Finish the Lyric
Literature
English Expressions
Teacher's Day
100

I showed my friends that we high-fived

Sorry if you feel objectified

Can't help myself hormones are high....

...give me more than just some butterflies

100

In her groundbreaking book All About Love: New Visions, this author wrote: “Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.”

The author is Bell Hooks

 

100

Bite The Bullet


"To get something over with because it is inevitable"

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-idioms/ 

100

In the 2003 movie "School of Rock", Dewey Finn (Jack Black) introduces the class to Rock N' Roll by teaching them to play this classic song:

Bonus: +50 points if you also know the band!

It's Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPQ7hrDiz70 


200

We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass
By the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met...

... It was the age of no regret


200

In 1816, Sir Walter Scott wrote that this famous novel by Jane Austen presents characters that "are finished up to nature, and with a precision which delights the reader".

Emma, originnaly published in 1815. 

200

In the film Dead Poet's Society, professor John Keating (Robin Williams) shares his love of poetry by introducing his students to this famous poem on his first class 

Bonus: +50 points if you also know the author

It is O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman




300

But don't make me close one more door

I don't wanna hurt anymore 

Stay in my arms if you dare or...


...must i imagine you there!


300

This famous poet published her only novel in 1963, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. 

Bonus: +50 points if you also know the name of the novel. 

It is Sylvia Plath, who published The Bell Jar in 1963

300

Beat Around the Bush

"Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable" 

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-idioms/  

300

In this classic film from 1996, one of the main characters, Jennifer, says: "I can't abandon my children. And if I couldn't teach, I'd have nothing at all.". 

The film is Matilda, directed by Danny DeVito.