USA
The Ultimate Most Awesome
Quiz.
Round 1!
Multiple Choice
1. Who was the 8th President
of America?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. William Henry Harrison
C. Martin van Buren
D. James Knox Polk
2. There are a lot of weird laws in
America. Which of the following is NOT
true?
A. It’s illegal to drink milk in a train which travels
through North Carolina.
B. Women in Morrisville have to ask for
permission/need a license to wear make-up.
C. It’s illegal in California to hunt for wild animals
when you’re in a car, except hunting for whales.
D. In Washington it’s illegal to smoke or drink
alcohol when you’re wearing a mask of the
president.
3. Which of the following sports figures
did NOT enter politics?
A. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Bodybuilding:
won Mister Universe and Mister Olympia)
B. Byron White (Football: Played for
University of Colorado and the Pittsburgh
Pirates)
C. George Herman “Babe” Ruth (Baseball:
played for Boston Red Sox and New York
Yankees)
D. Tom Osborne (Head football coach of the
university of Nebraska and currently the
Athletic Director at the University).
4. How many American
presidents have been
murdered during duty?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
5. Which singer was caught in
2000 carrying 15,2 grams of
marihuana at an airport in Hawaï
A. Lil’ Kim
B. T-pain
C. Lindsay Lohan
D. Whitney Houston
6. How many kids do Angelina
Jolie and Brad Pitt have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7
9
6
4
7. Which is the second language in
Pennsylvania?
A. Dutch
B. Spanish
C. French
D. German
8. Which book wasn’t written
by Mark Twain?
A. Eve’s Diary
B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
C. The Colour Purple
D. A Dog’s Tale
9. Which of the following
writers isn’t from the United
States?
A. Rudyard Kipling
B. Charles Gilman Norris
C. Richard Powers
D. Paul William Gallico
10. After which example was
the White House built.
A. The Parthenon in
Greece
B. My house
C. Villa Pisani in Italy
D. Leinster House in Ireland
11. In what year did the
pharmacist John Pemberton invent
the famous drink “Coca Cola”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1886
1902
1950
1842
12. How many MacDonalds
companies are there in
America?
A. 10.000-25.000
B. 0-9.000
C. 25.000-32000
D. more than 32.000
13. It is a typical American tradition to
bring food to a party and share that with
the people at the party. So they have
less work to organize a party. What is the
name of a party like that?
A. Hot-luck
B. Pot-luck
C. Lucky meal
D. Lucky-sharing
14. On which side do you have to
wear your tassel of your cap on
your Highschool Graduation?
A. On the right
B. On the left
C. First right and after you
graduated on the left.
D. It doesn’t matter
15. How many languages are
spoken within the United
States of America?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 253
D. 337
16. Which of the following
writers used to teach the
subject English?
A. Stephen King
B. Dan Brown
C. Stephanie Meyer
D. Mark Twain
17. How much cc did Heidi
Montag implant in her new
breasts?
A. 550 cc
B. 650 cc
C. 750 cc
D. 850 cc
18. What’s the real maiden
name of Madonna?
A. Madonna Ciccone
B. Madelyn Ciccone
C. Alicia Ciccone
D. Ally Ciccone
19. Which of the following is
the longest river of America?
A. Colorado River
B. Missisippi River
C. Missouri River
D. Yukon River
20. Which of the following
books written by Stephen King
was not used for a movie?
A. The Shining
B. The Mist
C. The Shawshank Redemption
D. The Long Walk
END OF
ROUND 1!
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Round 2!
Context
Questions…..
Question 1: What was the REAL name of
Martin Luther King jr.?
“What you see here is the famous
speech of Martin Luther King jr., a
prominent leader in the African
American Civil Rights Movement. He
got killed on the 4th of April 1968 on
the balcony of the Lorraine Motel”.
Question 2: How many men did
elisabeth taylor marry before
Richard burton?
In 1960, Taylor became the highest paid actress up to that time when
she signed a one million dollar contract to play the title role in 20th
Century Fox’s lavish production of Cleopatra which would eventually
be released in 1963. During the filming, she began a romance with
her future husband Richard Burton, who played Mark Antony in the
film. The romance received much attention from the tabloid press, as
both were married to other spouses at the time."
Question 3: What bible
verse does Samuel L.
Jackson quote in this scene?
A. Ezekiel 25:17
B. Lucas 28:14
C. Genesis 12:4
D. Exodus 34:12
Question 4: In Highschool you
have 4 years of school and
every year has a name. What
are the names of every year?
.
Question 5: Which state of
america is marked with the red
X?
A. Utah
B. Colorado
C. Nebraska
D. Kansas
END OF
ROUND 2!
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Round 3!
Difficult Questions
oooooeeeehhhhh….
Statement 1: Paris Hilton is
the granddaughter of the
founder of the Hilton hotel
True (Green)
False (Red)
Statement 2: you have to sing
the national anthem every
morning before school starts
True (Green)
False (Red)
Statement 3: In 2005 more
than 180 000 books were
published within the United
States.
True (Green)
False (Red)
Statement 4: The designer
of the statue of Liberty used
his mother as a model.
True (Green)
False (Red)
Statement 5: When the White House opened its
doors for the first time in 1800 it wasn’t white and
it wasn’t called “the white house”. It was build from
grey stone en it had a grayish/brownish color. The
name of the white house back then was the
‘Executive Mansion’ or ‘President’s House’. During
the war of 1812, several parts of the President’s
house set flame and turned black. To get rid of the
black marks and burn spots they painted the
President’s House white, and that’s how it became
the White House.
True (Green)
False (Red)
END OF
ROUND 3!
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ANSWERS
(There will be 5 answers of the multiple choice
questions on every slide).
Multiple Choice
Questions 1-5:
1: C. Martin van Buren
2: D. In Washington it’s illegal to smoke or
drink alcohol when you’re wearing a mask
of the president
3: C. George Herman “Babe” Ruth
(Baseball: played for Boston Red Sox and
New York Yankees)
4: B. 8
5: D. Whitney Houston
Multiple Choice
Questions 6-10:
6: C. 6
7: D. German
8: C. The Colour Purple
9: A. Rudyard Kipling
10: D. Leinster House in Ireland
Multiple Choice
Questions 11-15:
11: A. 1886
12: D. More than 32.000
13: B. Pot-luck
14: C. First right and after you
graduated left
15: D. 337
Multiple Choice
Questions 16-20:
16: A. Stephen King
17: C. 750 CC
18: A. Madonna Ciccone
19: C. Missouri river
20: D. The long walk
Answers of the
Context
Questions!
These answers will be shown one by one
Question 1: What was the REAL
name of Martin Luther King jr.?
Answer:
Michael Luther King
jr.
Question 2: How many men
did elisabeth taylor marry
before Richard burton?
Answer:
4 men
Question 3: What bible
verse does Samuel L.
Jackson quote in this scene?
Answer:
A. Ezekiel 25:17
Question 4: In Highschool you
have 4 years of school and every
year has a name. What are the
names of every year?
Answer:
Freshman, Softmore,
Junior and Senior
Question 5: Which state of
america is marked with the red
X?
Answer:
B. Colorado
ANSWERS OF
THE DIFFICULT
QUESTIONS!
These answers will also be shown one
by one
Statement 1: Paris Hilton is
the granddaughter of the
founder of the Hilton hotel
False
Paris Hilton was the greatgranddaughter of the founder.
Statement 2: you have to sing
the national anthem every
morning before school starts
False
Only the pledges of the flag
Statement 3: In 2005 more
than 180.000 books were
published within the United
States.
False
Statement 4: The designer
of the statue of Liberty used
his mother as a model.
True
Statement 5: When the White House opened its doors for the
first time in 1800 it wasn’t white and it wasn’t called “the
white house”. It was build from grey stone en it had a
grayish/brownish color. The name of the white house back
then was the ‘Executive Mansion’ or ‘President’s House’.
During the war of 1812, several parts of the President’s house
set flame and turned black. To get rid of the black marks and
burn spots they painted the President’s House white, and
that’s how it became the White House.
True
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