WorksheetsAmerican Culture Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is Ellis Island?
a)
in New York Harbor
b)
in San Francisco Bay
c)
on the South coast of Florida
d)
nobody knows as there is a secret military base there
2.
What is Leon Czołgosz known for doing?
a)
He established the first Polish "pierogarnia" in Chicago
b)
He was the rumoured lover of Andy Warhol
c)
He killed a US president
d)
He mapped parts of California, Utah, and Oregon
3.
What is the hottest place in the USA?
a)
The Grand Canyon
b)
Death Valley
c)
Key West
d)
New Mexican Valley
4.
The faces of which four American Presidents were carved into the rock of Mount Rushmore?
a)
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt
b)
JFK, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter
c)
Frankin D. Roosevelt, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson
d)
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, G.W. Bush
5.
Which city is the largest in the USA (by area)?
a)
Sitka in Alaska
b)
New York City in New York
c)
Anaconda in Montana
d)
Houston in Texas
6.
Which artist sold the largest number of albums in the USA in 2022?
a)
Harry Styles
b)
The Weeknd
c)
Olivia Rodrigo
d)
Ed Sheeran
7.
Who's this?
a)
Pramila Jayapal
b)
Nancy Pelosi
c)
Elizabeth Warren
d)
Kamala Harris
8.
What do the red and white stripes on the American flag symbolise?
a)
The 13 founding fathers
b)
13 years of war against the British
c)
The initial 13 colonies that formed a new country
d)
Blood (red) and Hope (white)
9.
What is the most spoken language after English?
a)
German
b)
Spanish
c)
Chinese
d)
Hindi
10.
What’s the largest ancestry group in the US?
a)
English
b)
Irish
c)
German
d)
Italian
11.
Which company was established in 1923 by Polish immigrants?
a)
John Deere
b)
Warner Bros.
c)
Colgate
d)
Whirlpool
12.
Which state is Las Vegas in?
a)
Arizona
b)
Utah
c)
Nevada
d)
New Mexico
13.
How many people of Polish descent live in the Chicago area?
a)
around 100 000
b)
almost 500 000
c)
just over one million
d)
around 1.5 million
14.
When is Black Friday?
a)
It's the first Friday in January.
b)
It's the day right after the Thanksgiving.
c)
It's the second Friday in May.
d)
It's the last day of summer.
15.
When do people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving each year?
a)
28th November
b)
On the second Tuesday in January
c)
4th July
d)
On the fourth Thursday in November
16.
How many days of annual leave do Americans typically receive?
a)
6 weeks
b)
24 days plus paid public holidays
c)
10 days plus paid public holidays
d)
4 days
17.
The President of the US appoints the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Only a person born in the United States can become President of the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
20
b)
50
c)
100
d)
200
20.
Which American city was historically known as New Amsterdam?
a)
Chicago
b)
San Francisco
c)
Miami
d)
New York
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