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Civilisation of the USA

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1. How many states does the USA consist of ? 135150I don't know

2. The flag of the United States is called : The Union JackThe Stars and StripesThe starry flagI don't know

3. Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November) commemorates : The safe arrival of the Pilgrims in PlymouthThe safe crossing of the MayflowerThe first crops the Pilgrims harvested with the Indians'helpI don't know

4. The Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor : Was given to the American people by France in 1884Is opening her arms to welcome poor immigrantsIs as high as the Empire State BuildingI don't know

5. Mount Rushmore in South Dakota is famous for the sculptures of the Heads of 4 former American Presidents : Washington – Jefferson – T. Roosevelt – LincolnLincoln – Hoover – F.D. Roosevelt – A. JohnsonWashington – Jefferson – Madison – F. D RooseveltI don't know

6. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed : The Constitution of the United StatesThe Emancipation ProclamationThe Declaration of IndependenceI don't know

7. During the conquest of the West, the Frontier : was the border between the different Stateswas the name of an Indian Reservationwas a moving line separating “civilized” and “wild” countryI don't know

8. In 1963, he delivered the Speech : I have a Dream … Malcolm XMartin Luther King JuniorJames BaldwinI don't know

9. In the US, a wave of anti-Japanese sentiment swept across America : after 'Hiroshima'after 'Nagasaki'after 'Pearl Harbor'I don't know

10. To prevent illegal immigration from Mexico, a concrete and steel fence (The Secure Border Fence) was built in 2008, as a border between the 2 countries. To enter the US, the best solution was then: to burn holes through the fenceto dig under the fenceto go “underground”I don't know