Language Arts x2
Name three kinds of punctuation you might use to end a sentence.
Period .
Exclamation Mark !
Question Mark ?
This young boy with an odd scar on his head discovered his magical heritage and took it upon himself to save his school and the world over seven best-selling books.
Harry Potter
This movie about fighter pilots starred Tom Cruise and Miles Teller, among others, and was released in 2022 to critical and commercial success.
Top Gun: Maverick
What sport do they play in the World Cup?
Soccer
This famous rapper is recently divorced from Reality TV star Kim Kardashian
Kanye West
What is a noun called when it is naming a specific thing?
Proper Noun
Greg Heffley stars in this best- selling middle-grade series about a middle schooler who journals his experiences in a comic book sort of style.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Luke Skywalker is the hero of which famous film series?
Star Wars
The World Series is the championship of which sport?
Baseball
What does the acronym ICYMI mean?
In case you missed it
What are the jobs of adverbs?
To describe or modify verbs AND to describe or modify adjectives.
Greek Demigod Percy Jackson stars in his own series of best-selling novels as the son of which Greek God?
Poseidon
What color do the "Mean Girls" wear on Wednesdays?
Pink
Nick Saban coached which college football dynasty from 2007-2024?
Alabama Crimson Tide
What Doja Cat song became a TikTok sensation along with a dance routine?
Say So
What kinds of words are "the, a, an"?
Articles
The famous Shakespeare lines "To be, or not to be, that is the question" are from what play?
Hamlet
Po, the titular Kung Fu Panda, is the biggest fan of which kung fu team?
The Furious Five
Michael Jordan won an unmatched 6 NBA championships with which franchise?
Chicago Bulls
Which tech icon owns companies SpaceX and Tesla?
Elon Musk
Properly place the comma(s) in this sentence.
The boy however was not ready to leave.
The boy, however, was not ready to leave.
Which famous author wrote the ground-breaking novels Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility?
Jane Austen
Name THREE (3) Disney Princesses whose names are not in the titles of their films.
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
Rapunzel (Tangled)
Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)
Anna OR Elsa (Frozen)
Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
Merida (Brave)
Jasmine (Aladdin)
Which Olympian holds the record for most medals won all-time?
Michael Phelps (28)
Which content creator has the most liked TikTok on the platform?
Bella Poarch
How do you tell the difference between the following contractions?
Its & It's
Its is a possessive form of it, as in "its hair is on fire". It's is a contraction of it and is, as in "it's on fire".
This novel, written by F Scott Fitzgerald, is about American excess and the demise of the American Dream, and is often considered to be the "Great American Novel".
The Great Gatsby
Indiana Jones became the title character of an enormously successful franchise after the success of this first film?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Which NFL RB holds the record for most rushing yards in a season?
Eric Dickerson (2,105)
Which artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys' four main categories?
Billie Eilish
What is a preposition?
A word that describes relationships in space, time or logical.
Ex: on, in, around, before, of
Interpret this iconic Shakespeare quote:
"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones."
Men are often remembered by their evil deeds, while the good deeds they perform are buried with them. So let it be with Caesar.
Name THREE (3) of the highest grossing films of all-time adjusted for inflation.
1) Gone With the Wind
2) Avatar
3) Titanic
4) Star Wars
5) Avengers: Endgame
6) The Sound of Music
7) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
8) The Ten Commandments
9) Doctor Zhivago
10) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in tennis history?
Novak Djokovic (24)
Instagram's parent company rebranded from what company to what new name? (BOTH are needed for a correct answer)
Facebook to Meta
What is a gerund?
A verb that acts as a noun.
"Hope is the thing with feathers" is perhaps the most famous works of this Romantic Era poet.
Emily Dickinson
Name two of the three movies that have tied for the most Oscars won by a single film. (11)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Titanic (1997)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Who was the first team to repeat as Super Bowl Champs?
Green Bay Packers (Super Bowls 1 & 2)
TikTok creator Shou Zi Chew famously sparred with congress over his nationality. What country is he really from?
Singapore
A clause will always include a noun and a verb. A phrase will be missing one or the other.
Walt Whitman wrote this famous poem upon the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
"O Captain, My Captain!"
Abraham Lincoln
What is it called in baseball when a player strikes out four times in a game?
A golden sombrero
Prince Charles infamously cheated on wife Princess Diana with whom?
Camilla
What is an oxford comma?
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What is the debate around it?
The final comma in a list.
Do we really need to have it in lists? Is it kind of stupid to just add?
The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is often interpreted as a poem about making the right choice even when it is unpopular. Upon further study of the poem, though, what is it actually about?
How disappointing it is to have to make choices because it usually doesn't matter anyway. And a little bit of regret. And then, maybe, if you stretch it, it's about following your own path, but not really.
This iconic Akira Kurosawa film inspired filmmakers like George Lucas, Zack Snyder, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, and is about a group of Ronin who protect a small village from bandits.
Seven Samurai
Which famous figure skater received a lifetime ban from skating after her role in the sabotage of Nancy Kerrigan's career?
Tonya Harding
Chip and Joanna Gaines started which Lifestyle Brand after their success as home renovators?
Magnolia