The United States of America Part I

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The United States of America Part I. The United States of America. What is the capital of the USA?. Washington D.C. Which American state was the last to acquire “state” status ?. Hawaii. Question-auction. Name the smallest U.S. state. Rhode Island. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The United States of America.Geography1020304050Sights1020304050Famous people1020304050Writers1020304050

Which American state was the last to acquire state status? Hawaii

Question-auctionName the smallest U.S. state.Rhode Island

Name the lowest spot in the continental U. S.Death Valley (CA)

What is the name of the river in New York?Hudson river

Which general (the 34th president) commanded all U.S. forces during the Second World War? DwightDavidEisenhower

Which American President was the first to live in the White House?John Adams

A pig in a poke: Which American President attended the Potsdam Conference?Harry Truman

Question-auction: What is the name of the awards given to the best movie actors and actresses each year in the U.S.?

Oscars or Academy Awards

Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis?

Elvis Presley

Which American silent film star is called The Little Tramp?

CharlieChaplin

Name the largest library in the U.S.

Library of Congress

His cartoons about Mickey Mouse are very popular.

WaltDisney

Who was the famous Chicago criminal, nicknamed Scarface? Al Capone

Which American architect is called the Father of the Skyscraper?Louis Henry Sullivan

Who is the author of the story about Tom Soyer?

Mark Twain

Which 19-th century American writer is said to be the founder of detective genre?

Edgar A. Poe

Which American author wrote The last of the Mohicans?James Fenimore Cooper

Name the 1954 Nobel Laureate in Literature who wrote The Sun Also Rises.

Ernest Hemingway

Volkovs book, The Wizard of the Emerald Town, is an adaptation of a book written by L. Frank Baum

The United States of AmericaPart II

History10304050American presidents10304050Culture10304050The USA.

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