Grammar
Vocab
Namesake
Writing Rules
Fun Facts
100

There are (less/fewer) students in this class since the aliens abducted a bunch of them. 

Fewer 

100

Consternation

Being concerned, anxious, or dismayed by

100

Where does Ashoke work?

MIT

100

Edit this for redundancies: At 12 midnight the carriage will turn back into a pumpkin

At midnight....

100

What are leeches used for in modern medicine?

Blood clots, blood disorders, infections after plastic surgery, inflammation 

200

Their/there/they're

It's clear __________ are a talented bunch. Look at how many oranges they can balance on their head. 

they're

200

Lineage

An ancestral/genetic trail

200

Where is Ruth's family from

Maine

200

What should you never end a paragraph with? Why?

A quote, because then you haven't analyzed the quote

200

Name all the English teachers in the English department 

Abrams-Morely, Kleeman, Payne, Coe

300

There are some gnarly ______________ to having beets and brussel sprouts for dinner every night. 

(affects/effects) 

effects

300

Kabaddi

An Indian version of soccer 

300

What is Gogol's sister's full name? 

Sonali 

300

If a plot summary is the "what happened", an analysis is the _________________. 

Why it happened. 

300

What color do Indian brides wear on their wedding day?

Red

400

Which of the following is incorrectly capitalized 

- "Reese's peanutbutter cups"

- "Gods"

- "eBay 

gods - it's not refferring to a singular God - but a collection of deities. 

400
Fastidious 
Paying close attention to detail 
400

How does Candace Lapidus let the Gangulis know that Gogol will continue to be referred to as Gogol?

She puts a letter in his bag

400

List three strong synonyms for the following word: Different


Peculiar, diverse, original, distinct, contrastingly, etc. 

400

Where is the World Cup being held this year? What is the controversy over it?

Qatar - abused workers to build the stadium 

500

Edit this sentence: "I'd hoped there was more time in the afternoon to prep all the pies for the holiday." + name the grammatical rule

I'd hoped there "WERE" - Subjunctive. (hypotheticals/doubts/desires/hopes)

500

Sari 

An Indian type of dress that wraps around several meters. 

500

What is the name of the girl Gogol makes out with at a college party when he is 18?

Kim

500
What tense do we write about fiction in? Why?

Present tense - because it never really happened and is therefore always in the CLOUD OF IMAGINATION

500

What is the capital of New Jersey, Arkansas, and New York?

Trenton, Little Rock, Albany 
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