Hogwood trivia
The Importance of Being Earnest
Victorian Era
Romantic Era
Modern Era
100

Professor Hogwood’s favorite NFL team is this one, famous for turning the tush push into an unstoppable force of nature.

What are the Philadelphia Eagles?

100

This character leads a double life as “Ernest” in the city and uses his real name in the country.

Who is Jack Worthing?

100

This Wilkie Collins story features a widow who believes she is followed and protected by the spirit of her deceased husband.

What is Mrs. Zant and the Ghost?

100

This poet wrote Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, contrasting the purity of youth with the corruption of adulthood.

Who is William Blake?

100

This British poet is known for her dark humor, quirky perspective, and exploration of death and loneliness in her poems.

Who is Stevie Smith?

200

This is the type of vehicle Professor Hogwood drives, a truck that hauls papers, coffee, and the weight of student excuses.

What is Gray Toyota Tacoma?

200

This character is Jack’s ward and lives in the country.

Who is Cecily Cardew?

200

This poet, known for themes of devotion, faith, and emotional depth, wrote works such as “Goblin Market” and many other influential Victorian poems.

Who is Christina Rossetti?

200

In Frankenstein, Victor creates this being from dead body parts.

What is Frankenstein’s monster? What is the Creature?

200

In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” this character struggles with social anxiety and fears he will never take decisive action in his life.

Who is J. Alfred Prufrock?

300

Professor Hogwood’s favorite author from the Romantic Era is this poet who turned emotion into an Olympic sport.

Who is William Blake?

300

This character is Algernon’s cousin and the object of his attentions in the play.

Who is Gwendolen Fairfax?

300

In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” Sherlock Holmes solves a murder involving this unusual creature used as a weapon.

What is a snake?

300

This member of Victor Frankenstein’s family is murdered by the creature while Victor is away.

Who is William Frankenstein?


300

In “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell kills an elephant by shooting it how many times?

What is "A Lot"?

400

This is the instrument Professor Hogwood plays, because every professor needs at least one hobby cooler than grading.

What is the guitar?

400

At the beginning of the play, this character is Algernon’s butler who comments on the household and serves tea.

Who is Lane?

400

This Joseph Conrad novella examines the dark realities of colonialism in Africa through Marlow’s journey.

What is Heart of Darkness?

400

This character travels with Victor to the Arctic, where Victor tells his story to him.

Who is Robert Walton?

400

In “A Private Experience,” a Christian woman and a Muslim woman form an unlikely connection during this kind of violent event in their city.

What is a riot or civil unrest?

500

When it comes to coffee or tea, Professor Hogwood prefers this beverage.


What is coffee?

500

The city in which Algernon and Jack frequently spend their time.

What is London?

500

In The Heart of Darkness, what do they need to fix the vessel?

What are Rivets?

500

Victor Frankenstein studies at this university, where he first learns how to reanimate dead tissue.

What is the University of Ingolstadt?

500

In “The Waiter’s Wife,” this character's wife struggles with gossip and judgment from the community after a minor incident disrupts her daily life.

Who is Samad?

M
e
n
u