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Literary Questions
100

Finish this quote from Back to Melbourne; "to find you can’t dwell too long in the ..."

Past

100

Which direction do latitude lines run on a globe?

Left to right

100

In which year World War I begin?

1914

100

Who is the first (and, so far, only) Disney princess with a tattoo?

Pocahontas

100

What kind of play is “Romeo and Juliet”?

A tragedy

200

What was the poetic tradition Komninos makes links to in the poem 'Hillston Welcome'?

Komninos makes references to the 'bush poets'

200

The capital of Canada 

Ottawa

200

What does a funambulist walk on?

A tightrope 

200

What is the name of Batman’s butler?

Alfred

200

What Danish author is considered by many to be the most prolific fairy tale writer?

Hans Christian Andersen

300

Finish the quote; 'eat'; "eat my boy, eat, said my father / bread and oil was all I ate / when i was a boy your age / so eat ....:

so eat all the food on your plate

300

What is the name of the largest country in the world?

Russia

300

Leader and political icon Nelson Mandela was from which African country?

South Africa

300

What was the name of the actor who played Jack Dawson in Titanic?

Leonardo DiCaprio

300

What is the name of the fourth book in the Harry Potter series?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

400

Which words are missing from this quote from 'Noura from Narooma'; so it was a _____, such a _____ when the policeman / ______ on my door, the girls

shock + knocked 

400

What are the names of the five oceans of the world?

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic

400

Which mammal has no vocal cords?

Giraffe

400

When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he win?

Six

400

What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare’s plays were produced?

The Globe theatre

500

The last poem we studied 'Thomastown Talk' is in the form of what?

A dramatic monologue

500

In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?

Peru

500

The Islamic calendar is based on which cycle?

Lunar

500

What is the longest-running Broadway show?

The Phantom of the Opera

500

Which classic book by J. M. Barrie opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?

Peter Pan