Literary Trivia
Literary Terms & Language
Slang
MAC English Teachers
Spelling
100

Name King Duncan's two sons from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Malcolm and Donalbain

100

This term refers to repetition of  initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

Alliteration

100

The term 'aura' is used all the time here to desribe someone. Nowadays it is a slang term meaning “stylishness; confident and suave excellence. What does it actually mean? What is the definition?

1. The distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place.
2. a supposed emanation surrounding the body of a living creature and regarded as an essential part of the individual.

100

This English teacher has never traveled outside of Asia.

Mr Sam

100

Spelling Word #1

Facade

200

Who was Romeo's original love interest prior to Juliet?

Rosaline

200

This term describes a situation in which there is a discrepency between what is expected and what actually occurs.

Irony

200

If you say someone has 'lost the plot' what do you mean?

Someone who has “lost the plot” has become either angry, irrational, or is acting ridiculously

200

This English teacher experienced skydiving in New Zealand.

Ms Si

200

Spelling Word #2

awry

300

Explain the difference between a monologue and a sollioquy?

Monologue - 1 character speaks at length but other characters hear. Sollioquy - 1 character speaks at length but only the audience hears.

300

This term refers to a word that expresses strong emotion and can stand alone as an exclamation.

Interjection

300

What does 'to leg it' mean? I legged it from the security guards.

This term means to run away, usually from some trouble! “I legged it from the police.”

300

This English teacher had had a total of 10 hamsters and four guinea pigs. All the male hamsters were named Philip and the femaile hamsters Phoebe.

Ms Fiona

300

Spelling Word #3

paradigm

400

Who was British poet, Ted Hughes, famous first wife, also a renwoned poet?

Sylvia Plath

400

This literary device involves placing two contrasting ideas or images side by side to highlight their differences, often enhancing the theme.

Juxtaposition

400

What does the word 'kerfuffle' mean?

A kerfuffle is some kind of commotion, controversy, or fuss.

400

This English teacher had once lived in a tent for half a year.

Mr Robbie

400

Spelling Word #4

idiosyncrasy 

500

Name all the Harry Potter Books in order from 1-7.

Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) (will accept Sorcerer's Stone)
Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
Book 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
Book 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
Book 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

500

This term describes the omission of one or more words that are understood in the context, often used for brevity or stylistic effect.

 Ellipsis

500

Adam and Eve' is Cockney rhyming slang for what word? Clue: I cannot Adam and Eve it?

Believe

500

A personality test indicates that this English teacher is 73% introverted.

Ms Fe

500

Spelling Word #5

acquiesce

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