第一届美国社会与文化知识竞赛复习大纲
1. On August 3, 1949 President Truman officially declared June 14th Flag Day.
2. Houston is located in the state of Texas长大的感觉
3. The Ivy League is located in the Northeast of America.
4. The connotation of the blue color of American national flag includes vigilance, perverance and justice
5. The time period of American Civil war is 1861-1865
6. There are 13 colonial areas and 50 states in U.S. Of all the 50 states Alaska is the largest state in land area and Rhode Island the smallest. But on the mainland of the US, Texas, though half the size of Alaska is the largest state in the country.
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7. The Midwest is known as the nation's "breadbasket" becau of its abundant production of oats, wheat, and corn.
8. The highest peak in the Appalachians is Mount Mitchell
9. The Mississippi River is the largest river system in the United States and the largest of North America, about 2,320 miles (3,730 km). It is the most important river in the USA. After the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America, it is the world’s third longest continental river.教师职责
10. Superior is also the coldest and deepest of the five Great Lakes.
11. The three political departments in the United States are Legislative branch, Executive branch, and judicial branch.
12. Members of the Hou are elected every two years and must be over 25 years of age, a U.S. citizen for at least ven years, and a resident of the state (but not necessarily the district) they reprent.
13. The Hou of Reprentatives is made up of 435 elected members
14. Senators must be over 30 years of age, U.S. citizens for at least nine years, and residents of the state they reprent.
15. All Justices are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate.
16. The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison.
17. (FBI) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice.
18. The FBI’s motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
19. Head Start Program provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement rvices to low-income children and their families.
20. The SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Asssment Test) includes math, critical reading, and writing.
21. The ACT originally abbreviation of American College Testing) has historically consisted of four tests: English, Math, Reading, and Science reasoning.
22. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
23. In God We Trust is the official motto of the United States. It has appeared on U.S. currency since the 1860s and was adopted as the official national motto in 1956.
24. The six pence can be any form of money, tucked into the bride's shoe, this to bring wealth, both in monetary means and love, to the union.
25. As the couple leaves the church, they are showered with rice or wheat which is recognized as the symbols of fertility.
26. Football attracts more television viewers than baball, due to football's significantly shorter schedule and is considered the most popular sport in the United States.
27. NBA: National Basketball Association
28. Mother's Day President Woodrow Wilson made it an official national holiday in 1914.
29. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o‘-lanterns (鬼节的南瓜灯), ghost tours, bonfires (篝火), apple bobbing, visiting haunted (闹鬼的) attractions, pranks(恶作剧), telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
30. In America you should pay 15% unless the rver is completely incompetent or rude to you.
31. Asian Americans make up the third largest minority group in the United States.
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33. The national bird of the United States is bald eagle
34. The national stone of the United States is Blue Sapphire (接待礼仪培训蓝宝石)
35. The national anthem of the United States is The Star-spangled Banner
36. The prent vice president of the United States is Joe Biden
37. There are 48 contiguous states in the United States in North America.
38. There are mainly 4 regional divisions in the United States?
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39. How many great lakes does the United States have?
40. The Missouri River is nicknamed by“Big Muddy”.
41. The Mississippi River is nicknamed by the “father of water” or “Old man River”.
守望教育42. The bloodiest battle in American civil war is the Battle of Gettysburg. 冰雪乐园
43. The American civil war broke out in the year of 1861 and ended in the year of 1865.
44. In American civil war, the northern part was called United States of America (Union) and the southern part was called Confederate States of America (Confederacy) .