1. What is the capital of the United States?

• a. New York

• b. Washington DC

• c. Boston

• d. Los Angeles

2. When did America become independent?

• a. 1815

• b. 1492

• c. 1776

• d. 1664

3. Who are the Pilgrim Fathers?

• a. a boys’ hand

• b. Plymouth’s basketball team

• c. an Indian tribe who lived in California

• d. puritans who emigrated to the US in the 18^th century

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4. Who was the first president of the United States?

• a. Abraham Lincoln

• b. Jimmy Carter

• c. George Washington

• d. Theodore Roosevelt

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5. Who abolished slavery in the United States?

• a. Martin Luther King

• b. Buffalo Bill

• c. Abraham Lincoln

• d. La Fayette

6. What does one call the day when depression of 1929 began?

• a. gloomy Friday

• b. terrific Monday

• c. bloody Sunday

• d. black Thursday

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7. Which monument did France give to the USA?

• a. the empire state building

• b. mount Rushmore

• c. the statue of liberty

• d. the golden gate

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1. What was prohibited in the USA in the 1930’s?

• a. alcohol

• b. tobacco

• c. pancakes

• d. coca cola

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9. What is a WASP?

• a. a Wild Anti-Smoking Preacher

• b. a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

• c. a Wine And Sugar Provider

• d. a Wrong And Sexist Proposition

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10. What does one call the nine judges who protect the constitution?

• a. the district attorney

• b. the Ku-Klux-Klan

• c. the Knights of the round table

• d. the Supreme court

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