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American and British Studies True/False Exercise

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. has over 100 states.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Texas is the largest American state.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Alaska is the only American state to have been ruled by a king.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Mount Rushmore is located in the state of Arizona.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The first white human in the U.S. was born in 1249.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Americans created the war between Spain and the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The U.S. has 540 billionaires.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The U.S. was involved in the Cold War.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The declaration of independence of the United States dates back to July 14, 1831.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Six Americans in total have walked on the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Hawaii is an American state.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

South Carolina is the smallest U.S. state.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The year 2015 was when Donald Trump became president.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The American flag has had 7 versions.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The flag can be flown upside down as a distress signal.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

No U.S. senator has ever been expelled from office.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The American-Spanish War was in the year 1898.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Only four American presidents have been assassinated.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The symbol of the United States Marine Corps includes a globe and anchor.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Second World War was the deadliest war for the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The city of Washington D.C. is not in the state of Washington.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Principality of Monaco is smaller than Central Park in New York.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The U.S. is bigger than all of Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The U.S. has 51 states in total including Hawaii.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The U.S. was founded in 1776.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

John Adams said that the Boston Massacre was the fault of a man named Crispus Attucks.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The U.S. is the largest country in North America by population.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The U.S. is the world's largest petroleum producer.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

“The prohibition” refers to a time when the sale of alcohol was banned in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Leadville is the most elevated city in the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The White House was built on 13 October 1792.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The first modern American celebrity was Michael Jackson.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Grand Canyon National Park is located in the state of Arizona.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The island nation of American Samoa has its own constitution separate from that of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

There are about 60,000 people in the air over the United States at any time.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Alaska became the 50th U.S. state in 1949.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The painting American Gothic, one of the icons of American art, was painted by an Austrian immigrant.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Alaska was the latest state to have joined the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The first U.S. president was George Washington.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Hawaii is closer to Japan than to the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The U.S. is the largest country in North America by size.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Colony of Virginia was the first permanent settlement at the origin of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

In the years after the Revolution, northern states gradually eliminated slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Mount Saint Elias is the tallest mountain in the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The 'Scopes Monkey Trial' concerned evolution.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

For the Declaration of Independence, 8 of the 56 signers were British.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The only victim of the Boston Massacre who is remembered today is John Adams.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The American flag has always had stars and stripes.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

“England" can refer to "Great Britain" but it should never be used to mean The United Kingdom".

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Queen Victoria had 9 children.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

A cabinet is composed of a very large committee in the UK political system.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The Queen is the temporal head of England Church, with rights of appointments to archbishoprics, bishoprics, and other offices.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

During the Victorian Age, Britain was known as the "Workshop of the World."

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The dragon is the national animal of Scotland.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The Chamber is another word for the House of Commons.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The UK parliament consists of 646 MPs.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

If the Monarch refused the Prime Minister's request to summon or dissolve the parliament, this would create a constitutional crisis.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1606.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

A member of the Lords can be referred to as a 'Lord', a 'Peer', or a 'parliamentarian'.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Churchill lost the general election of 1945.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Britain’s constitution is existing in written form.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The Department for Education and Employment is responsible for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

In Britain, it is not mandatory for the King or Queen to accept decisions of the Cabinet and the Parliament.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

To summon, suspend or dissolve the British Parliament means to officially open, halt or close its official activities.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The House of Lords has the power to extend the life of Parliament beyond five years in a national emergency.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The British Westminster system is made up of the Houses of Parliament, the Monarchy and the Law Courts of the United Kingdom.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

King John of England signed the first Magna Carta in 215.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Scotland and England joined together under the Acts of the Union 1707.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Scotland and England singed the first Magna Carta in 215

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Elizabeth II is an example of female inheritance of the monarchy

a)

True

b)

False