.
In 1776.
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington.
Abraham Lincoln.
Ulysses Grant.
Why do the Americans celebrate the 4-th of July?
The end of the American Civil War.
Declaration of Independence.
The 1-st Moon landing.
In which city is Hollywood?
New York.
San Francisco.
Los Angeles.
What state is called “the Magnolia State”?
Alabama.
b) Mississippi.
Georgia.
9. What was the middle name of J.F.Kennedy?
a) Franklin
b) Francis
c) Fitzgerald.
10. What is the nickname of Texas?
the Lone Star State.
The Coyote State.
the Sunshine State.
Key: 1 b); 2 c); 3.c); 4 b); 5 a); 6 b); 7 c); 8 b); 9 c); 10 a).
Part 2.
Give the names
a) of the highest mountains;
of the main river, one of the longest in the world;
of the largest city;
of the most important port;
of the Five Great Lakes;
of the state where you can see 10,000 lakes;
What was the original name of New York? Why was the city renamed?2.
What street in New York is famous for cinemas, theatres, shops, restaurants? Why is it called “the Great White Way”? 4.
In what city can we see the UN Building? When was this organization formed?
On what river is the capital of the USA situated?
What is the highest building in Washington?
What is the largest office building in the world?
What is the name of the American flag? What do its parts symbolize?
What American state meets the sun first?
What state is especially rich in coal?
What is Detroit famous for?
When and where was the 1-st Constitution proclaimed?
What are the main political parties of the USA?
What is the nickname of the USA government?
When does the American president take office? How long is his term?
What American president met Stalin during the Second World War?
What is the oldest university in the USA?
What happened in 1620? Name the ship which left England for America.
What was the name of the second ship that was supposed to accompany the @May-flower” on its historic journey across the Atlantic?
When isThanksgiving Day celebrated?
When and where did the first Russian settlement appear on the American continent? Who was the founder of Fort Ross?
What happened in 1775 – 1783?
When did the Southern States leave the Union and form their own union? What was the name of this union?
Where was coca – cola invented?
By whom was the 1st American car made? When was it made?
Where is the “Popcorn Museum”?
Where do black people mainly live in New York?
Where does the Statue of Liberty stand? What is the difference between the Statue of Liberty and the Statue of Freedom?
Name 2 places of interest in Washington, connected with the names of American presidents.
What American place of interest is known to many children of the world? Where is it situated?
Name the first person who walked on the Moon. When was it?
Name the first president who lived in the White House.
What movement was Malcolm X. the leader of?
What book did Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe write?
How many presidents of the USA were assassinated?
On what holiday do children say, “Trick or treat ! Money or eat”?
When is President’s Day celebrated?
What does “green card “mean?
Who was the youngest president of the USA?
What services does AMTRAK provide?
Key. 1 a) the Cordillera Mountains 4.418: the Appalachians 2.037:
b) the Mississippi river + the Missouri:
c) San Francisco. Boston:
e) Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario:
f) Minnesota.
2. New Amsterdam. It was renamed in honour of Britain’s Duke of York.
3. Broadway. It is called “the Great White Way” because of the electric signs which
turn night into day.
4. In New York. The UN Organization was formed after World War II, in 1945.
5. the Potomac river.
6. the Capitol.
7. the Pentagon – it was built between 1941-1943.
8. “The Stars and Stripes”, the13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies, the 50 five-pointed stars represent the present number of states. In 1777 the “The Stars and Stripes”
Became the official flag of the USA. Flag Day was first celebrated in 1877 on the flag’s hundredth birthday.
9. Maine.
10. Illinois.
11. Automobile Industry.
Philadelphia was the first capital of the USA Constitution was adopted in which all the values of the world civilization of that time were summarized.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
“Uncle Sam” is a cartoon symbol of the US government.
After the elections the President takes his office on the20th of January (inaguration), his term is 4 years.
F.D.Roosevelt.
Harvard University was organized in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The “Mayflower” left England for America in 1620.
The “Speedwell” was a smaller vessel that brought some of the Pilgrims from Holland, it was to accompany the “Mayflower” on its initial departure from Southampton, England, on August 15, 1620. When the “Speedwell” proved unseaworthy and was twice forced to return to the port, the “Mayflower” finally set out alone from Plymouth a month later after taking on some of the smaller ship’s passengers and supplies.
On the fourth Thursday of November.
Fort Ross appeared in 1812, 20km from San Francisco. It was founded by Ivan Kuskov.
The War of Independence.
In 1861 the Southern States formed their Confederacy.
Coca - Cola was invented by Dr.John Pemberton in Atlanta, on the 8th of May 1886, but it was given the name Coca-Cola by his partner, Frank Robinson.
Henry Ford – XIX century, in 1903 he founded “Ford Motor Company” in Detroit (Michigan) where the conveyer was used for the first time.
In Marion, Indiana.
In Harlam.
On small Bedlor’s Island at the entrance to New York harbour. The Statue of Freedom is on the Capitol.
The Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial.
Disneyland, near Los Angeles in California opened in 1955, and Disney World in Florida opened in 1971.
Neil Armstrong (Edwin Aldrin), in 1969.
John Adams.
The movement of Afro – Americans for their rights.
“ Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.
4 presidents were assassinated: A. Lincoln – 16 (1865), James Garfield – 20 (1881), William McKinley – 25 (1901), J.F. Kennedy – 35 (1963).
Halloween.
Third Monday of February.
“green card” means permanent residence.
J.F.Kennedy – 43 years old.
AMTRAK provides railway services.
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