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Social Studies I

Social Studies I. BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ. Look at the map of Europe . Which countries would you identify as non continental in the North Atlantic Ocean ?. Look at the pictures and identify . What do you call this region?.

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Social Studies I

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  1. Social Studies I BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ

  2. Look at themap of Europe.Whichcountrieswouldyouidentify as non continentalin the North AtlanticOcean?

  3. Look at the pictures and identify What do you call this region? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. How many countries make it up? 4 Which are they? Scotland Northern Ireland Which are the capital cities? England  London Scotland  Edinburgh England Wales Wales  Cardiff Northern Ireland  Belfast R - A

  4. What do you call this country ? The United States of America How many states make up the USA? 50 New York Washington, DC Los Angeles What is the name of its capital city? Which is the largest city on the east coast? Which is the largest city on the west coast? B

  5. What is this? The flag of the United Kingdom What is its informal name? The Union Jack C

  6. But each country has its own flag England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland C - R

  7. OtherNational Symbols Rose - England Shamrock – Northern Ireland R Daffodil - Wales Thistle - Scotland

  8. What is this? The flag of the United States of America What is its informal name? The Stars and Stripes or Old Glory How many stars does it have? 50  The 50 states  How many stripes does it have? 13 The 13 colonies that declared their independence from England in 1776. B - A

  9. Who lives / works here? 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister The White House, the official residence of the American President. Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Monarch of the UK. At present, Queen Elizabeth II C

  10. Westminster Palace, site of Parliament, the legislative power of the UK. The Capitol, site of Congress, the legislative power of the USA. C

  11. The Pentagon, site of the CIA. New Scotland Yard. C

  12. Who is this? John Bull What does he stand for? A personification of Great Britain as a nation.

  13. Who is this? Uncle Sam What does he stand for? UncleSam The US government. B

  14. Who are they? John Fitzgerald Kennedy, first Catholic American President. Margaret Thatcher, first female British Prime Minister. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Winston Churchill, twice Prime Minister. George Washington, leader of the War or Independence and first American President. Abraham Lincoln, first American President to be assassinated.

  15. Who are they? Part II Prince William Elizabeth II Barak Obama DavidBeckham Arnold Schwarzenegger Jennifer Lopez

  16. Thetrooping of thecolour - 2011

  17. How many of these questions can you answer? • Who are “The Fab 4”? • 2. Who was the Californian gold prospector who created the first jeans? • 3. What is “The Big Apple”? • 4. What is “The Square Mile”? • 5. Which are the two most prestigious British universities? • 6. Which are the two most prestigious American universities? THE BEATLES LEVI STRAUSS NEW YORK LONDON OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE HARVARD and YALE

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