The Art of Speech
An anaphora is...
The repetition of words at the beginning of a sentence
The Geek always wears glasses is an example of..
trope
To overthrow, push over = to ..
topple
The name of the drug that was launched in 1999
What is Oxycontin ?
The boat which brought Jamaicans to London in 1949
What is the Windrush ?
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
What is a rhetorical question ?
When a woman is surrounded by men in a film
What is the Smurfette principle ?
A controversial national holiday ( often celebrated by Italian- Americans)
What is Columbus Day ?
The family who owned Purdue Pharma, and also generously donated to Museums.
Who are the Sacklers ?
Bob Marley's middle name
What is "Nesta" ?
The name of the dictator in Chaplin's movie
Who is "Adenoid Hynkel" ?
The test bearing her name allows to check the importance of women in movies
who is Alison Bechdel ?
The National Holiday which celebrates the end of slavery
What is Juneteenth ?
The TV series about the Opioid crisis is entitled ..
Dopesick
The writer who wrote Small Island
Who was Andrea Levy ?
The British Prime Minister who delivered great speeches “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
Who was Winston Churchill ?
Marilyn Monroe's instrument is ..
a Ukulele
During the Civil War, the Southern States were called..
the Confederacy
The mountainous region of the east of the USA which was first impacted by this crisis
What are The Appalachians ?
The former commonwealth country who decided to remove Elizabeth II as head of State
What is Barbados ?
A writer who depicted a populist leader resembling Donald Trump in his novel " The Dead Zone"
Who is Stephen King ?
"Some like it Hot" takes place in ( a city and a State)
Chicago and Florida
The deportation of the Cherokee Nation in 1838 was called the Trail of..
tears
the total number of deaths caused by opioids in the USA
1,000,000
The Emperor of Ethiopia . Rastafaris think he was God incarnate
Who was Haile Selassie ?