1. Who became the first man to set foot on the Moon?
a) Alan Sheppard
b) Neil Armstrong
c) John Glenn
b) Neil Armstrong
100
1. Which place in Los Angeles is known as a centre of the American film industry?
a) Santa Barbara
b) Hollywood
c) Hollyvillage
b) Hollywood
100
1. Who of American inventors invented the telephone?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Bell
c) John Browning
b) Alexander Bell
100
1. The most popular kind of sport in the USA is
a) American football
b) Cycling
c) Rowing
a) American football
100
1. Where is Hollywood situated? - 100pts
• New York
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• Los Angeles
200
2. Which political leader fought for the rights of black Americans ?
a) Dr. Martin Keelson
b) Walter E. Williams
c) Martin Luther King
c) Martin Luther King
200
2. Which great waterfalls are situated on the border between Canada and the USA?
a) Malachite Falls
b) Niagara Falls
c) Yosemite Falls
b) Niagara Falls
200
2. Who of the Harvard University students was the founder of Facebook?
a) Victor Gao
b) Cameron Winkle Vass
c) Mark Zuckerberg
c) Mark Zuckerberg
200
2. The Winter Olympic Games took place in the USA in
a) Sapporo and Nagano
b) Lake Placid and Salt Lake City
c) Calgary and Vancouver
b) Lake Placid and Salt Lake City
200
2. Since when has the American cinema existed? - 200pts
• 1920s
• 1940s
• 1960s
• 1920s
300
3. Who is the cartoon symbol of the American Government?
a) Uncle John
b) Uncle Sam
c) Uncle Bill
b) Uncle Sam
300
3. Which university is the oldest in the USA and has worked since 1636?
a) Yale University
b) Harvard University
c) The American University
b) Harvard University
300
3. Who has founded the Microsoft Corporation?
a) Bill Gates
b) Tony Bates
c) Steve Ballmer
a) Bill Gates
300
3.What is name of the greatest American Olympic swimmer who has won 18 gold medals and a total of 22 medals?
a) Brendan Manson
b) Michael Phelps
c) Nathan Adrian
b) Michael Phelps
300
3. Among following actresses one is not American. Who? - 300 pts
• Audrey Hepburn
• Bridget Bordo
• Marilyn Monroe
• Bridget Bordo
400
4. Who was known as the King of Rock and Roll?
a) Elvis Priestly
b) Duke Ellington
c) Edward Kennedy
a) Elvis Priestly
400
4. This canyon in Colorado is one of the deepest in the world.
a) The Grand Canyon
b) Zion Canyon
c) Antelope Canyon
a) The Grand Canyon
400
4. Who has built the first nuclear reactor?
a) Paul Dirac
b) Enrique Fermi
c) Llewellyn Thomas
b) Enrique Fermi
400
4.The favorite activities for the young Americans in the open air are
a) Canoe, athletics, boxing
b) Swimming, volleyball, tennis
c) Baseball, basketball, hockey
c) Baseball, basketball, hockey
400
4. Which film has not won The Oscars for the “Best motion picture” - 400pts
• Slum dog millionaire
• Social network
• King’s speech
• Social network
500
5. Who was known as the King of Jazz?
a) Louis Armstrong
b) Mark Eitzel
c) Whitney Houston
a) Louis Armstrong
500
5. The oldest national park of the USA located inside a Volcano crater is famous for
its wildlife , geysers and other geothermal features.
a) Acadia National Park
b) Yellowstone National Park
c) Yosemite National Park
b) Yellowstone National Park
500
5. Which place in California is the home to many of the world's largest
technology corporations and high - tech companies?
a) Gadget Alley
b) Micro city
c) Silicon Valley
c) Silicon Valley
500
5. Who is the World No1 American professional tennis female player?
a) Venus Williams
b) Serena Williams
c) Maria Sharapova
b) Serena Williams
500
5. The most expensive Hollywood film … -500pts
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At the world’s end
• Avatar
• The Lord of the rings: the returning of the king