Fun Facts about Course Literature
This literary character is often portrayed wearing a deerstalker hat, even though this is never actually written in the famous detective stories about him.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
He is a world-famous rapper born and raised in Toronto.
Who is Drake?
What is an adjective?
She is the wife of SSHL's most famous alumnus.
Who is Queen Silvia?
One of the biggest movie starts of all time, this actor has starred in films like Titanic, Romeo & Juliet, as well as The Wolf of Wall Street
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
After reading this novel, Mark Chapman was inspired to assassinate John Lennon, whom he viewed as a "phony".
What is 'The Catcher in the Rye'?
This multi-talented singer of the song 'Umbrella" and founder of the cosmetics line Fenty hails from the island nation Barbados.
Who is Rihanna?
An informal term for describing people who are excessively romantic or affectionate.
What is lovey-dovey?
This sandwich in Café Humlan has been very popular with many students like Nikola.
What is the chicken curry sandwich?
Who is El(even)?
This TV series includes the episode 'Ozymandias', named after the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley and the only TV episode with a 10/10 rating on IMDb.
What is Breaking Bad?
This rock band, known for their hits "Alive", "Jeremy" and "Black" were one of the many to come out of the Seattle grunge scene in the 90s.
Who / what is Pearl Jam?
The grammar rule whereby a subject and its verb must match.
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
The smallest state by area in the US, which is the home of SSHL English teacher Thomas Urban.
What is Rhode Island?
This Australian actor won an Oscar posthumously in 2009 for his dark portrayal of Batman's nemesis.
Who is Heath Ledger?
Despite being an American classic novel, it wasn't until 1945 when copies of the novel were distributed to US soldiers abroad that it became popular.
What is 'The Great Gatsby'?
Known as the "Princess of Pop", this world-famous singer and actress is Australia's highest-selling female artist of all time.
Who is Kylie Minogue?
What is an oxymoron?
This country in the United Kingdom, of which the current King was once the Prince, is the home of SSHL English teacher Edward Long.
What is Wales?
This comedic actress holds the title for most Emmy awards and is most known for her role in the sitcom Seinfeld.
Who is Julia Louis-Dreyfus?
Not a lot is know about this playwright's personal life, but he is known for having left to his wife in his will his "second-best bed".
This South African comedian and political commentator is the author of the memoir "Born a Crime", named so since he was born during Apartheid.
Who is Trevor Noah?
This word holds the Guinness World Record for the English word with the most meanings.
What is "set"?
The SSHL alumnus Julia Winter played the role of Veruca Salt in Tim Burton's 2005 version of this classic children's novel.
What is 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?
This classic movie actor wrote, directed, produced, edited, and composed the music for most of his films, such as The Great Dictator from 1940.