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100

What was the Father's name in Catching Teller Crow?

Michael Teller

100

"The weather outside was cold and rainy, reflecting how Mrs Newbery felt that afternoon, trapped in C6 with Year 8." is an example of...

Pathetic Fallacy

100

What type of 'animal' person is Mr Joyce?

a) Dog

b) Cat

c) Lizards

Cat

100

Who is on our ten dollar note?

Banjo Patterson

100

Which TV series is set in Hawkins, Indianna?

Stranger Things

200

Who is the last character to speak in Macbeth?

a) Malcolm

b) Macduff

c) Siward

a) Malcolm
200

Spell that tricky technique name that begins with 'O' and get it right.

O N O M A T O P O E I A

200

What is Mr Tasker's fave film?

a) Terminator 2

b) Star Wars

c) Sound of Music

b) Star Wars

200

Who is John Farnham?

A singer (or a legend)

200

"Stop trying to make Fetch happen!" is from which movie?

Mean Girls

300

What is the genre we studied in Term 1?

Speculative Fiction (will also accept Dystopian)

300

Give an example of personification you see in your surroundings.

Answer will vary.

300

Ms Vaughan's favourite holiday destination?

a) New York

b) London

c) Rome

New York

300

What is the national bird of Australia?

Emu

300

Finish this lyric from a theme song... "Closer each day... _____ _____ _______."

Home and Away

400

Who wrote 'Barn Owl'?

Gwen HARWOOD (not HarDwood)

400

What is Juxtaposition?

Contrast/comparing two unlikely things side by side for effect

400

What month next year is Ms Corner getting married?

April

400

Where is the Big Banana located?

Coffs Harbour

400

Name the title character in 'Back to the Future'.

Marty McFly

500
How many guards did Macbeth and Lady Macbeth frame in Duncan's murder?

Two

500

Repeated 'S' sound is called what?

Sibilance 

500

What is Mr Fairley's favourite TV Show?

a) West Wing

b) Flight of the Concords

c) Mad Men

Mad Men

500

What is a flock of kookaburras called?

A riot

500

What is Ms Newbery's favourite film?

a) The Goonies

b) Titanic

c) Pride and Prejudice

a) The Goonies

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