USA Quiz : .. . 1.How many states are there in the USA? a)48 b)50 c)52 2.What is the American flag called? a)Stars and Stripes b)Union Flag c)Union Jack 3. When did Christopher Columbus discover America? a) in 1492 b) in 1592 c) in 1692 4.Which of the following is not a US state? a) Alaska b) Hawaii c) Tahiti 5. When is the Birthday of the United States celebrated ? a) On June, 12 th b)On July, 4 th c)On September, 8 th 6. The statue of Liberty was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the US by France in 1884 as a symbol of Franco- American friendship. But who was the model for the statue? a) Bartholdi s wife b) Barholdi s mother c) Barholdi s daughter 7. Which country is bigger, or? 8. The Big Apple is a popular nickname- but for what? a) Los Angeles b) New York c) Chicago 9. Your American friends say to you, Lets go see a ball game. What do they mean? a) b) c) 10. Where in the United States can you find the Golden Gate Bridge? a)San Francisco b)San Diego c)New Orleans 11.The two large political parties in the US are the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republican party is traditionally represented by an elephant. What animal represents the Democratic Party? a) b) c) 12. What colour are the taxis in New York? a) b) c) 13. The man in the picture is a symbol of the USA. Whats his name? a) Uncle Ben b) Uncle Tom c) Uncle Sam 14. What is the New York underground called? a) the metro b) the subway c) the tube 15. How often do American people choose a new President? a) Every 4 years b) Every 5 years c) Every 3 years 16. British people call them chips. What do Americans call them? a)English fries b)German fries c)French fries 17. Which University did Bill Gates go to? c) Columbia University b) Yale University a) Harvard University 18. The average American girl has ten Barbie dolls. But when was Barbie created? a)In 1959 b)in 1979 c)in 1989 19. What do Americans call their police officers? a)Bobbies b)Cops c)dogs 20. What buildings do you see in the pictures? a) b) c)