2. Американец – человек, который делает что-либо, потому что так не делали раньше. (Марк Твен). Америка – самая богатая страна в мире, потому что половина ее населения составляют сбежавшие из Европы кассиры и их потомки. (Казимеж Бартошевич). Америка не знает, куда направляться, но бьёт рекорд скорости по дороге туда (Леонард Лис Левинсон). Американцы: народ, который ищет пилюлю от всех болезней – и избирает её в конгресс. (Джон Барримор). Молодость – самая традиция Америки, ей уже триста лет. (Оскар Уайльд). У американцев больше машин, сберегающих время, и меньше времени, чем у любого другого народа. (Автор неизвестен). Что меня особенно поразило в Америке – это как родители слушаются своих детей. (Английский король Эдуард 8 в 1957г.) Американцы требуют от своих мужей таких исключительных достоинств, какие англичанки ожидают найти разве что у лакеев. (Сомерсет Моэм). Хэппи-энд – вот наша национальная религия. (Мэри Маккарти).

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8. Two of the states are separated from the others. Which of them? Alaska Hawaii

9. Name the one of the 5 Great Lakes which lies entirely on the territory of the USA ? Michigan

10. The mountain system in the West of the USA ? Cordillera

11. On what river does Washington stand? Potomac

12. What is the longest river? Mississippi

13. What place is not part of any state and is 60 square miles in area? District of Columbia

14. Whose address is 600 Pennsylvania Avenue? The White House – the President

15. What pen name did an American writer use to sign the humorous stories which he wrote in prison? O.Henry

16. Which American President was the 1 to live in the White House? John Adams

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

18. Name the famous inventor of an electric lamp. Thomas A.Edison

19. Who is the singer ? Loius Armstrong

20. Name one of the best Universities of the USA? Harvard

21. Which country presented the US with the Statue of Liberty? France

22. Give the names of the 3 ships on which Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America? Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

23. Name the centre of the military industrial complex in the USA? Pentagon

24. Where are situated the famous motor companies: Chrysler, General Motors… Detroit

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

26. Name the 2 main political parties and their symbols. democrats – donkey/ republicans- elephant

27. 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

28. Who was the youngest president of the US? John F. Kennedy

29. Who is that? Benjamin Franklin

30. Name the type of the state. federal republic

31. What means 50 stars and 13 stripes on the flag of the US?

32. A street in New York where theatres show business of NY are situated? Broadway

33. The US is divided into how many time zones? 1,2,3, 4

34. Which holiday is not federal in the US? -C-Columbus Day - Memorial Day - Easter - Father’s Day

35. Name the building where the Congress of the USA sits. The Capitol

36. In what countries is English used as the native language? The USA, Canada, Australia, The New Zealand

37. What are the native inhabitants of Alaska. Eskimos.