False. 20% speak a language other than English at home. About 8% don't speak any English at all.
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Americans buy more Mexican salsa per year than ketchup.
True. $680 million was spent on salsa last year, compared to $420 million for ketchup.
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American workers have less paid holiday than workers in other countries.
True. Most Americans have 10-20 days of paid holiday a year.
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The USA has more national parks than Europe.
False. The USA has 59 national parks, and Europe has a total of 366. However, the US parks cover 210,000 km2, a larger area than all the European parks.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1876.
False. It was signed in 1776.
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No American has ever won the Nobel Peace Prize.
False. Over 20 Americans have won the prize, including Martin Luther King jr. and Barack Obama.
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The USA has 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the world’s prisoners.
True. The prison population has increased by 700% since 1971, to. almost 2.2 million.
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Haagen-Dazs is an American company.
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The top holiday destination abroad for Americans is Britain.
False. Mexico is the number 1 destination for Americans travelling abroad on holiday.
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Texas is the largest state in the USA.
False. Alaska is the largest. It’s more than twice the size of the second largest state, which is Texas.
