Othello
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Riddles
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100

Summarise what Desdemona says before she dies

"A guiltless death I die" .. "Nobody, I myself; farewell" 

100

Who read for the part of 'Othello'? 

Otoha 

100

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards 
100

From 'Othello' -

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which ..."

"doth mock the meat it feeds on" 

100

Who wrote '1984' 

George Orwell 

200

Identify all the characters who die in this play AND who kills them. Hint: 5 characters die. 

Desdemona (killed by Iago) 

Emilia (killed by Iago)

Brabantio (killed by broken heart) 

Roderigo (killed by Iago) 

Othello (suicide) 

200

Who ran the class game of grudgeball? 

Kevin

200

What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?

A map 

200

From '1984' -

"War is _______, freedom is ________, ignorance is _________"

war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength

200

Identify three key themes in the movie 'Don't Worry Darling' 

- misogyny

- conformity

- appearance vs. reality 

- power 

- control 

etc 

300

Identify the animal Iago metaphorically describes himself. You must refer to the quote to prove your answer.

A spider: "with as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio". 

300

Who fell off their chair the most in this class?

Georgia (I think) 
300

Three doctors say Robert is their brother. Robert says he has no brothers. Who is lying?

No one. The three doctors are women. 

300

From 'Don't Worry Darling'

"_______ is the enemy of progress"

chaos is the enemy of progress 

300

Identify three characters from the novel, 'Purple Threads' 

Sunny, Star, Nan, Aunty Boo, Aunty Bubby, Petal 

400

Explain the supernatural history behind the strawberry handkerchief

An Egyptian sewed magic into the seams, when the handkerchief is lost, the spouse becomes unfaithful/cheats. 

400

Who was the most enthusiastic about/best at connections? 

Leo 

400

A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he is bankrupt. Why?

He is playing monopoly. 
400

From 'Purple Threads'

"Seek to be the _____________ in the long white gown"

Seek to be the purple thread in the long white gown 

400

Identify two poems we studied in our memoir unit 

Emily Dickenson - Forever is Composed of Nows, Hope is the thing with Feathers 

Sylvia Plath - Mirror

500

What does the willow song symbolise in Othello? Bonus 100 points - sing the song. 

A woman whose lover went mad and forsook her cries and sings this song under the willow tree. She dies singing it. It is a symbol for Desdemona and her fate. 


"Sing willow, sing willow" 

500

Who has procrastinated doing work the most? 

Patrick 

500

Two fathers and two sons go fishing. They catch three fish, and each person gets one fish. How is this possible?

They are a grandfather, a father and a son. 

500

Something Miss McKenzie always says 

"shut your laptops" 

500

Identify two symbols from the novel, '1984'

the glass paperweight, telescreens, room 101, 2+2=5

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