Literature
First appearing in the children's book "Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys", what is the most famous character created by H. A. and Margaret Rey?
Curious George
"Dog doo good god!" is a sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards. This is an example of what literary device?
Palindrome
What film was Leonardo DiCaprio’s first—and only—Oscar for Best Actor (Motion Picture Drama) at the 2016 Academy Awards for?
The Revenant
What is so special about the 'Murder on the Orient Express'?
Poirot covers the real murderer(s)
In the first book of the original Nancy Drew series, what did her father give her as a "birthday gift"?
A car (convertible)
The ladies of Amy Tan's "Joy Luck Club" meet to play what game with plum blossom and chrysanthemum tiles?
Mahjong
What literary "S" term is intended to be both critical and humorous while poking fun at an institution or idea?
Satire
What is the name of the villainous organization in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout?
a. The Apostles
b. The Covenant
c. The Disciples
d. The Syndicate
Which Agatha Christie novel features the famous detective Hercule Poirot for the first time?
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
What is Nancy Drew's father's job?
Famous Lawyer
Dwalin, Smaug's Delight, and Thorin Oakenshield are sandwiches at a Houston cafe named for what 1937 novel?
What education-related word has two distinct meanings both related to books? The first is simply an organized listing of books (often at the end of a piece of research) and the second is a more systematic description of books as physical objects.
Bibliography
What was the top-grossing movie of 2014?
A. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
B. The Lego Movie
C. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
D. Guardians of the Galaxy
Did Poirot and Miss Marple ever meet?
No
Who is Nancy's father?
Carson Drew
In his obituary in 1991, the New York Times said "English was too skimpy for his rich imagination." and that "his meter was irresistible." Who is this children's author?
Dr. Seuss
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction forms what type of sentence?
Compound Sentence
What was the name of Maverick's father in the movie "Top Gun"?
a. Tomcat
b. Python
c. Viper
d. Goose
c. Viper
What do 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' and 'Endless Night' have in common?
the I-narrator was in both novels the murderer
What year were the very first Nancy Drew Mystery Stories published?
1930
The title character of what Charlotte Bronte novel asks Mr. Rochester, "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?"J
Jane Eyre
Identify the punctuation mark used to indicate the omission of words in a quotation.
Ellipsis
What computer program caused the end of the world in Terminator?
Skynet
In which novel does Agatha Christie’s detective, Ariadne Oliver, make her first appearance?
Cards on the Table
Who was Nancy's boyfriend?
Ned Nickerson