Description : What happened in Normandy on June 1944?
Last Answer : Allied forces (American, British, Canadian) landed on beaches at Normandy, France, beginning the land invasion of Europe.
Description : Which of the following American presidents commanded the US forces during World War II? (A) Franklin Roosevelt (B) Theodore Roosevelt (C) Dwight Eisenhower (D) Harry Truman
Last Answer : (C) Dwight Eisenhower
Description : The NATO was founded in __________ (A) 1944. (B) 1945. (C) 1947. (D) 1949.
Last Answer : (D) 1949.
Description : which countries were the first to form the allied forces during world war ii?
Last Answer : Great Britain and France
Description : The second largest city in the USA is __________ (A) New York. (B) Los Angeles. (C) Washington. (D) Chicago.
Last Answer : (B) Los Angeles.
Description : A sophomore is __________ (A) a first-year student. (B) a second-year student. (C) a third-year student. (D) a teacher.
Last Answer : (B) a second-year student.
Description : French is the second national language in the state of __________ (A) Hawaii. (B) Massachusetts. (C) California. (D) Louisiana.
Last Answer : (D) Louisiana.
Description : __________ is the second most common language in the USA. (A) Spanish (B) French (C) Italian (D) Portuguese
Last Answer : (A) Spanish
Description : “The cold war” gave way to the international cooperation in the USA – USSR relationships in __________ (A) 1976. (B) 1987. (C) 1992. (D) 2000.
Last Answer : (B) 1987.
Description : The Civil War resulted in __________ (A) the independence from Britain. (B) the abolition of slavery. (C) the American Constitution. (D) the victory over France.
Last Answer : (B) the abolition of slavery.
Description : The 6 th of June 1944 is called __________ (A) V-Day (Victory Day). (B) D-Day (an important day). (C) L-Day (Labour Day). (D) C-Day (Constitution Day).
Last Answer : (B) D-Day (an important day).
Description : Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in __________ (A) February. (B) August. (C) November. (D) December.
Last Answer : (C) November.
Description : The Pentagon has __________ sides and angles. (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Last Answer : (C) 5
Description : Senators are elected to serve for a period of __________ years. (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
Last Answer : (A) 6
Description : What completes the phrase “We, the people of the United States, in order to form…”? (A) A more perfect state… (B) A more perfect union… (C) A more perfect world… (D) A more perfect community…
Last Answer : (B) A more perfect union…
Description : On September 11, 2001 __________ was blown up. (A) the Woolworth Building (B) the World Trade Center (C) the Empire State Building (D) the Metropolitan Opera
Last Answer : (B) the World Trade Center
Description : The Disney World is located in __________ (A) Orlando. (B) Florida. (C) neither of them. (D) both of them.
Last Answer : (D) both of them.
Description : Which statement about the US economy is wrong? (A) The US has a capitalist mixed economy. (B) The US national debt is the world's largest. (C) The US economy is shaped by the country's ... infrastructure, and high productivity. (D) The USA is the largest exporter and importer of goods in the world.
Last Answer : (D) The USA is the largest exporter and importer of goods in the world.
Description : One of the well-known nicknames for the USA is a __________ (A) “crazy tribe”. (B) “wild world”. (C) “melting pot”. (D) “great empire”.
Last Answer : (C) “melting pot”.
Description : The ship __________ transported the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. (A) “Mayflower” (B) “Santa Maria” (C) “Nina” (D) “Pinta”
Last Answer : (A) “Mayflower”
Description : Which statement is true? (A) Amerigo Vespucci discovered America. (B) Amerigo Vespucci discovered and explored the new land. (C) Christopher Columbus discovered but did not explore the new land. (D) Christopher Columbus found America and settled in the New World.
Last Answer : (C) Christopher Columbus discovered but did not explore the new land.
Description : The American parliament is called __________ (A) the Senate. (B) the Capitol. (C) the Federal Assembly. (D) the Congress.
Last Answer : (D) the Congress.
Description : What was the operational name for the D-Day landings in June 1944?
Last Answer : Operation Overlord
Description : Estimate the total number of chairs in the United States.
Last Answer : Take your time, and ask questions to narrow down the choices. Is this just households (for example)? If yes, logically think through the steps: the US population is an estimated 307 million. Assuming ... household" demand for chairs by working backwards from there. 3 people x 4 chairs = 12 x 112M
Description : Which of these people did not take part in the presidential primaries of 2008? (A) John McCain (B) Barack Obama (C) Hillary Clinton (D) George Bush
Last Answer : (D) George Bush
Description : The American “cultural icon” is __________ (A) the apple pie. (B) baseball. (C) the American flag. (D) each of them.
Last Answer : (D) each of them.
Description : The first architect of the US Capitol is __________ (A) William Thornton. (B) Frank Wright. (C) Frank Gehry. (D) Philip Johnson.
Last Answer : (A) William Thornton.
Description : Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, John Cage are __________ (A) composers. (B) painters. (C) architects. (D) actors.
Last Answer : (A) composers.
Description : Norma Jeane Mortensen is the true name of __________ (A) Elizabeth Taylor. (B) Marilyn Monroe. (C) Audrey Hepburn. (D) Sharon Stone.
Last Answer : (B) Marilyn Monroe.
Description : __________ is considered the creator of the classical detective story. (A) Arthur Conan Doyle (B) Agatha Christie (C) Edgar Alan Poe (D) Each of them
Last Answer : (C) Edgar Alan Poe
Description : Which novel is not written by Ernest Hemingway? (A) “A Farewell to Arms” (B) “The Fifth Column” (C) “Cabbages and Kings” (D) “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
Last Answer : C (C is written by O’Henry; the rest are novels by Ernest Hemingway.)
Description : Which name is not appropriate for the list? (A) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (B) Walt Whitman (C) Robert Frost (D) Fenimore Cooper
Last Answer : D (D is a writer; the rest are poets.)
Description : Which of these persons is a choreographer? (A) Louis Armstrong (B) Leonard Bernstein (C) Benjamin Goodman (D) George Balanchine
Last Answer : (D) George Balanchine
Description : Which of the following writers is the Nobel Laureate for Literature in 1954? (A) Mark Twain (B) Ernest Hemingway (C) John Steinbeck (D) William Saroyan
Last Answer : (B) Ernest Hemingway
Description : The author of “An American Tragedy” is __________ (A) Mark Twain. (B) Ernest Hemingway. (C) Theodore Dreiser. (D) John Steinbeck.
Last Answer : (C) Theodore Dreiser.
Description : The author of the general theory of relativity is __________ (A) Emerson. (B) Einstein. (C) Edison. (D) Oppenheimer.
Last Answer : (B) Einstein.
Description : __________ is a big port and a shipbuilding center. (A) Detroit (B) San Francisco (C) Philadelphia (D) New York
Last Answer : (B) San Francisco
Description : The highest peak in the USA is in __________ (A) the Appalachian Mountains. (B) the Cordilleras. (C) the Highland regions. (D) Sierra Nevada.
Last Answer : (B) the Cordilleras.
Description : The first man on the Moon was __________ (A) Yuri Gagarin. (B) John Glenn. (C) Neil Armstrong. (D) Valentin Titov.
Last Answer : (C) Neil Armstrong.
Description : Detroit is the center of __________ industry. (A) textile (B) food (C) shipbuilding (D) automobile
Last Answer : (D) automobile
Description : The US and Soviet leaders signed SALT I in __________ (A) New York. (B) Washington. (C) Leningrad. (D) Moscow.
Last Answer : (D) Moscow.
Description : Which of the following persons did not participate in the Crimean Conference in 1945? (A) Joseph Stalin (B) Winston Churchill (C) Theodore Roosevelt (D) Franklin Roosevelt
Last Answer : (C) Theodore Roosevelt
Description : Which statement is true about Alaska? (A) It was found by the American explorers. (B) It was conquered from the Eskimoes. (C) It was purchased from Russia. (D) It was America’s first state.
Last Answer : (C) It was purchased from Russia.
Description : There are __________ national parks in the USA. (A) 58 (B) 85 (C) 28 (D) 82
Last Answer : (A) 58
Description : The American city of Moscow is located in __________ (A) Florida. (B) Alaska. (C) Alabama. (D) Idaho.
Last Answer : (D) Idaho.
Description : Colorado is __________ (A) a state. (B) a river. (C) a city. (D) a mountain.
Last Answer : (A) a state.
Description : The oldest American college is __________ (A) Princeton. (B) Yale. (C) Harvard. (D) Maryland.
Last Answer : (C) Harvard.
Description : The Statue of Liberty was made in __________ (A) the USA. (B) Britain. (C) France. (D) Germany.
Last Answer : (C) France.
Description : The Bronx is __________ (A) a river. (B) a borough. (C) a lake. (D) a theatre.
Last Answer : (B) a borough.
Description : Manhattan is supposed to have cost __________ (A) 24 dollars. (B) 240 dollars. (C) 2400 dollars. (D) 24,000 dollars.
Last Answer : (A) 24 dollars.