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The British & American Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hollywood is a part of which American city?

a)

Las Vegas

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

2.

What is not a capital city?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Dublin

c)

Toronto

3.

Canberra is the capital of ...

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

4.

Which president is not part of the sculpture on Mount Rushmore?

a)

Woodrow Wilson (28th president)

b)

George Washington (1st president)

c)

Theodore Roosevelt (26th president)

d)

Thomas Jefferson (3rd president)

e)

Abraham Lincoln (16th president)

5.

What does 'PB&J' stand for in the beloved American 'PB&J sandwich'?

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6.

What's on a 'BLT' sandwich?

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7.

Thanksgiving is celebrated in ... (season)

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall/autumn

8.

Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated on ... (date)

a)

the 24th of December

b)

the 25th of December

c)

the 26th of December

9.

What do Christmas crackers usually contain?

a)

A paper hat

b)

A sweet (candy)

c)

A red nose

10.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by ...

a)

the English

b)

the Scottish

c)

the Irish

11.

Which country is the biggest?

a)

Australia

b)

the United Kingdom

c)

the USA

12.

What's the hottest place in the USA?

a)

Miami Beach

b)

Death Valley

c)

Palm Springs

13.

Which landmark is located on the border of Canada and the USA?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Yosemite Park

c)

Niagara Falls

14.

Which place gets the most rain in a year?

a)

Manchester (UK)

b)

Vancouver (Canada)

c)

Kauai (Hawaii)

15.

The 'Los Angeles Lakers' are famous in the world of ...

a)

basketball

b)

baseball

c)

American football

16.

Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals?

a)

Usain Bolt

(sprinter)

b)

Mo Farah

(long- distance runner)

c)

Michael Phelps

(swimmer)

17.

Which sport was NOT invented in the UK?

a)

Rugby

b)

Volleyball

c)

Golf

18.

Where do British Prime Ministers live?

a)

221B Baker Street

b)

10 Downing Street

c)

11 Abbey Road

19.

What are the names of the two major political parties in the US?

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20.

Which historic event happened in 1969?

a)

The death of JFK

b)

The invention of the PC

c)

The first Moon landing