Vocabulary Worksheet – American Icons

Match
2
The US President’s residence 1 4
3
Buffalo Bill killed thousands

A present from France

Stay on for 8 seconds 5

6 7
Tallest skyscraper in NY 8
First black US president

16th President, abolished slavery

The King of Rock’n’Roll died in 1977

9 10 12
Meeting place of the US Congress
11
Sexy actress who died young

Black rights activist

When you get hungry 13

14 15
Endangered bird

‘First’ to set foot in the New World

18
President assassinated in 1963

A children’s paradise 16
17
‘Four presidents’ faces’ mountain

Former actor who became POTUS

Write (more than 1 answer possible)

1. Famous American singer : ………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Famous American band : ………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Famous American artist : ………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. Famous American writer : ………………………………………………………………………………………
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Answer key
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To make it competitive, use it as a quiz.

To make it more difficult, award not only points for correct matching, but also for

giving he correct answers.

White House 8

bison 1

Statue of Liberty 12
2
Rodeo 9

Empire State Building 7

Barack Obama 13

Abraham Lincoln 14

Elvis Presley 10

Washington Capitol 3

Marilyn Monroe 2

Martin Luther King 4

Fast food or junk food 15

Bald eagle 16

Christopher Columbus, 1492 5

John F. Kennedy 6

Disney (land/World) 17

Mount Rushmore 11

Ronald Reagan 18
POTUS = President of the United States