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Anglo-American cultural quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland established?

a)

1706

b)

1225

c)

1922

2.

When was Great Britain established?

a)

1605

b)

1602

c)

1706

3.

What is the name of the Guards of Tower?

a)

Tower-guards

b)

yeomen

c)

towermen

d)

sentinels

4.

Which is the oldest monarchy in Europe (from the 10th century) ?

a)

Monaco

b)

Great Britain

c)

Denmark

5.

Which country used to rule half of the world's territory ?

a)

Russia

b)

Mongol Empire

c)

British Empire

6.

When was the first English settlement found in America?

a)

1492

b)

1525

c)

1585

7.

What was the name of the first British colony in America ?

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Jamestown

8.

When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated with the Native Americans in America ?

a)

1585

b)

1607

c)

1621

9.

What was Guy Fawkes planning to do?

a)

a conspiracy

b)

to kill the King

c)

to blow up the House of Parliament with the King

10.

When was the Gunpowder Plot in England ?

a)

01 Nov., 1610

b)

11 Nov., 1710

c)

5 Nov., 1605

11.

What is this date about : July 4, 1776 ?

a)

first Thanksgiving

b)

Independence Day of the USA

c)

Columbus Day

d)

American Civil War broke out

12.

What was the original name of New York?

a)

Bronx

b)

New London

c)

New Amsterdam

13.

How many states are in the USA?

a)

52

b)

51

c)

50

d)

49

14.

Which language has the largest vocabulary in the world with 1million words ?

a)

Chinese

b)

Arabic

c)

English

15.

True or false? The USA is the biggest country in the world?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or false? The USA has the most powerful military !

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How many people of Hungarian origin live in the USA?

a)

3 million

b)

2.5 million

c)

1.5 million

18.

What is the name of the British flag ?

a)

jack

b)

star-spangled banner

c)

Union Jack

19.

Who was the first American president?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

20.

How many American presidents were killed?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

21.

Who wil be, most likely, the next monarch of the UK?

a)

Prince William

b)

Prince Charles

c)

Prince Harry

22.

The highest peak of Britain is ...

a)

Mt.Everest

b)

McKinley

c)

MtWhitney

d)

Ben Nevis

23.

'Haggis' is the national dish of ...

a)

Wales

b)

England

c)

Scotland

24.

'Rugby Rose' is the symbolic plant of ...

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

England

d)

Northern Ireland

25.

The biggest British ship ever built is the ...

a)

Titanic

b)

HMHS Britannic

c)

HMS Queen Elisabeth

26.

The oldest metro in the world operates in ...

a)

Budapest

b)

New York

c)

Moscow

d)

London

27.

Number of victims shot with a handgun in the US in 2017:

a)

10,000

b)

12,000

c)

7,032

28.

Which is the cold, 'windy city' of the US?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Chicago

29.

Where is the largest 'city park' in the USA?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

New York City

c)

Los Angeles

30.

Where is this skyscraper located ?

a)

New York

b)

London

c)

Birmingham

31.

Where are most of the American IT companies located ?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Houston, TX

c)

Silicon-valley, CA

32.

Who was/were chosen as the most famous British musician(s) ever?

a)

Elton John

b)

Pink Floyd

c)

The Beatles

33.

Melania Trump, the American First Lady originates from...

a)

the USA

b)

Croatia

c)

Slovenia

34.

The most popular British person was chosen to be ...

a)

Queen Elisabeth

b)

Princess Diana

c)

Winston Churchill

35.

The White House and the Capitolium were burnt down in 1814 by the ...

a)

French

b)

Mexicans

c)

British

d)

Americans

36.

The most popular British food in 2015 was ...

a)

fish and chips

b)

banger and mash

c)

chicken curry

37.

The most popular American PC game is :

a)

CounterStrike

b)

Freedom Fighters

c)

League of Legends

d)

Fortnite

38.

Number of languages spoken by the population in London:

a)

25

b)

110

c)

1,000

d)

350

39.

The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from ...

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

40.

How many Americans landed on the Moon ?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

12