Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
Things Fall Apart
Philosophy Files
Mystery
100

What animal is Benjamin?

Donkey

100

What item symbolizes democracy on the island?

The conch

100

Name one of Okonkwo's children.

Nwoye / Ezinma

100

What do we call something that looks like science, but isn't?

Pseudoscience

100

What is an alternate spelling of "jail"?

GAOL

200

Who was the author of Animal Farm?

George Orwell

200

Who is the only boy on the island to kill someone by himself?

Roger

200

In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?

Nigeria

200

What three characteristics is God supposed to have?

All powerful

All knowing

All good

200

In cricket, if you hit the ball over the boundary on the full (without bouncing) how many runs do you get?

6

300

Which historical figure does Napoleon represent?

Stalin

300

What is the purpose of "sharpening a stick at both ends"?

Putting a victim's head on it.

300

What holy animal does Okonkwo’s clan suspect the Christians have killed and eaten?

A python

300

What is the name of the view that everything that happens in the physical universe is fixed in advance by the laws of nature?

Determinism

300

Rhodesia is the former name of which African country?

Zimbabwe

400

What are Boxer's two personal mottoes?

"I will work harder"
"Napoleon is always right"

400

Who was the author of Lord of the Flies?

William Golding

400

What is the name of Okonkwo's motherland?

Mbanta

400

"When one is faced with two theories, each of which is otherwise equally well-supported by the evidence, one should always choose the simpler theory"

What is the name of this principle?

Ockham's razor

400

What is an example of "PC" language? (the PC mentioned in The Story of English in 100 Words)

Fireman => Firefighter, etc.

500

Which historical figure does Mr Jones represent?

Czar Nicholas II

500

What is the title of the chapter in which Piggy dies?

Castle Rock

500

Who is the author of Things Fall Apart?

Chinua Achebe

500

In "CAN I JUMP IN THE SAME RIVER TWICE", what are the two sorts of sameness?

qualitative sameness and numerical sameness

500

"Brunch" is an example of what kind of word?

A portmanteau