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American culture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yellowstone National Park is located in which 3 states?

a)

Wyoming, Utah, Colorado

b)

Washington, Oregon, Idaho

c)

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho

d)

Nevada, Idaho, Utah

2.

What is the motto of the USA?

a)

Live Free or Die!

b)

United We Stand

c)

Uncle Sam Wants You!

d)

In God We Trust

3.

How did Americans get hold of Alaska in 1867?

a)

They bought it from Russia.

b)

They conquered it.

c)

It was given to them as a gift by the French.

d)

They simply settled down there.

4.

If it is 6.00 a.m. in New York what is the time in Los Angeles?

a)

2 a.m.

b)

3 a.m.

c)

9 a.m.

d)

10 a.m.

5.

When was Pearl Harbour attacked by the Japanese Air Force?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

July 4, 1944

c)

December 25, 1942

d)

July 7, 1943

6.

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Colorado

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Yukon

7.

What do the stripes on the American flag represent?

a)

The amendments of the Constitution.

b)

The British colonies.

c)

The different states.

d)

The founding fathers.

8.

By what name is Samuel Leghorne Clemens better known?

a)

Samuel L. Jackson

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Uncle Sam

d)

Jack London

9.

In 'The Great Gatsby,' what is the narrator's relationship to Daisy? They are...

a)

cousins

b)

lovers

c)

siblings

d)

not related

10.

What is the name commonly used to refer to the operation in which Allied Forces landed in Normandy in June of 1944?

a)

Barbarosa

b)

D-Day

c)

Dunkirk

d)

Tobruk

11.

In what year were American women granted the right to vote?

a)

1812

b)

1865

c)

1899

d)

1920

12.

What was the name of the document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the rebellious states?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

The Constitution of the United States

13.

On January 28, 1986, which space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all 7 people on board?

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Challanger

c)

Columbia

d)

Discovery

14.

Charles Lindbergh was the first person to…

a)

fly solo across the Atlantic.

b)

fly a functioning airplane.

c)

fly an airplane that carried passengers.

d)

fly around the globe.

15.

How many times was Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected as president?

a)

three times

b)

twice

c)

four times

d)

once