In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

A. December

B. February

C. November

D. August

E. April

$$$ 256 C

Who built the first car?

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Alexander Graham Bell

C. Henry Ford

D. Harriet Tubman

E. Bill Ford

$$$ 257 A

What is the capital of Georgia?

A. Atlanta

B. San Francisco

C. Los Angeles

D. Boston

E. New -York

$$$ 258 B

What is the tallest building in the world?

A. the Empire State Building

B. the Sears Tower

C. the Washington Monument

D. the Capitol

E. The Statue of Liberty

$$$ 259 A

Who fought against racial discrimination in the 1960’s?

A. Martin Luther King, Jr

B. Frank Lloyd Wright

C. Emily Dickson

D. Abraham Lincoln

E. Thomas Jefferson

$$$ 260 C

The statue of Liberty was a gift from…

A. Italy

B. England

C. France

D. Russia

E. Japan

$$$ 261 C

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

A. St Louis

B. Memphis

C. Boston

D. Atlanta

E. New-York

$$$ 262 A

A famous American artist is:

A. Norman Rockwell

B. Jack London

C. Robert Lee Frost

D. Elvis Presley

E. Emily Dickson

$$$ 263 B

The first university in America was:

A. Boston University

B. Harvard

C. MIT

D. Oxford

E. Cambridge

$$$ 264 C

Who was the first president of the United States?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. George Washington

D. George Bush

E. Jack London

$$$ 265 A

A popular American food is:

A. barbecue ribs

B. haggis

C. fish and chips

D. barbecued chicken

E. hambugger

$$$ 266 A

Who discovered America?

A. Christopher Columbus

B. George Washington

C. The pilgrims

D. Amerigo Vespucci

E. Abraham Lincoln

$$$ 267 B

What is the national symbol of America?

A. The rose

B. The bald eagle

C. The shamrock

D. The Statue of Liberty

E. The dragon

$$$ 268 A

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A. In New York

B. In Massachusetts

C. In California

D. In Washington

E. In Canada

$$$ 269 A

The American flag has…

A. thirteen stripes

B. thirty stripes

C. fifty stripes

D. ten stripes

E. forty stripes

$$$ 270 B

Where is the tallest building (skyscraper) in the world?

A. In New York City

B. In Chicago

C. In San Francisco

D. In Atlanta

E. In California

$$$ 271 A

When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

1. July 4

2. December 25

3. February 14

4. January 1

5. July 5

$$$ 272 C

What is the national sport in America?

A. football

B. soccer

C. baseball

D. softball

E. basketball

$$$ 273 C

Who was the first man on the Moon?

1. Yuri Gagarin

2. John Glenn

3. Neil Armstrong

4. Abraham Lincoln

5. Henry Ford

$$$ 274 C

How many chambers does the American parliament consist of?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 6

E. 7

$$$ 275 D

What is the second largest city in the United States?

1. New York

2. San Francisco

3. Washington

4. Chicago

5. Texas

$$$ 276 C

Vermont is generally translated as “Green Mountain State” from

A. Spanish

B. Italian

C. French

D. German

E. Indian

$$$ 277 B

What state has these nicknames: the “Alligator State”, the Everglade State, the “Land of Flowers”, “the Mocking – Bird State”, the “Orange State”.

1. Virginia

2. Florida

3. Vermont

4. Caroline

5. California

$$$ 278 C

Where does cactus grow?

A. in Northwest

B. in the lower Mississippi River valley

C. in Southwest

D. in Upper Great Lakes region

E. in Southeast

$$$ 279 B

“Yankee” may mean …

1. a Northerner

2. an American

3. people who live in England

4. an Indian

5. a German

$$$ 280 A

Who were the first Europeans to settle Manhattan?

A. The Dutch

B. The Spaniards

C. The English

D. The Italians

E. The French

$$$ 281 B

Manhattan was bought from the Indians for the price of … dollars worth

1. 100 dollars

2. 24 dollars

3. 42 dollars

4. 1 500 dollars

5. 10 dollars

$$$ 282 A

Chinatown has nearly … restaurants

A. 200

B. 50

C. 250

D. 100

E. 220

$$$ 283 C

What is the single largest religious group in the USA?

1. Protestants

2. Lutherans

3. Catholics

4. Moslem

5. No variant

$$$ 284 A

How many basic levels are there in the USA educational system?

A. three

B. six

C. four

D. five

E. seven

$$$ 285 D

On what day will you see many Jack - 0’ – lanterns?

1. New Year’s Day

2. Christmas

3. Columbus Day

4. Halloween

5. Thanksgiving day

$$$ 286 A

What was the reason for the first Thanksgiving Day?

A. Thanks God for good harvest

B. Thanks Indians for help

C. Thanks King James I

D. Thanks good and warm weather

E. Thanks God for warm weather

$$$ 287 A

What is the largest river in Alaska?

A. The Yukon

B. The Snake

C The Wailuku

D. The Savannah

E. The Nil

$$$ 288 B

The first inhabitants of North America were

A. Indians & Dutch

B. Indians & Eskimos

C. Indians & Spaniards

D. Indians & Englishmen

E. Indians & Frenchmen

$$$ 289 A

What is the English for “исполнительная власть в США”?

A. legislative power

B. judicial power

C. executive power

D. separation of powers

E. political powers

$$$ 290 C

What is the residence of the president of the USA?

A. Executive Office

B. White House Office

C. Executive Mansion

D. Administration

E. Central Office

$$$ 291 C

Do you know how to say “Нью-Йоркский диалект”?

A. New Yorkish

B. New Yorker

C. New Yorkise

D. New Yorkize

E. New York

$$$ 292 D

What is the symbol of American advertising business?

A. Fifth Avenue

B. Park Avenue

C. Broadway

D. Madison Avenue

E. Subway

$$$ 293 B