General Facts
Geography
History
Landmarks
Miscellaneous
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The capital city is...

Washington, D.C.

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The longest river is the ...

Mississippi

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The New World was discovered by ...

Christopher Columbus

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The largest city is ...

New York

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The climatic zone in Alaska is ...

arctic

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It consists of ... states.

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Name at least 2 of the Great Lakes.

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

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The document signed on July 4, 1776 is called the ...

Declaration of Independence

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The seat of the Congress is the ...

Capitol

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What is the smallest state? a. Virginia b. Michigan c. Rhode Island

c

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It is the ... largest country in the world.

4th

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The highest peak, Denali or Mt. McKinley, can be found in ... 

Alaska

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The English Pilgrim Fathers arrived in 1620 and survived thanks to the ...

Native Americans

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The centre of casino gambling is ...

Las Vegas

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The Midwest (Great Plains) is also called America´s ...

Breadbasket

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The flag is known as the ...

Stars and Stripes

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The first national park, designated in 1872, is called ...

Yellowstone

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The Civil War took place in the ... century and was won by the North/South (so slavery was abolished).

19th (1861-1865), North

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The Statue of Liberty is made from: a. aluminium b. copper c. zinc

b

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An animal that is the country´s symbol ...

bald eagle

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Its nickname is the ...

Great Melting Pot

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The first states in the Northeast that formed the USA are also called the .... states.

New England States

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The major political parties, represented by an elephant and a donkey, are ...

the Democrats and Republicans

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A suspension bridge spanning the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean is called the ...

Golden Gate Bridge

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The busts of 4 American presidents were carved in the rockface of ...

Mount Rushmore