USA QUIZ

BASIC FACTS

100

what is the number 911 used for?

Emergency number for police/fire/ambulance services

200

Number of states of the USA

50

300

The 13 stripes on the flag stand for...

13 original states

400

Name at least American 2 national symbols 

The flag (stars and stripes), Great Seal, Liberty Bell, Red Rose, Bald Eagle, Uncle Sam

500

Name at least 5 cities

New York, Boston, Chicago, San Fransico, Las Vegas, Denver, Philidelphia, Las Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Washington D.C., Dallas, Seattle, Detriot, Kansas, Milwaulkee, Memphis, 

POPULATION

100

Number of people living in America

around 340 million

200

Official language

NONE (although the majority speaks English)

300

Name 4 popular US team sports.

Basketball / American football / ice hockey / baseball

400

What is the most populated city and how many people live there?

New York 9 million

500

Name 4 big famous American companies

Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, MacDonalds, Burger King, IBM, Nike, Coca Cola, Pepsi, 

HISTORY

100

The first president of the USA

George Washington

200

In what year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

1492

300

Why is 4th July so important for Americans?

Declaration of Independence - the USA founded

400

Who did the USA fight during World War 2?

Germany / Japan (Italy)

500

In what century was the American civil war and who was the president?

1861, Abraham Lincoln

POLITICAL SYSTEM

100

The current president of the USA 

Joe Biden

200

Two main political parties in the USA

Democratic and Republican Party

300

In what city is the parliament?

Washinton D.C.

400

What does the D.C. mean in Washington D.C.?

District of Columbia.

500

How many Senators are there in the USA?

50

75

100

150

100.       2 for every state.

GEOGRAPHY

100

The capital of the USA

Washington D.C.

200

The longest river of the USA is .....

The Mississippi River

300

What is the biggest state in the USA

 Alaska

400

What state has the highest population?

California 39 million

500

Name 10 states

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois

Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming