From the readings
Terminology and Theory
In-class commentary
Literary trivia
Wild Cards
200

"Hazel and Christopher" by Casey Plett contains this number of POV changes.

What is three? 

200

The three basic building blocks of plot. 

What are action, reaction, and explanation? 

200

After being eaten, Swan ascended, making this popular television show yuri. 

What is Love Island

200

This UC campus has a library named after Dr. Seuss, AKA Theodore Geisel. 

What is UCSD? 

200

This word describes both a crime and a flock of crows. 

What is "a murder"? 

400
"Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" is based entirely around an internet forum resembling this real-life website. 

What is geniuslyrics and/or Reddit? 

400

This term describes the voice that tells a story. 

What is "narrator"? 

400

The name of the classroom we're in. 

What is La Kretz Hall, Room 100? 

400

This Compton-born musician and writer is the only rapper to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 

Who is Kendrick Lamar? 

400

This Dr. Seuss character shows up one boring rainy day when “our mother was out of the house."

Who is the Cat in the Hat?

600

Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in this UCLA library. 

What is Powell? 

600

This quality of character appears twice on the character iceberg. 

What is desire (hidden and open)? 

600

DAILY DOUBLE: 

This reality TV show was used to talk about dialogue. 

What is Big Brother?  

600

Mary Shelley was only 18 years old when she wrote this, her most famous novel. 

What is Frankenstein

600

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

What is Sicily?

800

The name given to the "Most Handsome Drowned Man in the World." 

What is "Esteban"?

800

Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror theorizes about the existence of the abject, which is a term used to describe experiences such as ... 

[Any accurate example!]

800

This was one of our food-themed QOTDs. 

What are: 

- What's the best way to eat a potato?
- What's your ideal sandwich?
- What's your food hot take? 

800

The mythical Greek hero Theseus fought this horned monster in the labyrinth. 

Who is the minotaur? 

800

This beast you can find at the San Diego Zoo is the largest land carnivore on earth.

What is the polar bear?

1000

Caroline Yoachim's short story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" fictionalizes this linguistic/psychological concept.

What is "parallel processing"? 

1000

This Marxist philosopher described history as a pile of rubble.

Who is Walter Benjamin?

1000

This silly picture was the most popular on the introduction survey. 

What is "the resilient kitty"/the crying cat doing the thumbs up? 

1000

This mystery writer is the most translated author that wrote in English (for both target languages and number of translations). 

Who is Agatha Christie? 

1000

The Latin word sinister not only means bad, but also this common directional term.

What is left/left handed?

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