1.List the top 5 countries where English is used by most people?
A.United Kingdom (Britain),US,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,Ireland (any of those 5 would be fine)
2.Who's the head of state of Australia?
A.Queen Elizebeth !
3.Which are the major parts of the United Kingdom?
A.England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland
4.How is the British prime minister elected?
A.The leader of the majority party in the House of the Commons.
5.What's the usual orientation of maps in Australia?
A.North at top,South at bottom,East on the left,West on the right.
6.What's biggest river system in Australia?
A.Murray-Darling
7.What are the only egg-laying mammal in the world?Where can you find them?
A.platypus,Australia
8.What's the biggest mountain range in New Zealand?
A.South Alps
9.How is the US president elected?
A.In general election held every 4 years.
10.Theoretically,how many years can a US president stay in office at most?
A.10 years (2 full terms plus less than half of a full term)
11.Which 4 presidents' head can be found in Mount Rushmore National Monument?
A.George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Abraham Lincoln,Theodore Roosevelt
12.How many states are there in US?Which is the biggest in size?
A.50,Alaska
13.The 5 big lakes in North America is also known as the North American Mediterranean.Give their names.
A.Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,Ontario
14.Why the weather in Britain is warmer in the winter compared to other places with similar latitude?
A.The Mexican Gulf Stream brings warm water.
15.Which party controls the Senate and the House in US?
A.Democratic controlling the Senate,Republican the House,
16.How many members are there in the Senate and the House respectively?How are they distributed among the states?
A.Senate:100,2 from each state
House:435,based on population
17.How did US get Alaska?
A.bought from Russia
18.Which is the city at the mouth of the Mississippi?What happened to it several years ago?
A.New Orleans,flooded by the famous hurricane Katrina.
19.What's the 2nd biggest city in US?
A.Los Angeles
20.Who was the previous governor of California?
A.Arnold Schwarzenegger