UK Literature
How many books are in the Harry Potter series?
7
Name the title and author of a poem which repeats "Nevermore" at the end of each stanza?
E. A. Poe - Raven
Name at least two American news channel.
CNN, Fox News, NBC News (MSNBC)
Name two of the oldest (most famous) British universities.
Oxford, Cambridge
Capital of Australia
Canberra
Who is the author of Animal Farm and 1984?
George Orwell
Who is the author of The Old Man and the Sea?
Ernest Hemingway
Which British director made the following movies: Inception, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk?
Christopher Nolan
Explain the diffence between a public school in UK and public school in US.
UK = private school; US = state school (free)
Capital of Canada
Ottawa
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona, Italy
What's the name of the streetcar in the play of Tennessee Williams?
Desire (A streetcar named desire)
What does BBC stand for?
British Broadcasting Corporation
If you want to study university in US you need to pass this exam first.
SATs and ACTs
Capital of India
New Delhi
What is the title of the first Sherlock Holmes novel?
A Study in Scarlet
Jay, Nick and Daisy are characters from which novel?
The Great Gatsby
Which American actress won the most Oscars?
Katharine Hepburn
If you want to study university in UK you need to pass this exam first.
A levels (or Scottish Highers)
Capital of New Zealand
Wellington
What did Robert Louis Stevenson write? (It's a gothic novela/horror)
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Fill in the missing number in the title - Catch __, and name the author.
Catch 22, Joseph Heller
Name the American artist who created pop art.
Andy Warhol
Name four American Ivy League universities.
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Capital of Pakistan
Islamabad