Much Ado About Nothing
Literature
Grammar and vocabulary
Modern Shakespeare
General knowledge
100

Who are the two main couples in the story?

Benedick and Beatrice, Claudio and Hero

100

What is the name of the mountain range Walk in the Woods is set in?

Appalachian Mountains

100

What does Juliet mean by wherefore in 'Oh, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are thou Romeo?'

Why

100

Messenger:

- Don Pedro is approached.

Don Pedro is arriving.

100

Who was your English teacher in the beginning of S1?

Tom.

200

Where is the story set?

Messina

200

Who is the author of Survival in Auschwitz?

Primo Levi

200

What is the meaning of philanthropy?

The activity of helping the needy, especially by giving them money.

200

CLAUDIO:

Benedick, didst thou note the daughter of Signior Leonato?

Benedick, did you see the daughter of Signior Leonato?

200

How many English teachers are there at TES secondary? (L1/L2)

Five.

300

What is the name of the character who mainly appears singing in the story?

Balthasar

300

Who are the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring?

Gandalf, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Boromir.

300

Add a semi-colon to correct the following:

He pushed himself slowly on his back towards the bedpost so that he could lift his head more easily he found the itching spot which was covered with lots of little white dots he had no idea how to interpret.

He pushed himself slowly on his back towards the bedpost so that he could lift his head more easily; he found the itching spot, which was covered with lots of little white dots he had no idea how to interpret.

300

CLAUDIO

'Tis true, indeed; so your daughter says: 'Shall
I,' says she, 'that have so oft encountered him
with scorn, write to him that I love him?'

It is really true, your daughter said: 'Should I, that so often met him with hate, write to him that I love him?'

300

Where is the largest library in the world?

UK (170-200 mi items) - British library

400

When was Much Ado About Nothing first published?

1600.

400

Which African tribe is Trevor Noah's mom descended from?

Xhosa

400

What literary technique is being used in 'He only brought us old news.'

Oxymoron

400

CLAUDIO

If he do not dote on her upon this, I will never
trust my expectation.

If he doesn't like her after hearing this, I will never trust myself again.

400

What is the most common adjective in English?

'good'

500

In 2003, an American astronomer discovered and named a moon in Uranus after a character from this play. Which character was it?

Margaret.

500
Who are the eight characters considered to be the main ones in Kite Runner?

Amir, Ali, Hassan, Baba, Rahim Khan, Assef, Soraya, and Sohrab

500

What are the three key characteristics of a sonnet?

14 verses

10 syllables per verse

Fixed pattern of rhymes

500

HAMLET:

That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation

Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;

To sleep, perchance to dream—ay, there's the rub:

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,

Death is like sleeping, that's all. A kind of sleep that ends the countless heartaches and sufferings that are part of life – now that's something to be desired. To die, to sleep – and during this sleep, maybe we dream.

500

How many countries have English as an official language? (+/- 2)

67.

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