Intellectual quiz "Hello, America"

HELLO AMERICA

Intellectual quiz

Geography

History

Culture

Sport

Literature

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Geography - 10

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

Hawaii

Geography - 20

In which city and state is Disney World located?

Orlando, Florida

Geography - 30

Name the lowest spot in the continental US

Death Valley,

California

Geography - 40

Which city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian city?

St. Petersburg

Geography - 50

The continental US is divided into how many time zones?

four

History -10

Which country presented the US with the Statue of Liberty? What was the occasion?

France; the 100-year anniversary of the Franco-American alliance during the American War of Independence

History -20

Which American astronaut first stepped on the surface of the Moon and what was the year? What was the name of his spaceship?

Neil Armstrong; 1969;

Apollo 11

History -30

What is the name of the American naval base that the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941? In which state is it located?

Pearl Harbor,

Hawaii

History - 40

Which American President attended the Potsdam Conference?

Harry Truman

History - 50

Who were the "Blues" and who were the "Greys" during the American Civil War?

the "Blues" were the North (Union),

the "Greys" were the South (Confederacy)

Literature - 20

Which famous American document begins with the words, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..."?

the Constitution of

the United States

Literature - 10

Name the largest library in the US

the Library of Congress

Literature - 30

During which periods in American history was the novel "Gone with the Wind" set?

the Civil War and

Reconstruction

Literature - 40

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

Literature -50

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

Edgar A. Poe

Sport - 10

He is the best basketball player of all time, and his impact on the Chicago Bulls during the 1990s tells the story.

Michael Jordan

Sport - 20

Which sport is considered to be the national pastime of America?

baseball

Sport - 30

In 1932 the first International organization of this kind of sport (FIBA) was formed in the USA. Now it has more than 18 countries-members.

basketball

Sport - 40

His words “Float (fly) like a butterfly, sting like a bee” were mentioned in numerous films. This sportsman was the most famous American boxer of the 1960s-1970s.

Muhammad Ali

Sport - 50

This famous Russian sportsman was born in Minsk, but he played 12 seasons in NHL and has a nickname “Russian rocket”.

Pavel Bure

Culture - 10

Which American silent-movie star is called the "Little Tramp"?

Charlie Chaplin

Culture - 20

What are the ingredients of a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner?

turkey,

cranberry sauce,

pumpkin pie

Culture - 30

Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis, Tennessee?

Elvis Presley

Culture - 40

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

Washington Monument

Culture - 50

In which famous place do people in New York City celebrate New Year's Day?

Times Square

Guess the person - 10

William Henry  " Bill "  Gates III  (born October 28, 1955) is an American business, magnate, investor, philanthropist,  and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft , the software company he founded with Paul Allen. 

Bill Gates

Guess the person - 20

Louis Armstrong [ (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971),  was an American juzz trumpeter and singer from New Orlean, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. 

Louis Armstrong

Guess the person - 30

Ernest Miller Hemingway  

(July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American

author and journalist. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections and two non-fiction works. Three novels, four collections of short stories and three non-fiction works were published posthumously.

Many of these are considered classics of American classic.

Ernest Hemingway

Guess the person - 40

Madonna  (born  Madonna Louise Ciccone ( born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur.

Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance.

Madonna

Guess the person - 50

Ray Douglas Bradbury  (born August 22, 1920)

is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction,

and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian

  novel Fahrenheit 451(1953)

Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20 th and 21st century American writers. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into

television shows or films.

Ray Bradbury

Right order - 10

• Name the famous actors who played in these films: “Titanic”, “Gone with the wind”, “Terminator”, “The bodyguard”.
• Kevin Costner
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Leonardo di Caprio
• Clark Gable

Right order - 20

• Put these presidents in order according to their periods of ruling beginning with the earliest one:
• Bill Clinton
• Ronald Reagan
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln

Right order - 30

• Put all these English-speaking countries from the smallest to the largest one:
• Canada
• Great Britain
• Australia
• The USA

244 820 sq.km

7 692 024 sq.km

9 984 670 sq.km

9 518 900 sq.km

Right order - 40

• Put these American states in order according to their territory beginning with the smallest one:
• Texas
• Alaska
• Rhode Island
• Georgia

4 005 sq.km

154 077sq.km

696 241sq.km

1 717 854sq.km

Right order - 50

• Put these USA rivers in order from the longest to the shortest one:
• Yukon
• Missouri
• Rio Grande
• Mississippi

2,540 miles

2,340 miles

1,980 miles

1,900 miles