What else do you know about the USA ?

- How many states are there in the USA ?
1. 49
2. 50
3. 51
4. 52
- The largest state in the USA is :
1. Texas
2. Kentucky
3. California
4. Alaska
- The capital city, Washington DC, is in :
1. Washington state
2. Wyoming
3. the District of Columbia
4. California
- The number of inhabitants in the USA is over :
1. 3,000,000,000
2. 300,000,000
3. 30,000,000
4. 3,000,000
- The first settlers (= colons) of America were called :
1. the Pilgrim Fathers
2. the cowboys
3. the Indians
4. The Spaniards
- The USA was declared independent in :
1. 1492
2. 1789
3. 1776
4. 1865
- When did the Civil War break out (to break out = éclater) ?
1. in 1620
2. in 1789
3. in 1776
4. in 1861
- What was the main reason for the Civil War ?
1. The independence of the USA.
2. The end of World War II.
3. The problem of slavery in the Southern states.
4. The problem of native American's reservations.
- This US president abolished slavery in the 1860s. His name is :
1. George Washington
2. William Jefferson
3. William Jefferson Clinton
4. Abraham Lincoln
- How many Confederate States were there during the Civil War ?
1. 11
2. 13
3. 48
4. 50
- Where does the American president live and work ?
1. in the Pentagon
2. in the White House
3. in the Empire State Building
4. at the Capitol in Washington
- The first president of the USA was :
1. George WASHINGTON
2. Thomas JEFFERSON
3. William Jefferson CLINTON
4. Abraham LINCOLN
- In the USA, the president is elected :
1. every seven years
2. every four years
3. every five years
4. every year
- In the USA, the president can be re-elected :
1. three times
2. twice
3. once
4. as many times as he wants
- On the last Thursday of November, the American people celebrate "Thanksgiving". Which historical event (= évènement) do they celebrate on that day ?
1. the end of the American Civil War.
2. the anniversary of Independence.
3. a very good harvest (= moisson)
4. Autumn
- The two main political parties in the USA are the Republican Party and ....
1. The Liberal Party
2. The Conservative Party
3. The Green Party
4. The Labour Party
5. The Democratic Party
- The symbol of the Democratic Party is :
1. an elephant
2. a donkey
3. an eagle
4. a basket ball
- Which of these rivers does NOT flow (= couler) in the USA ?
1. The Mississippi
2. The Missouri
3. The Thames
4. The Ohio
- This man did a lot for the civil rights in the USA. His name is :
1. Henry Ford.
2. Martin Luther King.
3. Charlton Heston
4. Bill Gates
- The next presidential election in the USA will take place in :
1. 2006
2. 2007
3. 2008
4. 2009