What tragic event made the USA declare war on Japan in 1941?

a) the German bombing raids on Great Britain

b) the Japanese invasion into Manchuria

c) the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

What tragic event happened on September 11, 2001?

a) The Twin Towers in New York were destroyed by terrorists.

b) The American war in Afghanistan began.

c) The American war in Iraq started.

What type of schools provides free second; education?

a) comprehensive schools

b) private schools

c) public schools

What is the oldest university in the USA?

a) the University of California

b) Harvard University

c) Princeton University

What do Americans call the eight oldest and prestigious universities and colleges?

a) Oxbridge

b) the Ivy League

c) the Major Leagues

What is the centre of the US automobile industry?

a) Chicago

b) Detroit

c) San Francisco

Which state is called the nation's Dairy Belt?

a) Illinois

b) Indiana

c) Wisconsin

What are the States of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana called?

a) the Com Belt

b) the Wheat Belt

c) the Rust Belt

What products are made in Silicon Valley?

a) medical tools

b) computers

c) steel

Which State is called the Oil State?

a) Pennsylvania

b) California

c) Texas

What is the name of the building of the US Department of Defense?

a) the Mission Control Centre

b) the Pentagon

c) the War Ministry

Where does the American President live and work?

a) in the City Hall

b) in the White House

c) in the Capitol

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a) in New York Harbor

b) in Washington Mall

c) in Broadway in New York

Who created the Statue of liberty?

a) Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

b) Frank Lloyd Wright

c) Pierre L'Enfant

Which of the famous American presidents are carved in Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?

a) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt

b) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, Andrew Jackson

c) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt

Where are the United Nations Headquarters situated?

a) in Washington

b) in New York

c) in Philadelphia

Where is Hollywood, the centre of the US film industry, located?

a) in Los Angeles, California

b) in Miami, Florida

c) in Boston, Massachusetts

What is the symbol of the US financial power?

a) Times Square

b) Pennsylvania Avenue

c) Wall Street

Where is the Sears Tower located?

a) in New York b) in Chicago c) in Seattle

How many floors does the Empire State Building have?

a) 102 b) 50 c) 120

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?

a) Frank Lloyd Wright

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) John C. Portman Jr.

Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art located?

a) in Washington b) in Atlanta c) in New York

Who is the author of the first dictionary of American English?

a) D. Jones b) J. C. Wells c) N. Webster

Test 3 English-speaking countries Choose the correct answer from the variants listed below

How did the British mostly spread English over the centuries?

a) by trade relations with foreign countries

b) by political and cultural contacts

c) by colonization

When did the British Empire disintegrate?

a) during World War I

b) during the 1970s

c) during the 1950s

What is the British Commonwealth?

a) an organization of about 50 independent countries which were the former colonies of Great Britain

b) a political and economic organization established to encourage trade and friendly relations in Europe

c) an organization set up in 1935 to represent British interests abroad in the spheres of education and arts

What are the main reasons of the spread of American English throughout the world?

a) the superiority of American ideology and culture

b) the US dominance in the fields of economy, politics, science and technology

and entertainment

c) the achievements of US pop music, film industry and television

English is the only official language in...

a) the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia

b) the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Egypt

c) the United Kingdom, the USA, Ireland, Hong Kong

What are the official languages in Canada?

a) English and Spanish

b) English and French

c) English and German

What are the official languages in New Zealand?

a) English and Maori

b) English and French

c) English and Spanish

What are the official languages in India?

a) Hindi and English

b) Hindi and Tamil

c) Telugu and English

What waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?

a) the North Sea

b) the Irish Sea

c) the English Channel

What country does the United States border on in the north?

a) Mexico b) Canada c) Argentina

What is the second largest country in the world?

a) Canada b) the USA c) China

Which country between the Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific Ocean is both a continent and an island?

a) New Zealand

b) Papua New Guinea

c) Australia

Where is New Zealand situated?

a) in the Atlantic Ocean

b) in the Pacific Ocean

c) in the Indian Ocean

What countries does India border on in the West?

a) Iran and Afghanistan

b) China and Burma

c) Malasia and Vietnam

Who founded London, the British capital, in the 1st century AD?

a) the Angles b) the Saxons c) The Romans