True Biz
Gatsby
Glass Castle
Twelfth Night
Complete the Line
Complete the Line
Author Trivia
License Plate Slogans
Past & Present
Past & Present
100
Name one of the sources of the three epigraphs.
Aristotle, Alexander G. Bell, NBC News
100
In the opening paragraphs, what is the advice that Nick’s father gave to him?
“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember all the people in this world haven’t had all the advantages you’ve had.”
100
Chapter I, “A Woman on the Street,” takes place in what city?
New York City
100
“If music be the food of love…”
“…play on.”
100
What was the name of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife?
Zelda
100
“Heart of Dixie”
Alabama
200
What is the manual alphabet sign for the letter C?
200
What is Jordan’s last name?
Baker
200
Name the four Walls children.
Jeannette, Lori, Brian, Maureen
200
“Disguise, I see thou art…”
“…a wickedness”
200
Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald named after?
His full name was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, after the distant cousin who wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”.
200
“The Sunflower State”
Kansas
300
Which character dies in True Biz?
February’s mother
300
Where did Tom and Daisy go on their honeymoon?
Hawaii OR the “South Seas”
300
DAILY DOUBLE
Name six places the Walls family lived in 30 seconds.
Tucson, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Midland, Blythe, Battle Mountain, Phoenix, Welch, NYC
300
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness…”
“…and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
300
In what city does Sara Nović live?
Philadelphia
300
“Old Line State”
Maryland
400
Who is the administrative hall at RVSD named after?
Clerc Hall, after Laurent Clerc
400
Where does Nick usually have dinner in New York City?
at the Yale Club
400
When Rex teaches Jeannette to swim, where is the family living?
Battle Mountain [Nevada]
400
Viola says s/he would “make me a ______ at your gate…”
“willow cabin”
400
What was the name of Jeannette Walls’s first novel?
Half-Broke Horses
400
“The Natural State”
Arkansas
500
At one point, in front of Charlie’s mother, Austin signs something, and Charlie says the sign means “See you later.” What did it really mean?
kiss
500
Gatsby met Daisy because he was stationed at what Camp near her home?
Camp [Zachary] Taylor
500
What was the name of the African-American girl in Welch who became Jeannette’s friend?
Dinitia
500
“Many a good hanging prevents…”
“…a bad marriage”
500
What day on the calendar is “Shakespeare Day,” the day on which he probably was born, and the date he died years later?
April 23rd
500
“The Centennial State”
Colorado
600
What is Eliot’s last name?
Quinn
600
For his wedding to Daisy, Tom brought a hundred people from Chicago and rented out the top floor of what hotel in Louisville?
the Seelbach Hotel
600
What did Rex Walls ask his family to do with his body after he died?
They should put him on a mountaintop and let the buzzards and coyotes tear his body apart.
600
Can you quote any four continuous lines of the play?
Answers will vary.
600
Sara Novic is not only an author, but also a translator. What language does she translate from?
Bosnian
600
“Sportsman’s Paradise”
Louisiana