PARTS OF SPEECH
PIT & PENDULUM
TRIVIA
100
Which is the helping verb in the following sentence?

Clara is studying for tomorrow's exam.

is

100
Who is the author of the Pit and the Pendulum?

Edgar Allan Poe

100

What country is sushi from?

a) Thailand

b) Japan

c) France

d) India

Japan

200

Which of the following words is an interjection?

a) meow

b) whew

c) not only...but also

Whew

200

Mention three forms of torture the narrator is forced to endure during the story.

Pit, pendulum, darkness, rats, hunger, uncertainty.

200

Which is the world most populous country?

a) China

b) Mexico

c) Brazil

d) India

China


300

Mention the conjunction that best joins these two sentences.

"Fast food is terribly unhealthy."

"People eat it weekly."

Yet.

300

Mention one characteristic of Poe's writing style.

Grotesque images, italicized and repeated words, first-person point of view, unusual words.

300

About what percentage of the Earth's surface is water?

a) 10%

b) 50%

c) 70%

d) 95%

70%

400

Choose the adverb in the following sentence and the word it modifies.

Last night, I was sleeping when I suddenly heard a noise.

Suddenly modifies heard.

400

Who rescues the narrator at the end of the story?

The French army.


400

How many countries are there in the world?

a) 322

b) 195

c) 215

d) 87

195

500

Tell whether the word yesterday is an adverb or an adjective in the following sentence:

I visited my maternal grandmother yesterday morning.

Adjective.

500

In what country does the story take place?

Spain

500

What is the better known stage name of Robyn Fenty? 

a) Lady Gaga

b) Rhianna

c) Beyonce

d) Robin Thicke

Rhianna

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