English Language
What is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word called?
A synonym
What genre typically involves a crime that must be solved?
Mystery
Which movie features the quote “May the Force be with you”?
Star Wars
What is Taylor Swift's fanbase commonly called?
Swifties
What is Canada's national animal?
The beaver
Find the adverb in the following sentence: The exhausted runner quickly crossed the finish line before the race ended.
quickly
Who wrote Romeo & Juliet?
William Shakespeare
In Home Alone 2, what city does Kevin accidentally travel to?
New York City
Who sings “Ordinary”?
Alex Warren
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What literary device is used in: “The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
What is the name of the fictional school Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts
In The Hunger Games, what is Katniss's younger sister's name?
Prim
What was the original name of the app now known as X?
How many territories does Canada have?
3
Use each of the following words correctly in a sentence:
their
there
they're
Various
TWO QUESTIONS (each worth 200 points)
1 - What is a plot?
2 - What is a setting?
1 - The sequence of events that make up a story.
2 - The time and place in which a story takes place.
Which streaming service created the series Stranger Things?
Netflix
Which celebrity was the first person to reach 100 million followers on Instagram?
A) Taylor Swift
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Selena Gomez
D) Kim Kardashian
Cristiano Ronaldo
What Canadian city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?
Montreal
Identify the TWO adjectives in this sentence:
The enormous black dog chased the squirrel.
enormous, black
A story is told using the words **“I,” “me,” and “we.” What point of view is it most likely written in?
First-person point of view.
Who is currently one of the world's most-followed creators on YouTube and is known for large-scale challenges and giveaways?
MrBeast
Which artist has the most Grammy Awards of any female artist?
Beyoncé
Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter