Young Adult/Teen
Language Features/Techniques
Speech Techniques
General Knowledge
Classic Novels
100

What is the name of the dystopian society in The Hunger Games?

Panem

100

If a character is described as “cold as ice,” what kind of language feature is that?

Simile

100

What is it called when a speaker asks a question without expecting an answer?

Rhetorical Question

100

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

100

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

200

In Harry Potter, what is the name of Harry’s owl?

Hedwig

200

What do we call the person telling the story?

Narrator

200

Repeating the same word or phrase for emphasis is called what?

Repetition

200

What gas do plants take in from the air?

Carbon Dioxide

200

Which Charles Dickens novel features a young orphan who famously asks for more food?

Oliver Twist

300

Who wrote The Fault in Our Stars?

John Green

300

What’s the difference between first-person and third-person narration?

First-person uses "I"; third-person uses "he," "she," or "they."

300

What is it called when a speaker exaggerates something for effect?

Hyperbole

300

How many continents are there in the world?

Seven

300

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?

Harper Lee

400

What is the name of the faction Tris chooses in Divergent?

Dauntless

400

What’s the term for when a word sounds like the noise it describes—like buzz or crash?

Onomatopoeia

400

What speech technique involves repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words, like “fighting for freedom”?

Alliteration

400

In what year did the Titanic sink?

1912

400

In Matilda by Roald Dahl, what special power does Matilda have?

She can move things with her mind (telekinesis)

500

Who wrote 'The Giver'

Lois Lowry

500

Which figurative language technique is being used in this sentence: “The sun smiled down on us”?

Personification

500

What is the technique when a speaker tries to make the audience feel strong emotions like anger or sympathy?

Emotive Language

500

Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2025

Anora

500

Which classic novel begins with the line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged…”? HINT: This book was an option for our book club.

Pride and Prejudice.