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Tim Burton
General Film Knowledge
Creative Writing
General Literature Knowledge
About the Class
100
Who directed these films?
Wes Anderson
100
Name the actor who has starred in 8 of Tim Burton's films.
Johnny Depp
The 8 Collaborations:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ed Wood (1994)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Dark Shadows (2012)
100
Who directed these movies?
Jaws
Jurassic Park
E.T.
Steven Spielberg
100
Give 3 synonyms for the word 'old'.
Miss Kummeling will judge.
Answers could include: ancient, antique, mature, aged, timeworn etc.
100
This is the opening line of which book?
All children, except one, grow up.
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
100
A superhero name is when you have matching first and last initials (i.e. Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Clark Kent...kind of).
We have three people in this class with superhero initials. Who are they?
Alex, Brayden and Polly
200
What is the name given to a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
An auteur
200
Which company fired Burton because he was (allegedly) spending the their resources on a film that would be too dark and scary for children to see?
Disney
200
Name this movie:
Forrest Gump
200
What is the golden rule of creative writing?
Show, don't tell.
200
This is the opening line of which book?
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
George Orwell, 1984
200
What is the most and least represented school house in this class?
Gloucester (8)
Liverpool (3)
300
Describe some features of discursive writing.
Miss Kummeling will judge.
300
Name this character:
Peg
300
Miss Kummeling has 4 favourite movies. Name any one of them.
Arrival
Parasite
Dead Poets Society
The Prestige
300
Come up with a Burtonesque story idea inspired by this image:
Miss Kummeling will judge
300
Who am I?
I live at 221B Baker Street in London. I solve mysteries by noticing details that others overlook, and my friend Dr Watson often writes about our cases.
Sherlock Holmes
300
What is the most common birthday month in the class?
July:
Alexis
Chilli
George
Max
Miss Kummeling
400
What is the title of the book Miss Kummeling has been reading (or at least trying to) during wide reading time?
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
400
This man is a lifelong idol of and inspiration for Burton. What is his name?
Vincent Price
400
What movie does this come from?
Back to the Future
400
What is a vignette?
a short, descriptive scene that captures a single moment, mood, or character detail rather than following a traditional plot
400
Which genre do these novels belong to?
1984
The Hunger Games
Brave New World
The Handmaid's Tale
Dystopian fiction
400
Which is the only month with no birthdays at all in this class?
November
500
Name the original artworks that are being referenced here:
500
Which early 20th-century avant-garde art movement inspired aspects of Tim Burton's visual style?
German Expressionism
500
What classic Disney movie is adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet?
500
Complete this piece of writing advice:
500
Who wrote these books?
Carrie
The Shining
Cujo
Pet Semetary
It
Misery
Stephen King
500
Name the 6 students in the class who have been taught by Miss Kummeling before.
Alexis
Ethan
Tomas
Polly
Max
Campbell
600
On the back wall, you will see a poster of a moustachioed man. Name this person.
Friedrich Nietzsche
600
Sweeney Todd is a fictional barber who kills his customers. What happens to them afterwards?
They get baked into pies.
600
Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Yorkshire, England. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. What year was this footage captured?
1888
600
What is the Latin phrase that translates to "into the middle of things". It describes the narrative technique of beginning a story in the chronological middle of the plot or conflict rather than at the beginning.
In medias res
600
Name me.
I was first published in 1818 without my author’s name on the title page, at a time when women writers often faced prejudice. My full title calls me “the Modern Prometheus”, after a figure from Greek mythology. Some consider me the first science fiction novel.
600
There are 23 students in this class. Who is our 'middle child'?
Max