Hello America

1. HELLO AMERICA

Intellectual quiz

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Geography
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History
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Culture
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Sport
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Literature
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Guess the
person
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Right order
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3. Geography - 10

Which American
state was the last to
acquire "state"
status?
Hawaii

4. Geography - 20

In which city and
state is Disney World
located?
Orlando, Florida

5. Geography - 30

Name the lowest
spot in the
continental US
Death Valley,
California

6. Geography - 40

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

7. Geography - 50

The continental US
is divided into how
many time zones?
four

8. History -10

Which country
presented the US
with the Statue of
Liberty? What was
the occasion?
France; the 100-year
anniversary of the FrancoAmerican alliance during the
American War of
Independence

9. History -20

Which American
astronaut first stepped
on the surface of the
Moon and what was the
year? What was the
name of his spaceship?
Neil Armstrong; 1969;
Apollo 11

10. History -30

What is the name
of the American
naval base that the
Japanese attacked
on December 7,
1941? In which
state is it located?
Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii

11. History - 40

Which American
President
attended the
Potsdam
Conference?
Harry Truman

12. History - 50

Who were the
"Blues" and who
were the "Greys"
during the American
Civil War?
the "Blues" were the North (Union),
the "Greys" were the South
(Confederacy)

13. Literature - 20

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

14. Literature - 10

Name the largest
library in the US
the Library of Congress

15. Literature - 30

During which
periods in American
history was the
novel "Gone with
the Wind" set?
the Civil War and
Reconstruction

16. Literature - 40

What is the name of
the awards given to
the best movie
actors and actresses
each year in the U.
S.?
Oscars, or
Academy Awards

17. Literature -50

Which 19th-century
American writer is
said to be the
founder of the
detective genre?
Edgar A. Poe

18. Sport - 10

He is the best basketball
player of all time, and his
impact on the Chicago
Bulls during the 1990s tells
the story.
Michael Jordan

19. Sport - 20

Which sport is
considered to be
the national
pastime of
America?
baseball

20. Sport - 30

In 1932 the first
International
organization of this
kind of sport (FIBA)
was formed in the
USA. Now it has
more than 18
countries-members.
basketball

21. Sport - 40

His words “Float (fly) like
a butterfly, sting like a
bee” were mentioned in
numerous films. This
sportsman was the most
famous American boxer
of the 1960s-1970s.
Muhammad Ali

22. Sport - 50

This famous
Russian sportsman
was born in Minsk,
but he played 12
seasons in NHL
and has a
nickname “Russian
rocket”.
Pavel Bure

23. Culture - 10

Which American
silent-movie star
is called the
"Little Tramp"?
Charlie Chaplin

24. Culture - 20

What are the
ingredients of a
traditional
American
Thanksgiving
dinner?
turkey,
cranberry sauce,
pumpkin pie

25. Culture - 30

Which American
rock-and-roll star
lived in Memphis,
Tennessee?
Elvis Presley

26. Culture - 40

What monument
in Washington, D.
C., dedicated to
an American
President, is
nicknamed "The
Pencil"?
Washington Monument

27. Culture - 50

In which famous
place do people
in New York City
celebrate New
Year's Day?
Times Square

28. Guess the person - 10

William Henry "Bill" Gates
III (born October 28, 1955) is an
American business, magnate,
investor, philanthropist,
and
author. Gates is the former CEO
and
current
chairman
of
Microsoft , the software company
he founded with Paul Allen.
Bill Gates

29. Guess the person - 20

Louis Armstrong[ (August 4, 1901 – July 6,
1971), was an American juzz trumpeter and
singer from New Orlean, Louisiana. Coming
to prominence
in the 1920s as an
"inventive" cornet and trumpet player,
Armstrong was a foundational influence in
jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective
improvisation to solo performance.
Louis Armstrong

30. Guess the person - 30

Ernest Miller Hemingway
(July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American
author and journalist. Hemingway produced
most of his work between the mid-1920s and
the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1954. He published seven novels,
six short story collections and two non-fiction
works. Three novels, four collections of short
stories and three non-fiction works were
published posthumously.
Many of these are considered classics
of American classic.
Ernest Hemingway

31. Guess the person - 40

Madonna (born Madonna Louise
Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an
American singer-songwriter, actress and
entrepreneur.
Born in Bay City, Michigan, she
moved to New York City in 1977 to
pursue a career in modern dance.
Madonna

32. Guess the person - 50

Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920)
is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction,
and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian
novel Fahrenheit 451(1953)
Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th
and 21st century American writers. Many of
Bradbury's works have been adapted into
television shows or films.
Ray Bradbury

33. Right order - 10

• Name the famous actors who played in
these films: “Titanic”, “Gone with the
wind”, “Terminator”, “The bodyguard”.
• Kevin Costner
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Leonardo di Caprio
• Clark Gable

34. Right order - 20

• Put these presidents in order according
to their periods of ruling beginning with
the earliest one:
• Bill Clinton
• Ronald Reagan
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

35. Right order - 30

• Put all these English-speaking
countries from the smallest to the
largest one:
244 820 sq.km
• Canada
7 692 024 sq.km
• Great Britain
9 984 670 sq.km
• Australia
9 518 900 sq.km
• The USA

36. Right order - 40

• Put these American states in order
according to their territory beginning
with the smallest one:
• Texas
4 005 sq.km
• Alaska
154 077sq.km
• Rhode Island
696 241sq.km
• Georgia
1 717 854sq.km

37. Right order - 50

• Put these USA rivers in order from the
longest to the shortest one:
• Yukon
2,540 miles
• Missouri
2,340 miles
• Rio Grande
1,980 miles
• Mississippi
1,900 miles