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100

An English variety that differs in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation?

What is a dialect?
100

The perspective from which the story is told. The author’s choice of perspective decides what the reader will know about the events and the character’s thoughts and feelings.

What is point of view? 

100

She wrote the books about the young wizard Harry Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. 

Who is J. K. Rowling?

100
The largest organ in the human body. 

What is skin?

100

He is the Vice President of the United States. 

Who is J. D. Vance?

200

A common language used for communication between people with different first languages

What is lingua franca?

200

The story is told by the narrator from his or her standpoint, i.e. they are in the story experiencing it. 

What is a first-person narrator/POV?

200

He's a businessman and engineer who ran the weapons manifacturing company Stark industries. He died in Marvel's "Avengers: End game". 

Who is Iron Man/Tony Stark?

200

A web-based game where you have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through coloured tiles that indicates correct letters and their placements. 

What is wordle?

200
This artist is the most streamed artist in 2024.

Who is Taylor Swift?

300

A model that categorizes English speakers and tries to explain the relationship between English varieties. Consists of three circles. 

What is Kachru's Circles?

300
This frames the world of a novel. It tells you when the story is set, its time span and where the story takes place. 

What is a setting? 

300

Darth Vader's real name in Star Wars.

Who is Anakin Skywalker?

300

This nation was ranked the happiest country for the eighth year in a row according to World Happiness Report

Finland

300

He won Norway's first gold medal in decathlon (tikamp) during the Summer Olympics in 2024. 

Who is Marcus Rooth?

400

A simplified language that developes when people that don't share a common language need to communicate. Many developed during the colonial time. 

What is a pidgin?

400

Thw way the author gives life to their characters. Information about a character's nationality, age, gender, values, attitudes, style of speaking, etc. is given in through direct or indirect description.

What is characterization?

400

She wrote the novel "Voksne mennesker". 

Who is Marie Aubert?

400

This country became a member of NATO on March 7th 2024.

What is Sweden?

400

This artist made history in 2020 when he/she was the youngest winner of the Grammys' four main categories

Who is Billie Eilish?

500

The term for English varieties that have evolved in regions through colonization, globalization, or migration. Local languages and cultures influence these variants

What are "new" Englishes?

500

A character with few personality traits.

What is a flat character?

500

These authors are known for classics such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey. They are sisters. 

The Brontë sister (Emily, Anne and Charlotte)

500

Canadas national animal. 

What is a beaver? 

500

He holds the record for winning the most Oscars.

Who is Walt Disney?

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