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"The Field of Wonders"

"The Field of Wonders". S H O W G A M E. The First round. First round.

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"The Field of Wonders"

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  1. "The Field of Wonders" S H O W G A M E

  2. The First round. First round.

  3. There is a city in the US called after a British officer. This officer had never been hurt or wounded in a battle. Years later, that same British Officer went back to the same place. That same Chief who had fought against this man in 1755 came a long way to see him and proclaimed the man the future “chief of nations”, and said that all people yet unborn will hail the man as the founder of a mighty empire. What is the city’s name?

  4. First round. Washington DC

  5. The Second round. First round.

  6. Among America’s famous sculptures there are the Statue of Liberty, mount Rushmore (The Presidents Mountain) and some others. In1948 one man started a monument that is not finished nowadays and is called after an Indian chief the Crazy Horse. The mountain is situated in Black Hills in state that is bordered by North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana and Wyoming. Name the state.

  7. First round. South Dakota

  8. TheThirdround. First round.

  9. A lot of cities and towns in the US were named after European famous places, for example, there are more than 11 (Saint)Petersburgs. This city was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It was called after the Dutch capital – New Amsterdam. In 1664 Peter Stuyvesant, the Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, surrendered New Amsterdam to the English without bloodshed. The English immediately renamed the city. What is the name of the city now.

  10. First round. New York.

  11. TheFinalround. First round.

  12. One of the most worldly known American phrases is “OK”. But no one knows for sure where it comes from. There are some variants ('0 killed' - the report of the night's death toll during the First World War. 'OrlKorrect' - military reporting indicating troops were in good order.) The most popular one is that OK is a shortened version of 'OllKorrect'. What is the name of the president who said it?

  13. First round. when initialing papers

  14. The Super Final round. First round.

  15. This state is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there. George Washington (1788)Thomas Jefferson (1800)James Madison (1808)James Monroe (1816)William Henry Harrison (1840)  John Tyler (1841)Zachary Taylor (1848)Woodrow Wilson (1912)

  16. First round. Virginia

  17. Congratulations! First round.

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