Saturday, May 14, 2011

Quiz for British expats living in the USA


Some of these questions are fairly easy, some too easy.


You are on your honor to answer these from your head without Googling.


1. What year did the U.S. declare itself independent from Great Britain?


2. What is the second largest city in the U.S.?


3. Name the three countries that share a geographical border with the U.S.


4. Is the capital city of Florida pronounced MY ami or MEE ami?


5. Alaska and Hawaii are the two most recent additions to the USA (in 1959.) Before that, the two most recent additions entered together in 1912. Can you name those two?


6. What is the largest port in the U.S.?


7. Who was the President of the U.S. during the War Between the States?


8. What is the name of the highest mountain in the U.S.?


9. In what city is the Alamo located?


Answers in next post

3 comments:

  1. 1.1787
    2 San Francisco
    3 Mexico, Canada, Russia
    4 MY ami
    5 Texas, New Mexico
    6 Seattle?
    7 Lincoln
    8 Debt Mountain?
    9 Houston ?

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  2. Before I try to answer these questions, I need to know what the prize is. Do I get to be a citizen if I get them all right?

    I'm struggling to read past that building. The most phallic? Really? Please don't take this the wrong way, but surely you can do better than that?

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  3. @Adullamite - Your answer to #8 is better than mine was, so your answer is now going to be the correct answer for that one. You got a couple others right, but you got the post title wrong, so that probably nullifies Lincoln and Russia. I knew you couldn't get 4 right. You couldn't even get 4 right about Scotland. :)

    @A. - Me? I didn't build it or vote for it. Yes, I can do much better. :)

    Yes, you get to be a citizen if you get them all right. Actually, I thought you already were a citizen. Of something.

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