Just for fun: History of the USA

1. Mount Rushmore ( see movie North By Northwest)
     The Alamo  ( see movie Davey Crockett)
      The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( see Moody Blues, inducted last year) ( best     
       thing to see at Mistake on the Lake unless the river catches fire again)

1.   Three iconic monuments/structures in the USA:   Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge

2.   Name of the national anthem, when and by whom was it created:  Star-Spangled Banner, lyrics taken from a poem by Francis Scott Key, music by John Stafford Smith, adopted on March 3, 1931

3.   Two eminent national historical figures:  George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

4.   National day:  Fourth of July

5.   The most important turning points in the American history:  The spring and summer of 1776 during which members of the Continental Congress began to cut the colonies' ties to Britain.  These actions, together with the Revolutionary War, resulted in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.