Description : What happened on June 6, 1944? (A) The allied forces landed in Normandy. (B) The second front was opened in World War II. (C) It was called D-Day. (D) All of the above.
Last Answer : (D) All of the above.
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 : In which year Turkey become member of NATO? (a) 1952 (b) 1954 (c) 1947 (d) 1949
Last Answer : (a) 1952
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 : 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 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 : 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 second largest city in the USA is __________ (A) New York. (B) Los Angeles. (C) Washington. (D) Chicago.
Last Answer : (B) Los Angeles.
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 : Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in __________ (A) February. (B) August. (C) November. (D) December.
Last Answer : (C) November.
Description : Detroit is the center of __________ industry. (A) textile (B) food (C) shipbuilding (D) automobile
Last Answer : (D) automobile
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 US and Soviet leaders signed SALT I in __________ (A) New York. (B) Washington. (C) Leningrad. (D) Moscow.
Last Answer : (D) Moscow.
Description : There are __________ national parks in the USA. (A) 58 (B) 85 (C) 28 (D) 82
Last Answer : (A) 58
Description : The Pentagon has __________ sides and angles. (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Last Answer : (C) 5
Description : The American city of Moscow is located in __________ (A) Florida. (B) Alaska. (C) Alabama. (D) Idaho.
Last Answer : (D) Idaho.
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 : Colorado is __________ (A) a state. (B) a river. (C) a city. (D) a mountain.
Last Answer : (A) a state.
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 : 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.
Description : __________ is considered to be the American national sport. (A) Baseball (B) Volleyball (C) Football (D) Handball
Last Answer : (A) Baseball
Description : The biggest river in the USA is __________ (A) the Ohio River. (B) the Hudson River. (C) the Potomac. (D) the Mississippi.
Last Answer : (D) the Mississippi.
Description : Most of the American states are bounded by __________ (A) the Pacific Ocean. (B) the Atlantic Ocean. (C) the Gulf of Mexico. (D) all of them.
Last Answer : (D) all of them.
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 Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory”, “The Star-Spangled Banner” are __________ (A) the names of the American flag. (B) the names of the American films. (C) the names of famous songs. (D) the names of famous poems.
Last Answer : (A) the names of the American flag.
Description : The symbol of the Republican Party is __________ (A) the donkey. (B) the elephant. (C) the bull. (D) the bear.
Last Answer : (B) the elephant.
Description : The capital of the USA was built on __________ (A) the Mississippi River. (B) the Potomac River. (C) the Ohio River. (D) the Colorado River.
Last Answer : (B) the Potomac River.
Description : The national symbol of the USA is __________ (A) the rose. (B) the bald eagle. (C) the Statue of Liberty. (D) the donkey.
Last Answer : (B) the bald eagle.
Description : There are __________ members in the House of Representatives. (A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 200 (D) 435
Last Answer : (D) 435
Description : Senators are elected to serve for a period of __________ years. (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
Last Answer : (A) 6
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 : In the USA, executive and legislative officials are elected by a __________ of citizens. (A) majority rule (B) plurality vote (C) proportional representation (D) minority right
Last Answer : (B) plurality vote
Description : The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are in __________ (A) the Bill of Rights. (B) the Declaration of Independence. (C) the Magna Carta. (D) the British North America Act.
Last Answer : (A) the Bill of Rights.
Description : __________ is the English for “исполнительная власть”. (A) Legislative power (B) Executive power (C) Judicial power (D) Separation of powers
Last Answer : (B) Executive power
Description : The Watergate scandal is connected with the president __________ (A) John Kennedy. (B) Bill Clinton. (C) Richard Nixon. (D) Ronald Reagan.
Last Answer : (C) Richard Nixon.
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 United States celebrated its Bicentennial in __________ (A) 1867. (B) 1876. (C) 1967. (D) 1976.
Last Answer : (D) 1976.
Description : “Yankee” may mean __________ (A) a Northerner. (B) an American. (C) an Englishman. (D) an Indian.
Last Answer : (B) an American.
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 ship __________ transported the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. (A) “Mayflower” (B) “Santa Maria” (C) “Nina” (D) “Pinta”
Last Answer : (A) “Mayflower”