Shakespeare
In which play does the character Macbeth appear?
MACBETH
Name the verb in the following sentence:
"I really hate laundry."
HATE
What is the name of the school that Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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SEMICOLON
What is the most common vowel in English?
E
Which play contains the famous line, "To be, or not to be" ?
HAMLET
How many pronouns are in the following sentence?
"If she comes back after him, we'll talk to her."
4
In The Scarlet Letter, what letter does the protagonist wear on her chest?
A
The comma looks like what other punctuation mark?
APOSTROPHE
What is the most common word in the English language?
THE
In the famous quote, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" , what does 'wherefore' mean?
WHY
True or false: colors are adjectives and nouns
TRUE
In Lord of the Flies, how do the boys make fire?
THEY USE GLASSES.
How many independent clauses are in the following?
"He worked all night, but he was still unable to finish his project."
2
True or false: The United States has an official language.
FALSE
In which country does Romeo and Juliet take place?
ITALY
What do adverbs describe?
(hint-3 things)
VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS
Who is the author of Frankenstein?
MARY SHELLEY
What is a dependent clause?
A SENTENCE THAT CANNOT STAND ALONE.
Which of the following words is borrowed from another language?
'cobra, beloved, dog, gnarly'
COBRA
In the famous sonnet that begins, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" , what number sonnet is it?
18
What is a palindrome?
(and give an example)
A word that is read the same backward and forward.
(examples: mom, dad, racecar, radar, kayak)
Who wrote The Iliad, as well as The Odyssey?
HOMER
What's wrong with the following sentence?
"There are less people here today than there were yesterday."
LESS
(IT SHOULD BE 'FEWER')
What is unique about the following sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
It contains all the letters of the alphabet.
(PANGRAM)