Викторина по английскому языку для 10-11 класса общеобразовательной школы по страноведению «The United States of America»
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The USA is a 
a) republic 

b) absolute monarchy
c) constitutional monarchy 

d) anarchy

Who was the first president of USA? 
a) George Washington. 
b) Bill Clinton. 
c) Abraham Lincoln. 

Name the first President who lived in the White House. 
a) Gorge Washington. 
b) John Adams. 
c) John Kennedy. 

What is Abraham Lincoln famous for?

Авраам Линкольн(12 февраля 1809 года) – 16-й и самый любимый гражданами США президент. Прославился тем, что был первым президентом страны от республиканской партии, а также тем, что отменил в США рабство.

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth, 14 апреля 1865 года во время спектакля в театре Форда в Вашингтоне выстрелом из пистолета смертельно ранил президента Линкольна

When did the slavery come to an end?

 18 декабря 1865 года. 13-я поправка к Конституции 

The oldest and the youngest US presidents elected were respectively
a)Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy
b)Ronald Reagan and Theodore Roosevelt
c)George Washington and Bill Clinton
d)George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

What is the full name of Obama?

Barack Hussein Obama II4 августа 1961,Гонолулу, Гавайи, США) — действующий (с 20 января 2009 года) 44-й президент 

Who is United States Secretary of State?

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (67th) since January 21, 2009

Who appoints United States Secretary of State?

1. President
2. Senate
3. President and Senate

When did United States Constitution appear?

17 сентября 1787 года in Philadelphia. Состоит из семи статей, за время действия Конституции были приняты двадцать семь поправок

What is Bill of rights?

1. The first Constitution
2. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
3. Law giving freedom to the slaves

Who suggested bill of rights?

1. George Washington

      b) James Madison

      c) Abraham Lincoln

When did Bill of rights appear?

1. 1766
2. 1791
3. 1865
4. 1799

How many amendments to the Constitution were there in Bill of rights originally?

1. 12
2. 10
3. 11
4. 9

The sittings of the American Congress take place in
a) the White House

 b) the Capitol
c) the Pentagon

d) the Library of Congress

The American Congress consists of the Senate and 
a) the House of Lords

b) the House of Commons
c) the House of Representatives 

d) the Council of Federation

Where is Capitol situated in?

 it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall

Who designed Capitol?

1. Franklin Roosevelt
2. George Washington
3. William Thornton

Pentagon is….

1. US Department of Defence
2. US Army Office
3. US Navy Office
4. US Army and Navy Office

Who is the secretary of defence today?

Leon E. Panetta

What state is pentagon in?

1. Washington
2. Virginia
3. Columbia
4. Pennsylvania

What is the origin of the word “pentagon”

a) it is pentagram

b) It has the shape of pentagon

What is the workplace of the President of the United States?

1. Capitol
2. Congress
3. White House
4. Pentagon

What is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C

1. Pentagon
2. White House
3. Congress
4. Capitol

How many senators are there in the Senate? 
a) 50. 
b) 100. 
c) 150. 

Who is the chairperson in the House of Representatives? 
a) The Speaker. 
b) The President. 
c) The Senator. 

Who is the chairperson in the Senate? 
a) The President. 
b) The Senator. 
c) The Vice President of the USA. 

What is the cabinet room?

1. the meeting room for the cabinet secretaries and advisors serving the President of the United States.
2. The meeting room for the Congress
3. The meeting room for the Senate

What is the second name of the cabinet room?

1. Oval office
2. President office
3. Secret office

What is The Roosevelt Room?

1. the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States
2. the memorial to Franklin Roosevelt
3. the room in the residence of Roosevelt

How many political parties are there in the USA?

1. Democratic Party and Republican Party
2. Democratic Party and Liberal Party
3. Republican and Liberal Party
4. Democratic Party and Republican and Liberal Party

What party does Obama belong to?

1. Democratic party
2. Republican Party
3. Liberal Party

 How many stars are there on the American flag?
a) 48

 b) 49
c) 50 

d) 51

How many stars were there on the American flag originally?
a) 50 

b) 15
c) 48

d) 13

How many stripes are there on the American flag?
a) 12 

b) 13
c) 15 

d) 50

What color are the stripes?

1. Red
2. White
3. Blue
4. yellow

 How many stripes were there on the American flag originally?

a) 12

 b) 13
c) 15 

d) 50

How many oceans wash the USA?
a) 1

b) 2
c) 3 

d) 4

Christopher Columbus landed in America in 
a) 1620 

b) 1942
c) 1492 

d) 1812

What part of America did Christopher Columbus discover? 
a) Central America. 
b) South America. 
c) North America. 

The Mayflower was the ship on which British settlers arrived in North America in 1620. They were
a) the Puritans 

b) the Pilgrims
c) the Mormons

 d) the settlers of the Virginia company

In the territory of this American state fathers-pilgrim from a vessel "Mayflower" has landed.

1. Washington
2. Kentucky
3. Massachusetts
4. Oklahoma

The English colonization of the American continent began in the
a) 15th century 

b) 16th century
c) 17th century 

d) 18th century

How many years did the War of Independence last? 
a) 8 years. 
b) 4 years. 
c) 12 years. 

How many years did the Civil War last in the USA? 
a) 8. 
b) 7. 
c) 4. 

Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a) New York

b) Washington D.C.
c) Atlanta 

d) San Francisco

The French people gave the Statue of Liberty to America in
a) 1492

 b) 1777
c) 1945 

d) 1886

What do people call New York?

a) small pot            b) big apple                  c) melting pot

this building is 555 feet high:
a) the Jefferson Memorial 

b) the Spasskaya Tower
c) The Washington Monument 

d) the White House

When was the capital of the USA founded?
a) December, 1 

b) December, 31
c) January, 1 

d) July, 14

Washington D.C. is a 
a) state

 b) district
c) country

 d) city

What is Washington?
a) a country 

b) a district
c) a city

 d) a state

This city was built on the banks on the Potomac river:
a) New York

b) Los Angeles
c) Washington D.C.

 d) Salt Lake City

What is the county of Washington?

1. Columbia
2. Virginia
3. Pennsylvania

To what city do these parts belong: Harlem, Manhattan, Brooklyn?
a) New York

 b) Washington D.C.
c) Los Angeles

 d) San Francisco

The original name of this city was New Amsterdam. Today this city is called
a) Philadelphia

 b) Gettysburg
c) Pittsburg 

d) New York

What is Wall street?

1.  the financial district of New York City
2. The main street of New York City
3. Hollywood’s street

What is the home of the New York Stock Exchange?

1. Baker street
2. Wall street
3. Broadway street

What is the longest street of New York City?

1. Wall street
2. Broadway street
3. Baker street

How many Broadway streets are there in New York?

1. 4
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2

What is located on Broadway street?

1. the New York Stock Exchange
2. theatre district
3. the statue of liberty

Where is Metropolitan Opera situated in?

1. Broadway street New York
2. Wall street New York
3. Washington D.C.

What is Met?

1. Metro
2. Metropolitan Opera
3. Melting Pot

What is Moscow in the USA?
a) a mount 

b) a river
c) a state 

d) a town

The town St. Petersburg is situated in the state of

a) New York 

b) Kansas
c) Texas 

d) Florida

Boston is in 
a) Florida

b) Illinois
c) Texas 

d) Massachusetts

New England is 
a) a country 

b) a part of Great Britain
c) a part of the USA 

d) an island near the USA

Santa Barbara is situated 
a) in California 

b) Florida
c) Arizona

 d) Texas

When was Alaska sold?

March 30, 1867 Alexander 2 (7,2 million dollars) sold to Andrew Johnson

What are 5 great lakes?

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario

What is the national symbol of America?
a) the rose

b) the Cherokee rose
c) the Statue of Liberty 

d) the bald eagle

 The symbol of the USA is
a) Union Jack 

b) Uncle Sam
c) Big Ben 

d) Pall Mall

The Golden Gate Bridge is the symbol of
a) San Francisco 

b) Seattle
c) Vancouver

d) New York

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a) Abraham Lincoln 

b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington

 d) Bill Clinton

Who was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) Abraham Lincoln 

b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington 

d) Ronald Reagan

What holiday is celebrated on the 4th of July?
a) Thanksgiving day 

b) Halloween
c) Presidents day 

d) Independence day

In which month is the Thanksgiving day celebrated?
a) December 

b) February
c) March

 d) November

How often is the Food Fair held in America?
a) every day 

b) once a week
c) once a month 

d) once a year

What is a soccer?
a) football 

b) hockey
c) squash

d) boat racing

In what musical is there a famous song “Memory”?
a) “Cats”

 b) “Chicago”
c) “The 42nd avenue”

 d) “Cabaret”

You can see the famous slogan “In God we trust”
a) on the White House

 b) in the President’s office
c) on the money 

d) in the streets

In the USA “down town” means
a) away from the centre 

b) in the centre
c) in a suburb

d) a small town

 John Steinbeck is a famous American
a) writer 

b) pianist
c) composer

d) cosmonaut

How is the famous American film “Some like it hot” called in Russian?
a) «Горячие головы» 

b) «Кабаре»
c) «В джазе только девушки» 

d) «Полёт над гнездом кукушки»

Name the musical “Hello, …”.

1. Molly!
2. Dolly!
3. Dilly!
4. Annie!

Who was the "king" of rock'n'roll? 
a) Elvis Presley. 
b) Margaret Mitchell. 
c) M. Jackson. 

The first national park in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park

The nickname of Wyoming

Equality state

The name of this American state in translation from Spanish means "snowfall".

1. Iowa (штат белой коровы)
2. Vermont
3. Nevada (штат, рожденный в бою с мексикой в 19в)
4. Utah (штат-улей)

Who is the father of American Literature?

Mark Twain

Which of these books was written by Rudyard Kipling?

1. The Forest Letters
2. The Jungle Book
3. The Swamp Series
4. The Tree Trilogy

What writer became the first Englishman-Nobel prize winner in Literature?

1. Rudyard Kipling (1907)
2. George Bernard Shaw
3. John Galsworthy
4. William Faulkner

In 1994 this film got 6 Oscar awards including “the best shot film”

Forrest Gump

What rock band was Ozzy Osbourne the lead singer of?

1. Black Tuesday
2. Black Friday
3. Black Sunday
4. Black Sabbath (черный шабаш)

What famous historical character gave his name to a long waterproof rubber boot?

1. Nelson
2. Wellington
3. Churchill
4. Napoleon

What is another name of photograph?

1. Snapshot (снимок)
2. potshot
3. slingshot
4. gunshot

What name is given to a summer allergy that makes some people sneeze and have runny eyes?

1. Straw fever
2. Grass fever
3. Corn fever
4. Hay fever (сенная лихорадка)

What do American people call their police officers?

a) copper                 b) cops  (фараон)                     c) bobbies

Where is the UN situated in?

1. New York
2. Washington
3. Chicago
4. Los Angeles

When was it founded?

1. 1945
2. 1865
3. 1941

UN secretary

Пан Ги Мун
с 1 января 2007