Test Your Knowledge

                                               Knowledge test



1.
__________ is the author of the Old Man and the Sea, published in 1952.
A) John Steinbeck C) Ernest Hemingway
B) Jane Austin D) Agatha Christie




2.
The typical Thanksgiving menu consists of __________.
A) turkey with bread stuffing and mashed potatoes C) smoked salmon and sauce
B) fried carp and potato salad D) fried chicken and rice




3.
Thanksgiving is celebrated in __________.
A) the USA C) Australia
B) Great Britain D) New Zealand




4.
London buses are __________.
A) green C) yellow
B) blue D) red




5.
Which of these countries was the first one in the world to issue adhesive postage stamps?
A) Canada C) the USA
B) Great Britain D) Ireland




6.
__________ is printed on British stamps.
A) The price and the portrait of the monarch C) The name of the monarch, his/her portrait and the year
B) Elisabeth II D) Nothing




7.
__________ was the US president during the Civil War.
A) F. D. Roosevelt C) George Washington
B) Abraham Lincoln D) Thomas Jefferson




8.
__________ is the idiom used in order to say that somebody is very good or special.
A) The "dog's ears" C) The "cat's whiskers"
B) The "fat cat" D) The "clever fox"




9.
Elvis Presley was a twin.
A) true B) false




10.
__________ is the largest city in the USA.
A) Chicago C) Washington, D.C.
B) San Francisco D) New York City

Correct Answers

1 C 2 A 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 C 9 A 10 D