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The United States of America Part I

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The United States of America. Geography 1020304050 Sights 1020304050 Famous people 1020304050 Writers 1020304050

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What is the capital of the USA? Washington D.C.

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Which American state was the last to acquire state status? Hawaii

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Question-auction Name the smallest U.S. state. Rhode Island

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Name the lowest spot in the continental U. S. Death Valley (CA)

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What is the name of the river in New York? Hudson river

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What monument in Washington D.C., dedicated to an American president, is nicknamed The Pencil? Washington monument

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The Statue of Liberty Question-auction:

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The Golden Gate Bridge

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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Who was the first president of the USA? George Washington

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Which American astronaut first stepped on the surface of the Moon? Neil Armstrong

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His cartoons about Mickey Mouse are very popular. WaltDisney

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Who was the famous Chicago criminal, nicknamed Scarface? AlCapone

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Which American architect is called the Father of the Skyscraper? Louis Henry Sullivan

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Who is the author of the story about Tom Soyer? Mark Twain

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Which 19-th century American writer is said to be the founder of detective genre? Edgar A. Poe

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Which American author wrote The last of the Mohicans? James Fenimore Cooper

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Name the 1954 Nobel Laureate in Literature who wrote The Sun Also Rises. Ernest Hemingway

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Volkovs book, The Wizard of the Emerald Town, is an adaptation of a book written by L. Frank Baum

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The United States of America Part II

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History 10304050 American presidents 10304050 Culture 10304050 The USA.

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Which document begins with the words, We, people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union ? The Constitution of the United States

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What is the name of the American naval base that the Japanese attacted on December 7, 1941? Pearl Harbor

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During which periods in American history was the novel Gone with the Wind? The Civil War andReconstruction

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When did American women receive the right to vote? 1920 the 19-th Amendment of the Constitution

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Who was the youngest elected President in the history of the U.S.? John F. Kennedy

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Which general (the 34 th president) commanded all U.S. forces during the Second World War? DwightDavidEisenhower

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Which American President was the first to live in the White House? John Adams

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A pig in a poke: Which American President attended the Potsdam Conference? Harry Truman

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Question-auction: What is the name of the awards given to the best movie actors and actresses each year in the U.S.? Oscars or Academy Awards

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Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis? Elvis Presley

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Which American silent film star is called The Little Tramp? CharlieChaplin

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Name the largest library in the U.S. Library of Congress

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