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United States and Canada: Sample quiz questions
The first answer is the correct one in each case.
Which character features in the title of the tales by Joel Chandler Harris?
- Uncle Remus
- Br'er Rabbit
- Tar Baby
- Moby-Dick
In the Niagara Falls, which island separates the Canadian falls from the American falls?
- Goat Island
- Falls Island
- Ram Island
- Midway Island
In which US state is Tacoma?
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- New Jersey
Who was President Eisenhower's vice president?
- Richard Nixon
- John F Kennedy
- Joseph McCarthy
- Lyndon B Johnson
Which character in US folk legend wandered through the country for 40 years sowing seeds from which apple trees grew?
- Johnny Appleseed
- Buffalo Bill
- Calamity Jane
- Billy the Kid
Who said 'But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.'?
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Maynard Keynes
- Denis Healey
- Al Capone
Who wrote the words 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a movable feast.'?
- Ernest Hemingway
- Noël Coward
- W Somerset Maugham
- Henry Miller
Which is the 'Volunteer State' of the USA?
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Delaware
In which of Arthur Miller's plays does the character Willie Loman appear?
- Death of a Salesman
- All My Sons
- The Crucible
- A View From the Bridge
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