Less Is More
Connected!
Movie Magic
Grammar :D
Danes Abroad
100
Literary genre, and the name of your third theme this year, which is characterized by writers from the U.S. who leave out all unimportant information and words
What is Literary/American Minimalism
100
The worlds largest social media city founded by Mark Zuckerberg
What is Facebook?
100
A film technique used when filming characters from below, making them look big and powerful
What is low-angle/a low angle shot?
100
The danish word for subject-verb agreement, where the verb (udsagnsord) has to agree with the subject (grundled)
What is "kongruens"?
100
This Danish actor has has a horrible accent when speaking English but has none the less become famous for his portrail of Hannibal Lector
Who is Mads Mikkelsen?
200
Very famous american author who wrote "Indian Camp" and "Hills Like White Elephants", and was known as quite the adventurer and macho-man.
Who was Ernest Hemingway?
200
Word used to describe when you have a compulsory need to do something, for instance check your Facebook
What is an addiction?
200
The process of "cutting" the movie together where you can use "parallel" or "cross" "cuts"
What is editing?
200
The indefinite article (ubestemt kendeord) that is placed before words that start with a vowel sound, e.g. "apple"
What is "an"?
200
This Danish actor has received great praise for his beautiful English and for portraying the morally ambiguous Jamie Lannister in "Game of Thrones"
Who is Nicolaj Coster Waldau?
300
(Very) Short story about a couple waiting for a train, where the landscape becomes a symbol of the problem (abortion) they are afraid to discuss openly.
What is "Hills Like White Elephants"?
300
Word used to describe the ability to perform/do many different tasks at one - which is a lie!
What is multitasking?
300
The part of the movie where terms "diegetic" or "non-diegetic" is used to describe a certain technique
What is sound?
300
The indefinite article (ubestemt kendeord) that is placed before words that start with a consonant sound, e.g. "university"
What is "a"?
300
This world famous Danish author has a statue of him sitting in Central Park in New York where you can sit on his lap
Who is Hans Christian Anderson?
400
Theory about writing which dictates that you should leave out all unnecessary words (such as adjectives and adverbs) and only tell what is happening "above" the surface
What is "The Iceberg Theory"
400
Brazilian-born co-founder of Facebook who was Mark Zuckerbergs friend and later sued him for billions.
Who is Eduardo Saverin?
400
A film technique where you can use the terms "low-key" or "high key" to describe it
What is lighting?
400
The definite article (bestemt kendeord) that must always be used in front of jobs/professions, e.g. "doctor"
What is "the"?
400
This beautiful, American actress, famous for "Lost in Translation" and "The Prestige" has Danish ancestry, indicated by her Scandinavian sounding last name
Who is Scarlett Johansen?
500
American author who looks at the backside of the American Dream in "Tell the Women We're Going" and "So Much Water So Close To Home"
Who is Raymond Carver
500
Movie director who directed both The Social Network and Fight Club
Who is David Fincher?
500
The expressions "pan" or "tilt" are used to describe this movie technique
What is camera movement?
500
These words (name at least 3!) are cardinal sins to place the definite article (bestemt kendeord) in front of unlike their Danish counterparts where we can write "livet".
What is life, death, time, history, science, nature?
500
This skilled danish actor is the brother of another Dane with international success, although he speaks far better English, and has recently played Sherlock's enemy and will soon star in "House of Cards"
Who is Lars Mikkelsen?
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