Studied Vocab
Unseen vocab
Famous books
Famous films
Famous plays and musicals
100
How many times does the letter ‘e’ appear in the word comprehensive?
Three
100
S__bbo__ : This adjective describes a person who is unwilling to change their opinions or behaviour, even when there are good reasons to do so.
Stubborn
100
Who wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?
Jeff Kinney
100
What did Heath Ledger posthumously win the Oscar for Best Actor for?
He won the Oscar for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight
100
What is the name for a person who writes plays?
A playwright
200
Spell....
A F F L U E N T
200
From the Latin fragilis, meaning easily broken, this adjective describes something delicate or easily damaged.
Fragile
200
What children's book was adapted into a poorly rated film version starring Mike Myers?
The Cat in the Hat
200
What film features a half-Irish, half-Italian narrator who starts as a local neighbourhood kid running errands for the mob?
Goodfellas (Ray Liotta as Henry Hill)
200
This musical follows Alexander Hamilton, one of America's Founding Fathers, using a mixture of hip-hop, R&B and traditional musical theatre.
Hamilton by Lin Manuel-Miranda
300
A benevolent person is someone who...
is well-meaning and kind
300
This word comes from the Irish uisce beatha, meaning “water of life”.
Whiskey
300
Which book features the line, "May the odds be ever in your favor."?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
300
What was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture in Oscar history?
Parasite (2019)
300
Which Shakespearean play features the famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy?
Hamlet
400
Define 'capricious'
Prone to sudden change
400
What does 'ubiquitous' mean?
This adjective describes something that happens or exists everywhere.
400
Identify the book and the character who is described here : "He was a giant of a man" who was "almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide".
Hagrid from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
400
What film's climax sees an intense Russian Roulette game played between actors Robert DeNiro and Christopher Walken?
The Deer Hunter
400
Which musical currently showing in London features a titular puppet character portrayed by an actor with dwarfism?
Paddington: The Musical
500
Someone who has a selfless concern for the well-being of others may be called this
Altruistic
500
What does the word 'loquacious' mean? (On WRAT Spelling test in first year)
Talking a lot/ very talkative
500
What is the name of this character from The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien?
Gimli
500
This 1994 film won Best Picture, defeating Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption.
Forrest Gump
500
Which Shakespearean play is considered very unlucky, with many performers reportedly suffering terrible accidents or even dying?
Macbeth