Year 12 English
Literature
General Knowledge
TAS
TRS
100

Name to the two categories of human experiences

Individual and Collective
100

In what classic work of children's literature do the characters Mike, Veruca, Violet, Augustus, and Charlie get a tour of a confectionery manufacturing facility?

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

100

What is the longest bone in the human body?

Femur

100

When was Taylor Swift born? (date, month and year)

December 13, 1989.

100

What is Dog's real name?

Murphy

200

Name all 6 of the prescribed poems from Inside my Mother by Cobby Eckermann

  • ‘Trance’
  • ‘Unearth’
  • ‘Oombulgarri’
  • ‘Eyes’
  • ‘Leaves’
  • ‘Key'
200

Name the 3 categories of Shakespearean plays

Tragedy

Comedy

History

200

What is the profession of the Mario Brothers?

Plumbers

200

Taylor Swift put this in brackets at the end of every song when she rerecorded her masters

(Taylor's Version)

200

How many tattoos does Miss Spink have in total?
*50 extra points for naming each one

4

300

Fill in TTS Blank:
"Why don't you let me fix you some of this Mococoa drink? All natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount ____________."

Nicaragua

300

What book is known as the first science fiction novel?

Frankenstein

300

Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?

Los Angeles, USA

300

Name 3 Taylor Swift Albums that have a black and white cover

Reputation

Folklore

The Tortured Poets Department

300

What universities did Miss Spink attend? (3)

UNSW, UOW, WSU

400

What is the last name of the family of boys in Past The Shallows and what do they fish for?

A) The Curren Family 

B) Abalone

400

It is a truth universally acknowledged that what Jane Austen novel anagrams to CUPID AND JEEP RIDER?

Pride and Prejudice

400

The most amount of Oscars won by a single film is 11. Name one of the three films that has won 11 Oscars.

  • Ben-Hur (1959)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
400

'Bad Blood' was rumoured to be about which celebrity?

Katy Perry

400

Complete the quote:

I would believe a woman's intuition over a man's _______________ anyday. 

I would believe a woman's intuition over a man's intention anyday.

500

Name the title AND author for all THREE Module C prescribed texts

- Funeral Service for an Unknown Soldier by Paul Keating

- Dear Mrs Dunkley by Helen Garner

- The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury

500

The novel "Gadsby" does not use this letter of the alphabet in all 50,000 words. 

'e'

500

What happened on 22nd November 1963?

Assasination of JFK

500

Continue the lyric:
"I walked through the door with you...
_____ ______ ______ _______,"

The air was cold

500

Miss Spink and Ms Hudson play trivia every Monday. What is their trivia name?

*Hint: it is TS related*

The Tortured Teachers Department