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100

Where can you admire the Golden Gate Bridge?

In San Francisco.

100

Who's nickname was the King of Pop?

Michael Jackson

100

What year did the attack on World Trade Center in New York take place?

2001

100

American football is called soccer, right?

No.

100

Washington DC is the capital of the USA. What does DC stand for?

District Columbia

200

What's the biggest state?

Alaska

200

What is celebrated on the 4th of July?

Independence day

200

Is Alcatraz still functioning as a prison?

No, it was shut down in 1963.

200

What colour were tennis balls traditionally, before they became yellow?

White

200

Has Hilary Clinton ever been the president?

No.

300

How many states are there in the USA?

50

300

Big Apple is the nickname of which big city?

New York

300

Who was the first president of the USA?

George Washington

300

What is the minimum depth of an olympic swimming pool?

2 metres

300

Empire State Building is one of the skyscrapers destroyed in the attacks in 2001. True or false?

False

400

How high is the Niagara Falls?

ca 50 meters

400

Hollywood was originally called Hollywoodland...True?

Yes

400

Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

The president of the USA during WW2

400

The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox play which sport?

Baseball

400

1969 marks the first landing on the moon. When was the last mission to the Earth's natural satelite?

1972

500

Is Mount McKinley the hightest mountain in the USA?

Yes

500

What year was the first Academy Award (Oscar) presented?

1929

500

Which century was slavery abolished in the US?

19th century, in 1865 after the american civil war

500

Which team are the current NBA champions? Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics?

Boston Celtics

500
What are the two major politacal parties in the US?

The Democrats and the Republicans