The United States of America declared its independence from this country in 1776
What is Great Britain
100
A man of mixed race who seeks 'a more perfect union' and believes that America is the only country in the world where every man (or woman)'s dreams can come true
Who is President Barack Obama
100
The first settlers to America came from this (or these) countries
What is England (and the Netherlands)
100
Most of the immigrants in the United States between 1820 and 1973 came from this areas
What is Europe
100
The USA consists of this number of states
What is 50
200
The name of the first American President
Who is George Washington
200
An American who gave a famous speech about his 'Dream' at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King
200
Because of the many immigrants and the fact that the country is founded on immigration, America is often called this
What is a melting pot
200
Most Native Americans live in this part of the country
What is the West
200
This state is not connected to the mainland
What is Hawaii
300
The war that ended slavery in the United States
What is the civil war (1861-1865)
300
An Austrian who moved from his native country to America in order to become rich and famous
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger
300
After being freed, Black Americans primarily settled in this part of America
What is the South
300
According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Western philosophy is equal with succes, progress and money, while the Eastern philosphy is described as
What is passive
300
The first permanent settlement, Jamestown, was settled in this state
What is Virginia
400
The constitution was created in
What is 1787
400
An American who questions the Amerian Dream through satire and irony
Who is Woody Allen
400
Immigrants coming to the USA between 1880 and 1914 were primarily from this region of the world
What is Eastern Europe
400
The son of Boris Ivanovich who did not get into the best nursery school
Who is Misha (Ivanovich)
400
What is the Northernmost state in the United States of America
What is Alaska
500
The place that the immigrants settled and that moved slowly from east to west
What is the frontier
500
The African American woman who refused to move to the black side of the bus and started the civil rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks
500
The Island in New York where immigrants arrived in great numbers and home to the Statue of Liberty
What is Ellis Island
500
Barack Obama begins his speech 'A more Perfect Union' by quoting this piece of paper ("We the people, in order to form a more perfect union")