A group of words with two main parts: a complete subject and a complete predicate.
What is a sentence.
100
I am a magnificent flying horse born from the blood of Medusa.
Who is PEGASUS
100
The repetition of consonant sounds found at the beginning of words.
What is ALLITERATION
100
To become smaller and smaller and smaller is to ______.
What is SHRINK
100
The adventures of Huck and a runaway slave named Jim.
What is THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain
200
Name the adjective in the following sentence:
"The man shaved off his beard."
What is "HIS"
200
I am a beautiful Greek Goddess who has nothing to do but be beautiful.
Who is APHRODITE
200
The main character (or lead figure) in a novel, play, short story or poem who is often referred to as the hero of the work.
What is the PROTAGONIST
200
A violent disturbance as is often encountered on airplanes.
What is TURBULENCE
200
Montag, a regimented fireman, is in charge of burning all forbidden books.
What is FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury
300
The word WELL can be used as several different parts of speech. Which part of speech is it being used as in the following sentence:
"After his mother yelled at Robert, tears WELLED up in his eyes."
What is an action verb
300
I am King of Ithaca, hero of the Trojan Wars, but I still haven't made it home.
Who is ODYSSEUS
300
A figure of speech that is a grossly exaggerated description or statement used for increased effect.
What is HYPERBOLE
300
Easily tricked; too trusting
What is GULLIBLE
300
Anything buried here comes to life with frightening consequences.
What is PET SEMATARY by Stephen King
400
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
"The ice in the lemonade cooled the drink."
What is IN THE LEMONADE
400
My novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was a best seller.
Who is HARPER LEE
400
A sentence that seems to contradict itself, such as this line from Shakespeare's Macbeth:
"Fair is foul and foul is fair - Hover through the fog and filthy air."
What is a PARADOX
400
Having a terrible reputation; being notorious; being well-known for bad reasons
What is IMFAMOUS
400
Ponyboy Curtis belongs to a lower-class group of youths who call themselves Greasers because of their greasy long hair.
The novel chronicles the Greasers' fights with their wealthy rivals from across town - The Crocs.
What is THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton
500
Name the adverb clause in the following sentence:
"The children became nervous whenever the train entered the tunnel."
What is WHENEVER THE TRAIN ENTERED THE TUNNEL
500
I lived across the bay from Tom and Daisy Buchanan in West Egg. I had many "friends" while I was alive, yet only a few people showed up for my funeral.
Who is JAY GATSBY
500
In Greek tragedies, a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events of the play. They do NOT sing their lines as their name implies.
What is the CHORUS
500
To waste away from lack of use, as often happens to the muscles of the body after an injury (or other cause for them to have to take a long time away from being used)
What is ATROPHY
500
In the Louvre, a monk apprehends Jacques Sauniere, the museums curator, and demands to know the location of the Holy Grail.