Am Lit Jeopardy 2

Gatsby

100

What sport does Jordan Baker play professionally?

Golf

200

Meyer Wolfsheim manipulated what major sporting event?

The World Series

300

What musical instrument can "Owl Eyes" play?

The piano

400

What was the name of F Scott Fitzgerald's wife?

Zelda

500

“I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.” Who speaks this line, and who are they speaking about?

Nick, Jordan

Sports

100

What is the official length of a marathon?

26.2 miles

200

What is the national summer sport of Canada?

Lacrosse

300

What sporting event is held every Memorial Day?

The Indy 500

400

What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?

Golf

500

What NFL team lost the first Super Bowl in 1970?

The Vikings

Grammar and Punctuation

100

Name the following error: "He was a boxer, he was quite good at the sport."

Comma splice

200

A semicolon should be placed in between two _________ sentences.

Complete

300

What font should all English papers be in?

Times New Roman

400

What are the four things that should be in the top left-hand corner of a paper?

Your name

Teacher's Name

Class

Date

500

Sentences are composed of two basic elements: the subject and the _______

Predicate / (verb is acceptable)

BSM Literature

100

Zora Neale Hurston wrote what book that is now required reading for 10th grade English?

Their Eyes Were Watching God

200

What country is the setting for the Shakespearean tragedy, read in 10th grade English?

Scotland

300

This Minnesotan author is best known for writing "The Things They Carried", the summer reading for 11th grade English.

Tim O'brien

400

Maus, a graphic novel taught in 10th grade, tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Holocaust survivor. What animal is used to represent the Nazis in this book?

Cats

500

In "Their Eyes Were Watching God", Janie's third husband is infected with what disease?

Rabies

Americana

100

Frederick Douglass was enslaved in what US state?

Maryland

200

What US city did Daisy Buchanan grow up in?

St Louis, MO

300

The Civil War began in what year?

1861

400

What was the name of the period immediately following the Civil War?

Reconstruction

500

The first submarine was used in what American conflict?

The American Revolution