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100
The biggest state in the US is...
... Alaska. 663.267 sq miles
100
What is the name of the statue that the immigrants saw when they arrived in New York?
Statue of Liberty
100
When did the first settlers arrive on the East Coast? (roughly)
At the beginning of the 17th century (1607)
100
Fill in the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
In 2019 I _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) New York. I _ _ _ _ _ _ (be, never) to the USA before.
In 2019 I visited New York. I had never been to the USA before.
100
329.5 Million
How many people live in the USA?
200
How many states do the USA have?
There are 50 states.
200
When were the towers of the World Trade Center attacked?
11th of September 2001
200
On which day did the first 13 colonies found the USA?
4th of July 1776
200
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
Mary was happy / happily to see her family again.
They lived happy / happily ever after.
Mary was happy to see her family again.
They lived happily ever after.
200
3,717,792 square miles
What's the size of the USA?
300
Sacramento is the capital of which state?
California
300
What's the name of the famous street in New York that is an exception to the street grid?
Broadway
300
When did the Gold Rush start?
1848/1849
300
Turn these sentences into Past Tense, using substitutes for the modal verb "can".
I can go swimming. (I learned it when I was 6.)
I can go swimming. (My parents say it's okay.)
I was able to swim.
I was allowed to swim.
300
8.38 Million
How many inhabitants does New York City have?
400
Which of these states was not a founding state?
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
New Mexico became a state in 1912.
400
What's the most famous park in NYC?
Central Park
400
Martin Luther King was the leader of which movement?
Civil Rights Movement
400
Turn the sentence into a passive sentence.
Ms Haaß often sings Harry Styles songs while she's in the car.
Harry Styles songs are often sung by Ms Haaß while she's in the car.
400
20,310 ft
How high is the highest mountain of the USA?
Btw. it's Mount McKinley, also known as Denali and it's in Alaska.
500
ME is the abbreviation for which state?
Maine
500
How high was the original World Trade Center? (estimate)
North Tower:
1,728 feet (526.7 m) with antenna
1,368 feet (417 m) without antenna
South Tower:
- 1,362 feet (415.1 m)
500
Where was the first gold nugget found in California that led to the Gold Rush?
James Marshall found gold in the American river at Sutter's Mill in early 1948.
500
What's the Present Perfect Progressive of: to walk
have / has been walking
500
46
How many presidencies have been there (including the current one)?