Shakespeare
Modern Literature
Writing a Letter
Classics
Words
100

These two are commonly known as "star crossed lovers"

Romeo and Juliet?

100

The best selling book series of the 2020s is written by Rebecca Yarros, and recounts the romantic tribulations of a squadron of dragon riders. What is the first book called?

Fourth Wing

100

An informal greeting to someone you know

Hey Holly!

Hi Hols!

Yo, bro,

100

This is the subtitle to Mary Shelley's famous novel Frankenstein.

The Modern Prometheus

100

This letter of the alphabet is used most frequently in English. 

E

200

Who is the main antagonist in the play Othello ?

Iago

200

This book series follows the journey of a 16 year old girl from District 12 and her role in the Civil Uprising. 

The Hunger Games?

200

A formal greeting to someone you know the name of

Dear Ms. Bruton

200

This dystopian novel by George Orwell told of life in a future totalitarian state dominated by “Big Brother”.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

200

This is the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its written name as its value.

Four


300

Which is Shakespeare's Longest Play?

Hamlet

300

Name any two books in the Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus series

The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptune, The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades, The Blood of Olympus

300

A neutral way to end a letter

Best Wishes,

Kind Regards,

All the best, 

Yours,

300

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights recounts the abusive relationship between these two orphans.

Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff

300

The dot over the letter “i” is officially known as this word:

A tittle 

400

Which Shakespeare play is commonly known as The Scottish Play because it is considered bad luck to say the name out loud? 

Macbeth

400

The collection of twelve stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, features this character as the ever-present sidekick:

Dr. Watson?

400

A formal greeting to someone you do not know the name of

To Whom It May Concern,

400

The U2 song Shadows and Tall Trees is taken from a chapter title in this famous book.

Lord of the Flies

400

Triskaidekaphobia means having an irrational fear of this number:

Thirteen

500

Where is the location of William Shakespeare's grave?

Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon?

500

In the famous book series Twilight, Edward Cullen dies and is reborn in this year.

1918

500
Name two formal ways to end a letter

Yours Sincerely,

Yours Faithfully, 

I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your Majesty’s most humble and obedient servant,

500

Name any two novels by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan, Sanditon

500

To what does the word zyzzyva refer?

An insect

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