Romeo and Juliet
What is the name of the woman Romeo is in love with at the start of the play?
Rosaline
What time of night does the Ghost of Christmas Past visit Ebenezer?
1am
What does exams are to education?
The enemy.
Complete the quotation: “In every cry, in every band, the mind-forged...
...manacles I hear.”
What kind of animal is Beatrix Potter's Jeremy Fisher?
A frog
How old is Juliet when the action of the play takes place?
13. (The Nurse says in Act I, Scene III, that Juliet will turn 14 on Lammas-eve, which is July 31.
Why does Scrooge like darkness?
It is cheap.
What is a definition for 'breaking the fourth war'?
Speaking directly to the audience.
What does 'kamikaze' mean?
Divine wind
'What is the name of the book in which you will find this line: 'All children, except one, grow up.'
Peter Pan
To which city does Romeo flee after he is banished for killing Tybalt?
Mantua
When was 'A Christmas Carol' written?
1843
When is 'The History Boys' set?
1983
Which Shakespeare play is referenced in 'Remains'?
Macbeth
Who wrote the dramatic monologue, originally for television, A Cream Cracker Under the Settee?
Alan Bennett
Why is Friar John unable to deliver a letter to Romeo informing him of Friar Laurence and Juliet’s plan to simulate Juliet’s death?
He is quarantined for the plague.
Where does Martha Cratchit work?
At a milliner's.
Give two examples of flash forwards in the play?
Irwin as a spin doctor at the start of Act 1 and Irwin as a TV historian at the start of Act 2.
Which poems are set in WW1 and which poems are set in WW2?
WW1: 'Exposure', 'Bayonet Charge'
WW2: 'Kamikaze'
Name the five 'Harry Potter' books.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Complete this quotation: “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like _____________, / Which as they kiss consume.”
fire and powder
How does Fezziwig die?
He doesn't.
Why does Irwin have to hide his sexuality?
Because of Section 28 which outlawed any teaching which might be seen to promote homosexuality.
What is the rhyme scheme in 'Ozymandias'? (No looking!)
ABABACDCEDEFEF
What's the only book for children by James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming?
'Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang'