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Web-Unit A – USA quiz
Worksheet Task 1: Florida
Find the answers at www.50states.com/facts/florida.htm or www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states. Write
out what you found or copy and paste the information into your worksheet, but don’t forget to make your own
sentences.
1
What can you do at Biscayne National Park?
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2
Is Florida the most southern state in the USA?
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3
What does the museum of Sanibel, Florida, show its visitors?
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4
What is the American city with the highest rate of lightning strikes1?
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5
How did Benjamin Green make the first suntan2 cream?
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6
Which city has the highest average temperature in the USA?
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7
What is the name of the largest lake in Florida?
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8
What is the official state animal?
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9
How long are the waterways of Fort Lauderdale?
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10
What typical tourist souvenir can you buy in Venice, Florida?
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1 Blitzeinschläge
2 Sonnenbräune
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Autor: Ingo Kunert
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Web-Unit A – USA quiz
Worksheet Task 2: Alaska
Find the answers at www.alaskasbest.com/facts.htm or www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states. Write out
what you found or copy and paste the information into your worksheet, but don’t forget to make your own
sentences.
1
How big is Alaska?
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2
How many lakes has Alaska got?
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3
What are the distances from north to south and from east to west?
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4
How many volcanoes1 does Alaska have?
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5
What is the tallest mountain in Alaska?
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6
What is the name of the longest river?
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7
Who designed the Alaskan flag?
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8
What was the price the Russians got for an acre2 of Alaska?
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9
What’s the favourite state sport in Alaska?
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10
What’s the Alaskan state flower?
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1 Vulkan
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2 (Maßeinheit, ca. 4047m )
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Autor: Ingo Kunert
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Web-Unit A – USA quiz
Worksheet Task 3: California
Find the answers at www.50states.com/facts/calif.htm or www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states. Write out
what you found or copy and paste the information into your worksheet, but don’t forget to make your own
sentences.
1
One of the most important events are rodeos. Where does the largest three-dayrodeo in the USA take place?
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2
Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world. How hot?
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3
The first movie theater opened in California, of course. When was that?
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4
Many of the largest living trees are in Sequoia National Park.
How big is the trunk1 of the largest one?
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5
How many Americans live in California?
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6
California’s economy is the largest of all American states.
What rank3 would California get in the world?
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7
Why is ‘Eureka’ the official state motto?
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8
What are California’s major industries?
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9
Where does the name ‘California’ come from?
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10
What are the highest and the lowest points in California?
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1 Stamm 2 Rang
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Autor: Ingo Kunert
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Web-Unit A – USA quiz
Worksheet Task 4: New York
Find the answers at www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=346. Write out what you found or copy
and paste the information into your worksheet, but don’t forget to make your own sentences.
1
Where does the name of New York’s borough Bronx come from?
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2
How long is the index finger1 of the Statue of Liberty ?
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3
How long are New York’s streets in total?
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4
What borough is not on an island?
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5
How many things can you buy in New York’s largest store, Macy’s?
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6
When were the five boroughs made to Greater New York City?
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7
Who was the first immigrant going through Ellis Island Immigration Center?
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8
How long is New York’s coastline?
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9
Who changed New Amsterdam’s name to New York? When?
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10
What was special about Brooklyn Bridge?
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Autor: Ingo Kunert
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Web-Unit A – USA quiz
Worksheet Task 5: Nebraska
Find the answers at www.50states.com//nebraska.htm, www.50states.com/facts/nebraska.htm or
www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states. Write out what you found or copy and paste the information into
your woorksheet, but don’t forget to make your own sentences.
1
Where does the word Nebraska come from and what does it mean?
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2
When did Nebraska join the USA and which state was it then?
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3
Who was the originator1 and star of the world's first rodeo on July 4, 1882?
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4
It was found in Lincoln County, Nebraska, and was the world's largest …?
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5
What river forms the eastern border of Nebraska?
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6
What emergency calling2 system originated in Nebraska?
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7
What is the largest city in Nebraska?
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8
Which two counties in Nebraska got their names from animals?
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9
What are the major industries in Nebraska?
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10
What is the state nickname of Nebraska?
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1 Erfinder
2 Notruf
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Autor: Ingo Kunert
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