analytical terms
The UK then and now
India
The US: problems and challenges
100
two lines that rhyme
What is a rhyming couplet?
100
current British Prime Minister
Who is David Cameron?
100
1947
When did India become independent?
100
an additional article to the US Constitution which upholds the right of individuals to possess and use firearms
What is the Second Amendment?
200
extreme, deliberate exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
the First and the Second World Wars
Which major events in history led to the decline of the British Empire?
200
in 1857
When was the First War of Indian Independence?
200
17,000 each year
How many murders are there roughly in the US?
300
words or phrases are repeated in reverse order
What is chiasmus?
300
trade, economics, politics, ambition, religion, and adventure
What were the motives behind the British expansion?
300
because it has over 700 million eligible voters
Why is India called the world's biggest democracy?
300
lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, firing squad
Which methods of execution are applied in the US?
400
excessive use of language, e.g. they loll and slop and lounge about
What is periphrasis?
400
about a quarter of the world's land surface
How much territory did the British Empire cover at its height?
400
the largest religion in India
What is Hinduism?
400
in 1976
When was the death penalty reinstated by the Supreme Court?
500
when you name things on a list one by one
What is enumeration?
500
in Jamestown
Where was the first British colony established?
500
future Prime Minister of India (May 21)
Who is Narendra Modi?
500
two assassins at Colombine High School who bought their machine pistols at a gun show
Who are Ed Harris and Dylan Klebold?
M
e
n
u