Romeo and Juliet
Sonnet Writing
Class Activities
Popular Culture
100

    In which Italian city does Romeo and Juliet take place?

Verona

100

How many lines do sonnets typically have?

14

100

What did we put in a predicament?

Marble

100

Which team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup this year?

USA

200

Why is Romeo exiled?

For killing Tybalt

200

Which sonnet form consists of 3 quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet?

Shakespearean

200

What did we do with the string?

Braided it

200

Lil Nas X collaborated with which artist to create the song “Old Town Road?

Billy Rae Cyrus

300

To what does Romeo first compare Juliet in the balcony scene?

The morning sun

300

What is iambic pentameter?

unstressed, stressed

300

What body part did we lead each other with?

Finger

300

How much money did “Joker” make on its opening day?

39.9 million

400

Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after the duel?

The Montagues and the Capulets

400

What is trochee pentameter?

Stressed, unstressed

400

What was linked to people/events in our memory exercise?

Seasons

400

According to Billboard Canadian Top 100, what was the number 1 song last week?

Lose you to Love Me- Selena Gomez

500

In what year did Shakespeare pass away?

1616

500

What is enjambment?

Continuation beyond the end of a line

500

Name all four of the “B” boys

Biff, Boff, Biz, Buzz

500

Forbes recently released the list of The World’s Highest Paid Celebrities from 2018-2019. Who came in first?

Taylor Swift

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