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100

Complete the phrase:

The so-called Tea Party took place in...

Boston

100

Which state is made up of islands?

a. Montana

b. Hawaii

c. Oklahoma

d.Nevada

b. Hawaii

100

Complete the phrase:

The 3 branches of the US government are...

  • Legislative—Makes laws (Congress, comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate)
  • Executive—Carries out laws (President, Vice President, Cabinet, most federal agencies)
  • Judicial—Evaluates laws (Supreme Court and other courts).
100

Which 19th-century American writer is said to be the founder of the detective genre?

Edgar A. Poe

100

How many universities make up the Ivy League?

8

Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
the University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Yale University.

200

Who said these words?

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

Abraham Lincoln 


200

What is the longest river of North America that lies entirely within the country?

The Mississippi River  

200

TRUE or FALSE

There are 120 members in the U. S. Senate

False

100 members

200

Name the 1954 Nobel Laureate in Literature who wrote "The Sun Also Rises"?

Ernest Hemingway

200

What do these abbreviations stand for?

BC, PhD, GCSE, D.C., MP, AD

BC - Before Christ

PhD- Doctor of Philosophy 

GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education 

D.C. - District of Columbia 

MP - Member of Parliament 

AD - Anno Domini 

300

Which famous event that had happened in California n 1849 was glorified in films and books?

the gold rush

300

What is the hottest place in America?

the Death Valley

300

What is depicted in the picture?

U. S. Capitol

300

In which famous location do people in New York City celebrate New Year's Day?

Times Square

300

It was built from 1840 to 1867. It is where the British Parliament is seated. It has got 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases, 11 big halls and 3 big towers. The most famous tower is called Big Ben. Its bell weighs 13,5 tons.

Westminster Palace

400

 Sort historical events into chronological order:

  • the Civil War 
  • Congress gives indigenous people right to citizenship
  • the American War of Independence 
  • the Great Depression
  • George Washington was elected the first president of the USA
  • 1775-1783 the American War of Independence
  • 1789 George Washington was elected the first president of the USA
  • 1861-1865 Civil War
  • 1924 Congress gives indigenous people right to citizenship
  • 1929-1939 the Great Depression
400

Name the highest mountain range in the eastern U. S.

the Appalachian Mountains

400

What does the Bill of Rights guarantee? (the USA)

 It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual— like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

400

Who was the first to celebrate Thanskgiving?
Pilgrims
Indians
Puritans

Pilgrims

400

In what famous D. C. home could you visit the Blue, Red and Green Rooms?

the White House

500

Where was the American Consitution written and signed?

Philadelphia

500

Name the five Great Lakes; which one is entirely within the U.S?

Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. 

Lake Michigan

500

What is impeachment? Name one President it threatened?

the process by which Congress brings charges against high-ranking civil officers (e.g. the president) to remove them from office.

Andrew Johnson or Bill Clinton or Donald Trump

500

A dark-haried man or a first-footer must enter a Scottish house the next morning after _____ to ensure happiness for the coming new year.

Hogmany

500

What famous NYC street was renamed after the British took over the city, because of its unusual width?

Broadway

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