Arnold Schwarzenegger
Two Kinds
The New Colossus
The Frontier Heritage
Obama Speech
100
Which country does Arnold come from?
Austria
100
What instrument does the main character play?
The piano
100
What is 'the new colossus'?
The Statue of Liberty
100
What was the American frontier?
Border between civilization and wilderness
100
Which social class does Obama want to improve?
The middle class
200
What was his dream?
To be the greatest body builder in the world
200
What is the definition of a prodigy?
An extremely talented individual (here: child)
200
What is the old colossus?
Statue on Rhodes
200
On which coast did the settlers arrive?
East coast
200
Where was the speech given?
Knox College
300
How many adjectives did we have to find in the text (for the crossword)?
15
300
What are the names of the two songs mentioned at the end of the short story?
"Pleading child" and "Perfectly contented"
300
Where can one find the poem inscribed?
On a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty
300
When did the first white settlers arrive to America? (Disregard the Vikings!)
1600's
300
How many "cornerstones" does Obama mention?
Five
400
How did he keep himself focused to achieve his dreams?
By suppressing his emotions
400
What is the name of the main character?
Jing-Mei
400
Who wrote the poem?
Emma Lazarus
400
When was there no more frontier? (Answer is a decade)
1890'ies
400
In which year did Obama give the speech?
2013
500
Why could he not run for president?
Because he was not born an American citizen
500
"He balances pennies on top of my wrists so I would keep them still as I slowly played scales and ..." - Which difficult word is missing here?
Arpeggios
500
According to the poem, the Statue of Liberty is known as "the mother of ______"
Exiles
500
What are the three basic American values which came to be on the frontier?
Self-reliance, individualism and equality of opportunity
500
Where did Obama start his political career?
Galesburg, Illinois
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