Impressionists?

- Mary Cassatt

9. Under which two names did the most famous American boxer of the 1960-1970's fight in the ring?

- Muhammad Ali and Cassius Clay

10. Which sport is considered to be the national pastime of America?

- Baseball

11. Give the name of the most famous American chess-player of our time.

- Bobby Fischer

12. Which African-American track and field star won the last four gold medals in the Olympic long jump com petition?

- Carl Lewis

13. Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis, Tennessee?

- Elvis Presley

14. Which American silent film star is called The Little Tramp"?

- Charlie Chaplin

15. What monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to an American president is nicknamed The Pencil"?

- Washington Monument

16. What do Americans call the championship game of American football?

- Super Bowl

17. In which U.S. city were the 1996 Summer Olympics held?

- Atlanta (GA)

18. 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

19. Which U.S. city in the birthplace of "grunge" music?

- Seattle (WA)

20. Which Russian-born American choreographer created the "modern style of classical American ballet"?

- George Balanchine (Georgi Balanchivadze)

21. Who was Henry Hudson and which geographical feature In New York state is named after him?

- English explorer, Hudson River

22. The continental U.S. is divided into how many time zones?

-Four

22. Which American state was the last to acquire "state" status?

-Hawaii

24. In which state do the highest trees in the world grow and what are they called?

-California; "redwood" or "sequoia"

25. What is the name of the first U.S. national park and in which state is it located?

-Yellowstone; Wyoming

25. Which major city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian city?

- St. Petersburg

27. At which island did most European immigrants to the U.S. arrive?

- Ellis Island (NY)

28. In which mountain are the faces of four American Presidents chiseled?

- Mt. Rushmore

29. In which city and state is Disney World located?

- Orlando, Florida

30. What is the name of the famous collection of museums in Washington, D.C.?

- Smithsonian Institution

31. What is one of the pet names for the Mississippi River?

- "The Old Man"; "The Big Muddy"

32. Name the six New England states and explain why they are known as "New England"

- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut; named by Capt. John Smith for its resemblance to the coast of England

33. Name the five Great Lakes - which one is entirely within the U.S.?

- Lakes Huron, Erie, Ontario, Michigan, Superior: Michigan

34. Which of the five Great Lakes is the largest?

- Lake Ontario

35. Which American state (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) borders only one other state?

- Maine

36. Name the lowest spot in the continental U.S.

- Death Valley (CA)

37. Which Caribbean Sea island has a common wealth status with the U.S.?

- Puerto Rico

38. Name the smallest U.S. state.

- Rhode Island

39. In which western U. S. state, originally on part of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, is the city of Moscow located?

- Idaho

40. Where is the "Rust Belt" in the U.S.?

-The industrial North-Central and North-East states

41. Explain the symbolism of the stripes and the stars on the U.S. flag.

- 50 star s = 50 states; 13 stripes = 13 original colonies

42. What is impeachment and name one president it threatened?

- A formal accusation against a public official Andrew Johnson or Richard Nixon

43. Which U.S. legal holiday - held every four years - falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?

- Election Day

44. When did American women receive the right to vote?

- 1920 (the 19th Amendment of the Constitution)

45. Who was the youngest elected President in the history of the U.S.?

- John F. Kennedy

46. From which two states was the original District of Columbia carved?

- Maryland and Virginia

47. Why does the highest mountain in the U. S. have two names and what are they?

- One is in English, while the other is in the Eskimo language; Mt. McKinley and Mt. Denali (20,320 feet=6.198 m)

48. Where is the Mason-Dixon Line and what was its historical importance?

-Roughly, the border between Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia designated the invisible boundary between "slave" and "free" states and between the "South" and the "North".

49. After the Vice-President, which political figure is next in line to succeed the President?

- Speaker of the House of Representatives

50. Name the two political parties in the U.S. and say which animals symbolize each party?

- Democrats: donkey; Republicans: elephant

51. What is the justification for the U.S. President being able to serve only two terms in office?

- To prevent one person from accumulating too much "power and creating" a "royal presidency"

52. What was the "Homestead Act"?

-Transfer of land from the U.S. government to a "homesteader" after five years of residence at a nominal price

53. Who was the famous Chicago criminal, nick named "Scarface", of the Prohibition era who was arrested on tax evasion charges?

- Al Capone

54. Who was the first president to serve only one term?

-John Adams

54. Who was the first president elected as a member of the Republican Party?

- Abraham Lincoln

56. Which U.S. government agency is charged with the collection of taxes?

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

57. Name the longest serving U.S. president.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

58. What was the first "talking" film in the U.S.?

- "The Jazz Singer" (1927)

59. When and where was "the shot fired that was heard around the world"?

- Concord/Lexington, Massachusetts on April 18/19, 1775 - the start of the first battles of the American Revolution

60. In which city did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774?

- Philadelphia (PA)

61. What is the name of the Dutch settlement which became New York City?

- Colony was the New Netherlands; Capital city was New Amsterdam

62. In which city and state is the Liberty Bell located?

- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania '*

63. Give the names of the three ships on which Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America.

- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

64. With which "supernatural" event is the old whaling town of Salem, Massachusetts associated?

- Witchcraft

65. Who were the "Blues" and who were the "Greys" during the American War between the States?

- Blues were the North (Union); Greys were the South (Confederacy)

66. What was the colonists' motto during the "Boston Tea Party"?

- No Taxation without Representation