1What is the capital of the USA?
Washington, DC
2When was Washington, DC founded?
179
3Who designed the basic plan for Washington, DC?
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
4At the mouth of what river is New York situated?
Hudson River
5When was New York founded?
1624
6What was New York's original name?
New Amsterdam
7When did British troops occupy New York?
1664
8The Five Boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island and ____.
Queens
9At what street can one find the Empire State Building and Central Park?
Fifth Avenue
10In which part of Manhattan can one find Wall Street?
Downtown
11In which part of Manhattan can one find Times Square and Rockefeller Centre?
Midtown
12In which part of Manhattan can one find Harlem and the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Uptown
13What types of schools are there in the USA?
Public and private schools
14How long does it take to get an Associate's Degree in the USA?
2 years
15What is the Ivy League?
A group of 8 universities in the USA
16In which U.S. state is Brown University located?
Rhode Island
17In which U.S. state are Columbia University and Cornell University located?
New York
18In which U.S. state is Dartmouth College located?
New Hampshire
19In which U.S. state is Harvard University located?
Massachusetts
20In which U.S. state is Princeton University located?
New Jersey
21In which U.S. state is Yale University located?
Connecticut
22From what old English game did baseball evolve?
Rounders
23What does "MLB" mean?
Major League Baseball
24What does "NFL" mean?
National Football League
25Who invented Basketball in 1891?
James Naismith
26What does "NBA" mean?
National Basketball Association