Grammar Rules
It's Lit
Central Catholic
Summer '26
Books and Authors
100

The part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a noun?

100

The name for the sequence of events in a story.




What is a plot?




100

The name of CC's mascot.

What is Rammy?

100

This couple's not-so-secret wedding took place on July 3 at Madison Square Garden.




Who are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?




100

A book that begins with the line line: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."




What is The Hobbit?

200

Every sentence in English should start with this type of letter.




What is a capital letter?




200

Examples of this could be person vs. society or a person vs. themselves.




What is conflict?

200
The name of the on-campus field at CC.

What is Harrington Field?

200


A raccoon who became a viral internet sensation in July 2026 because of his unique, spherical body shape.




Who is "Jimothy"?

200

A book begins with the following: "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."  




What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (book one)?

300

A word that describes an action or state of being.

What is a verb?

300

The literary genre that uses imaginative locations, new inventions, and typically a futuristic setting.




What is "science fiction"?

300

An organization such as the Jewish Student Union, Black Student Union, or Women's Coalition.

What is an affinity group?

300

This nation's team won the 2026 FIFA World Cup.




What is Spain?

300

The author of 1984 and Animal Farm.




Who is George Orwell?

400

What words are called that sound alike but are not spelled the same, e.g. you're and your.




What are homophones?




400

The storytelling point of view that uses "I".




What is "first person POV"?




400

One of the four streets adjacent to CC.

What is: SE Stark, Pine, 24th, or 26th?

400

A famous country star who died on August 25, 2026.




Who is Dolly Parton?

400

DAILY DOUBLE! Name one book written by any of the following authors:

Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Larry McMurtry, or Toni Morrison.

What is (...)?

500

The basis of English grammar structure is from this dead language.




What is Latin?

500

The central unifying idea of a story.




What is a theme?

500

The name of this year's fall drama production.

What is You Can't Take it With You?

500

This hit movie was based on an ancient epic poem.



What is The Odyssey?




500

This Regency-era title begins with the following famous line: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."




What is Pride and Prejudice?

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