Books
What was the name of the snowy owl which Harry Potter received as an 11th birthday present from Hagrid?
Who is “Hedwig.”
Who is the famous playwright known for Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet?
Which genre involves imaginary events and people?
What is “Fiction.”
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile.
What is the term for the main character in a literary work?
In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," what magical country does the White Witch put a spell on so that it is always winter but never Christmas?
What is “Narnia.”
Which author is known for his colorful children’s books such as “The very hungry caterpillar,” and “Brown bear brown bear?”
Who is Eric Carle.
Which literary period is known for its emphasis on emotion and nature?
What is “romanticism.”
using symbols to signify ideas and qualities that are different from their literal sense.
What is symbolism.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "to put in some relation of connection or correspondence"?
What is “Correlation.”
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale?
What is a pea.
Which author is known for his unsettling books such as “The Shining,” and “IT?”
Who is Stephen King.
What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
What is a murder.
An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect.
What is a hyperbole.
What type of irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant?
What is “Verbal Irony.”
What 1847 Emily Brontë classic deals with two West Yorkshire families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and in particular the adopted Earnshaw, Heathcliff? It was also a 1939 William Wyler film with Oscar-winning cinematography, starring Laurence Olivier and David Niven.
What is “Wuthering Heights.”
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald.
What is the English word for the symbol “&”?
What is an “ampersand.”
A combination of contradictory or opposite words for dramatic effect.
What is an oxymoron.
What is the only word in English that ends with the letters “dous”?
What is “tremendous.”
The Imagination Library is a free children's book gifting program started by what famous singer in 1995? The program started by offering a monthly book to each child in Sevier County, Tennessee regardless of family income.
Who is “Dolly Parton.”
Which author is known for his famous book, “slaughterhouse 5?”
Who is Kurt Vonnegut.
What does the word “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” refer to?
What is “a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.”
a mild or indirect word substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt.
What is a euphemism.
What is the only English word that contains every vowel exactly once?
What is “Education.”