School Literature
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Give two examples of classic children's literature
Goodnight Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, Brown Bear, Hungry Hungry Caterpillar, Charlotte's Web, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, etc
Spell William's last name- correctly
Shakespeare
What is an "Oxford comma"?
A comma placed after the second-to-last term in a list (when writing out three or more terms)
What is Mr. Baker's daughter's name?
Who is Nora?
What genre is 1984?
What is Dystopian? (any sort of "fiction" - half points)
What's an example of a famous graphic novel?
This One Summer, Heartstopper, Smile, Sisters, Drama, etc
Give an example of a famous horror author
Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, etc
Spell _____ (Kristina, over to you)
Onomatopoeia
Name one book with the word or form of "Night" in the title
Name one book on Brian Baker's optional reading list for AP Lang
Anything like In Cold Blood, Educated, I Am Malala, Killers of the Flower Moon, etc
Name three different book-turned-movies
Examples: Divergent, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, etc
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Who is Homer? (Famous Greek author/poet)
What grammar belongs in the following sentence?
"She loves coffee_ however_ she avoids caffeine at night."
Correct form:
"She loves coffee; however, she avoids caffeine at night."
Two truths and a lie - Mrs. Bean addition: Was a sorority president, dogs are named Mister Mustard and Elise, graduated from JMU with a BA and M.Ed
Lie: Dog names are Colonel Mustard and Eloise
What book is author Jeannette Walls famous for? (Hint: it's an autobiography)
What is The Glass Castle?
Give two examples of famous YA/Middle School novels/series
Wonder, Matched, Divergent, Ghost, Hatchet, Holes, Red Queen, etc.
Name three famous/classic authors (all beyond the 21st century- no J.K. Rowling type stuff)
Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Virginia Woolf, etc
Is the following sentence active or passive?
"Although asked not to evacuate, many residents chose to leave anyway."
How long has Mrs. Bean been a teacher? (For 100 bonus points - how many classrooms has she taught in?)
25 years (All in the same room!)
Quote a line from Romeo and Juliet (back to ninth grade!)
A classic - "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Name five out of the eight Harry Potter books
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Give an example of one pseudonym used by a famous author
Dr. Suess, Mark Twain, J.K. Rowling, George Orwell, Richard Bachman, etc
Correct the plurals in the following sentence:
"The thieve's stash of jewelries belongs to the Bean's families' mother, named Paris after the Paris's before her."
Correct form:
"The thieves' stash of jewelry belongs to the Beans' family's mother, named Paris after the Paris' before her."
Name five out of the eight current English teachers at Spotswood High School - an extra 100 points for first in addition to last names
Barbara Bean, Audrey Layne, Brian Baker, Jennifer Dorman, Renee Lapp, Sharlene Schoenhardt, Janie Thames, and Mary Pedagno