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Who presented the people of the people of the USA with the Statue of Liberty? a) the Native Americans b) the British c) the French d) the Germans

c) figure of a Roman liberty goddess was a gift from the people of France. She holds a table with the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (July 4,1776)

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Who was AL CAPONE? a) a famous American gangster b) a famous American rapper c) a famous American actor d) a famous American president

a) American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era

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Which side did the USA take in the VIETMAN War (1955 - 1975): the North Vietnam's or the South Vietnam's?

South Vietnam (together with South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand vs. North Vietnam - Soviet Union, China and other communist allies)

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When did the COLD WAR take place?

After the second world war - a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states (the Eastern Bloc), and the USA with its allies

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What's the population of the USA? a) around 33 millions b) around 330 millions c) around 3 billion

Population b) 2018 census estimate: 327,167,434 (3rd in the world)

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Where is THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE situated? a) in New York b) in Washington, D.C. c) in L.A. d) in San Francisco

d) The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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In which year did terrorist attacks on September 11 occur? a) 2000 b) 2001 c) 2010 d) 2011

b) The September 11 (2001) attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. The attacks killed 2,977 people.

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When did the ancestors of living Native Americans arrive to the area of nowadays USA? a) 1,5 million years ago b) 15 thousand years ago c) 1,500 years ago d) 150 years ago

The ancestors of living Native Americans arrived in what is now the United States at least 15,000 years ago, possibly much earlier, from Asia via Beringia.

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How many states are there in the USA? a) 40 b) 45 c) 50 d) 55

c) The United States of America (USA) is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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What is the name of a famous franchise of films that take place in space? The last, 9th film is coming to theatres on 20th December 2019. a) Harry Potter b) The Lord of the Rings c) Bridget Jones's Diary d) Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic space-opera franchise created by George Lucas.The franchise began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide phenomenon.

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What is WALL STREET? a) A street in Wahington famous for its huge wall. b) A street in LA named after a famous WALL-E cartoon character. c) A street in New York which has been a financial district of the USA for more than a century.

c) a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the USA.

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What is YELLOWSTONE? a) a famous stone of yellow colour which can predict the weather b) a national park in the USA, famous for its wildlife and geysers c) a birth town of Abraham Lincoln, the first American president

b) Yellowstone National Park is located in Montana and Idaho. It was established in 1872 and was the first national park in the USA and in the world.

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Who is UNCLE SAM? a) Donald Trump's uncle who is much more popular than the current president b) the title of an anti-slavery novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe c) a national personification of the country or the federal government

c) Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the country in general that, according to legend, came into use during the War of 1812.

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