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This beer is known as the "Champagne of Beers" due to its high carbonation and clear glass bottle.

What is Miller High Life?

100

This author of the 1998 novel, Parable of the Talents, created a character who uses the political slogan, "Make America Great Again."

Who is Octavia Butler?

100

This 1995 dark fantasy novel by American writer, Gregory Maguire, with illustrations by Douglas Smith, is a revision of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 

What is Wicked?

100

According to a BuzzFeed poll, this dystopian novel set in Panem is not as a good as the film adaptation because the main character is much more likeable in the films.

What is The Hunger Games?

100

Widely known for his portrayal of Loki in the MCU, he graduated from Cambridge University.

Who is Tom Hiddleston?

200

This tale from Geoffrey Chaucer is about a student named Nicholas who seduces the young wife of an old, jealous carpenter. 

What is "The Miller's Tale?"

200

She was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?

200

This novel was the first written by Toni Morrison and published in 1970. It takes place in Lorain, Ohio, and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression.

What is The Bluest Eye

200

According to Watch Better Movies, this film adaptation of the bestselling 1969 crime novel about the fictional Corleone Mafia family in New York City, is better than its source material for being more focused on key characters.

What is The Godfather?

200

Studying English Literature at Brown University, this English actress, activist, and model rose to fame for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

Who is Emma Watson?

300

This playwright is known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

Who is Arthur Miller?

300

His unfinished manuscript, Remember This House, was expanded and adapted as the 2016 documentary film, I Am Not Your Negro, which won the BAFTA for Best Documentary.

Who is James Baldwin?

300

This 1999 young adult novel by American author Stephen Chbosky is set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted and observant teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. 

What is The Perks of Being a Wallflower?

300

According to a BuzzFeed poll, this novel about a California University of Los Angeles sorority president going to Harvard is much more boring and cringy than its film adaptation.

What is Legally Blonde?

300

This comedian, who wrote for The Simpsons and has his own late night showdouble majored in History and English at Harvard.

Who is Conan O'Brien?

400

This classic short novel is about a young American woman’s struggle with European social norms.

What is Daisy Miller by Henry James?

400

This play was the first one written by an African American woman to be produced for the Broadway stage when it premiered in 1959.

What is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry?

400
This writer's children are plaintiffs in federal book ban lawsuits given how many times their father's novel, Slaughterhouse Five, has been banned.

Who is Kurt Vonnegut?

400

According to GoodReads, this movie about a Hunter trying to eliminate four escaped Replicants who have returned to Earth is much better than the short story because of its visuals, acting, and linear story structure.

What is Blade Runner?

400

This CEO of Bain Capital who ran for President of the US was an English major at Brigham Young University.

Who is Mitt Romney?

500

This 1971 American revisionist Western film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The plot follows a charismatic gambler who decides to open a brothel. 

What is McCabe & Mrs. Miller?

500

This American writer, literary critic, and scholar is best known for his novel, Invisible Man.

Who is Ralph Waldo Ellison?

500

This young adult memoir-manifesto uses personal essays to explore the author's experiences growing up Black and queer. A New York Times bestseller, it has received critical acclaim, but has also been one of the most challenged books in the U.S. due to its frank discussion of difficult subjects like sexual assault.

What is All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson?

500

Although recognized as much different from the 1979 short story "Killings" by Andre Dubus, this movie adaptation is celebrated for its strong acting and expanded narratives.

What is In the Bedroom?

500

This Supreme Court Justice was an English major at Holy Cross College.

Who is Clarence Thomas?

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