The Hobbit
Of Mice and Men
Romeo and Juliet
Literary terms
Ms. Linton trivia
100

This wizard was known for showing up just in the nick of time

Who is Gandalf?

100

The author of Of Mice and Men

Who is John Steinbeck?

100

A type of play in which everyone dies

What is a tragedy?

100

When the audience knows things the characters within a story do not know

What is dramatic irony? 

100

The most common words said repeatedly by Ms. Linton

What are undivided and attention?

200

This is the another word to describe someone who is arrogant

What is haughty?

200

The animal that Lenny wanted to tend

What are rabbits?

200

When the actor turns to the audience and says something that only they can hear

What is an aside?

200

Describing words that set an emotional vibe to the text

What is tone?

200

Ms. Linton's cat

Who is Bella?

300

The name of the chapter where Bilbo found the ring

What is "Riddles in the Dark"

300

The historical era in which Of Mice and Men was set

What is The Great Depression?

300

The city in which Romeo and Juliet is set

What is Verona?

300

A brief reference within a text to another text 

What is allusion?

300

The final lyrics of Ms. Linton's song played at the beginning of the year

What are "can you hear it, are you listening, this is the sound of the crystal breaking"?

400

This is what Bilbo saw when he climbed a tree in Mirkwood forest?

What are black butterflies?

400

This character was grieving the death of his dog

Who is Candy?

400

The theater in which many of William Shakespeare's plays were performed

What is the Globe?

400

When all characters leave the stage at the same time

What is exeunt?

400

The thrift store purchase that revolutionized Ms. Linton's lunch game

What is the egg microwaver?

500

J.R.R. Tolkien used his writing to help resolve his experience with this major world conflict

What is WWI

500

The political party that John Steinbeck was accused of being a member

What is the communist party?

500

The reason Friar Lawrence's message didn't get through to Romeo

What is the plague?

500

A series of 10 syllables alternating unstressed and unstressed syllables (answer must be pronounced correctly)

What is iambic pentameter?

500

The number of pounds Ms. Linton's youngest sister can deadlift

What is 305 lbs?

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