USA QUIZ 2 by Siegfried Bauer
Quiz
Period of tension between the USA and the USSR after the Second World War
- Independence War
- Civil War
- Cold War
- Vietnam War
River which flows through Grand Canyon, its name meaning "colourful river"
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Colorado
- Arkansas
Italian explorer who discovered America in 1492 for the Spanish king
- Marco Polo
- Columbus
- Pizarro
- Amerigo Vespucci
Member of the US House of Representative, a part of the US Congress
- Congressman
- Senator
- President
- Governor
Desert in California, lowest region in the western hemisphere
- Atacama
- Badlands
- Central Valley
- Death Valley
Important event in the US history, 4th July 1776
- Declaration of Human Rights
- End of Civil War
- Declaration of Independence
- Victory over the Spanish Army
Motor capital of the USA, home of the automobile industry
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Detroit
- Las Vegas
American expression for "city centre", central business and entertainment district
- Midtown
- Uptown
- City
- Downtown
Swamps with alligators and subtropical vegetation in Florida
- Everglades
- Great Plains
- Yosemite National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
Place on the Ohio River, where the US gold reserves are stored
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Knox
- Fort Lamy
- Fort Worth
Period of intensive immigration into California after 1848
- El Dorado
- Golden Nugget
- Gold Rush
- Golden Age
Title of the Presidents of each of the 50 states
- State President
- Senator
- Secretary of State
- Governor
1400 m deep steep terraced valley of the Colorado River, the largest of its kind in the world
- Valley of Fire
- Grand Canyon
- Zion Canyon
- Bryce Canyon