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English - USA trivia

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The USA is a federal union of (a)   independent states.

2.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

the Thing and Operation (of Retrobution)

b)

the Parliament and House (of Representatives)

c)

the Senate and House (of Representatives)

d)

the Senate and House (of Republicans)

3.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

90

e)

100

4.

The President of the USA is elected every _______ years?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

10

5.

US voters elect a Senator for how many years?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

e)

5

6.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military, signs bills to become laws and vetoes bills?

a)

the King

b)

the Emperor

c)

the President

d)

the Defence minister

e)

the Vice President

7.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

the Speaker of the House

b)

the Emperor

c)

the Prime minister

d)

the Defence minister

e)

the Vice President

8.

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Labour and Tories

b)

Nazism and Communism

c)

Democratic and Republican

d)

Socialist and Republican

e)

Democratic and Rastafarians

9.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

American Indians - Native Americans

b)

Germans

c)

Brazilians

d)

Chinese Americans

e)

Extra-Terrestrials

10.

What group of people was most often taken to America and sold as slaves?

a)

Europeans

b)

Africans

c)

Asians

11.

Who was the first President of the USA?


Write down the first and last name

(a)  

12.

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. 

(a)  

13.

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Barak Obama

e)

John F. Kennedy

14.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific (Ocean)

b)

Atlantic (Ocean)

c)

Indian (Ocean)

d)

Frank (Ocean)

15.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific (Ocean)

b)

Atlantic (Ocean)

c)

Indian (Ocean)

d)

Frank (Ocean)

16.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

(a)  

17.

What is the capital of the United States?

(a)  

18.

What state looks like a boot?

a)

Louisiana

b)

California

c)

Hawaii

d)

Alaska

e)

Florida

19.

What is other name for New York?

a)
b)

the Windy City

c)

the Big Apple

d)

the Big Ben

20.

What is other name for Chicago?

a)

the City of Angels

b)

the Windy City

c)

the Big Apple

d)

the Big Ben

21.

Who gave the USA the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Poland

b)

Spain

c)

Father Christmas

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

France

22.

In what city is Hollywood ?

(a)  

23.

In the USA they use...

a)

Euros

b)

Krónur

c)

Dollars

d)

Pounds

e)

Pesos

24.

Hawaii

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Alaska

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Florida

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

California

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Texas

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Colorado

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Boston

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Honolulu

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Dallas

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Seattle

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What is the northeastern most state of the USA?

(a)  

35.

Which is the only US state to have been an independent republic?

(a)  

36.

When was America discovered by Christopher Columbus ?

a)

1492

b)

1692

c)

1592

d)

1992

e)

1392

37.

What great construction is located near near Boulder City, Nevada?

a)

The Empire State Building

b)

the White House

c)

Hoover Dam

d)

Damn!!!

e)

the Pyramids

38.

Which American city is home to the Liberty Bell?

a)

Raufarhöfn

b)

Seattle

c)

Washington

d)

Philadelphia

e)

New York

39.

In 1992, the Rodney King riots occurred in which American city?

(a)  

40.

Which American state has the longest coastline?

a)

Maine

b)

Texas

c)

Alaska

d)

Florida

e)

California

41.

How many American states start with the word 'New'?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

42.

Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other states combined?

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which major political party is represented by the Donkey logo?

a)

The Democratic Party

b)

The Labour Party

c)

The Republican Party

d)

The Conservative Party

e)

The Nazi Party

44.

In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

(a)  

45.

__________ was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Moe Lester

d)

Crystal Metheny

e)

Jed I. Knight

46.

Where is the HQ of Chrysler and General Motors?

a)

Fort Pierce (The Sunshine City)

b)

Los Angeles (City of Angels)

c)

Chicago (Windy City)

d)

New York (Big Apple)

e)

Detroit (Motor City)

47.

Name the driest state, whose largest city is called the gambling capital of the United States.

a)

Colorado

b)

Hawaii

c)

Florida

d)

Maine

e)

Nevada

48.

Which state lies to the south of Georgia?

(a)  

49.

Which ocean is off the Californian coast?

(a)  

50.

Which city is the home of jazz?

a)

Seattle

b)

New Orleans

c)

Salt Lake City

d)

Kansas

e)

Newark

51.

What is Hawaii's largest city?

a)

Washington

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Orlando

e)

Honolulu

52.

Sing Sing is located in New York city. What is it?

(a)  

53.

Which US state flag has a Union Jack in the top left corner?

a)

Florida

b)

Alaska

c)

Hawaii

d)

California

e)

Texas

54.

Alaska is the biggest state in America, what is the second biggest?

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

New Mexico

d)

California

e)

Texas

55.

Which state is called the Green Mountain State?

a)

Vermont

b)

Georgia

c)

New Mexico

d)

California

e)

Texas

56.

Which Californian City is sometimes referred to as the world’s gay mecca and the epicenter of the worldwide LGBTQ community?

a)

New York

b)

Houston

c)

Montgomery

d)

San Francisco

e)

Kansas

57.

Which U.S. city has a full-scale replica of the ancient Parthenon and is nicknamed the "Athens of the South" ?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Nashville

c)

Memphis

d)

Boston

e)

Chicago

58.

The Alamo, site of the famous battle, is a tourist attraction in what Texas city ?

a)

Austin

b)

Boston

c)

Dallas

d)

San Antonio

e)

Los Angeles

59.

What city became the first capital of the United States?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Raufarhöfn

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Jamestown

e)

Washington

60.

East coast musicians Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Springsteen were born in what U.S. state ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

What New England state does not border the Atlantic ocean?

a)

Maine

b)

Vermont

c)

New Hampshire

62.

How many Stripes does the United States of America’ flag have?

(a)  

63.

How many stars does the American Flag have?

(a)  

64.

Who preceded Ronald Raegan’s presidency in the United States of America?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Bush

e)

Jimmy Carter

65.

What health problem bothered Elvis Presley throughout his lifetime which eventually related to his death ?

a)

Leprosy

b)

Covid 19

c)

Cancer

d)

AIDS

e)

Constipation

66.

What year was the defeat of the Americans in the Vietnamese City or commonly referred to as the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War?

a)

1945

b)

2001

c)

1812

d)

1918

e)

1975

67.

Which World War does the attack on Pearl Harbor a part of?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

World War III

d)

World War Z

68.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)

Luke Skywalker

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Louis Armstrong

e)

Neil Armstrong

69.

What is Thomas Edison’s most famous invention?

a)

the sandwich

b)

the atom bomb

c)

the light bulb

d)

bulletproof gum

e)

gangster rap

70.

The Iconic and Historical Speech, “I Have a Dream” was delivered by?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Barak Obama

e)

Bruno Mars

71.

The Titanic sunk because of engine failure.

a)

True


The steam engine ran out of steam

b)

False


The Titanic hit an iceberg

72.

The controversial film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915, was used as a recruiting tool for which organisation ?

a)

The Boy Scouts of America

b)

The Communist Party

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

The Shriners

e)

Nazi Party

73.

Niagara Falls

a)
b)
c)
d)
74.

Mount Rushmore

a)
b)
c)
d)
75.

Grand Canyon

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

Yellowstone National Park

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.

The Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in ________ .

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Miami

c)

Boston

d)

Salt Lake City

78.

In 2018 Zlatan Ibrahimović signed for MLS club LA Galaxy.


In which Californian city is the club based in?

a)

Washington

b)

Seattle

c)

Orlando

d)

Los Angeles

e)

Boston

79.

In 2015 Stephen Curry won the NBA finals with the ________________ .

a)

New York Knicks

b)

Golden State Warriors

c)

Houston Rockets

d)

LA Lakers

e)

Chicago Bulls

80.

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater ________ area.

a)

Seattle

b)

Miami

c)

Boston

d)

Chicago

e)

Los Angeles

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