Historical Trivia
In 1973, this President insists he is "not a crook" following the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This rhetorical choice refers to the use of exaggeration in a piece of rhetoric.
What is hyperbole?
This popular spread was created in New York in 1872.
What is cream cheese?
Who is Bun B?
This hugely successful film franchise's lead actor, Daniel Radcliffe, landed the role because he looked exactly like the casting director's sketches of the character.
What is Harry Potter?
The United States bought Alaska from this country.
What is Russia?
This popular 2021 viral tik tok sound can be used when we identify dramatic irony.
What is "I know something you don't. I know something you will never know"?
This 2005 film follows a lucky young boy who takes a journey with his grandfather through an eccentric entrepreneur's building of cavity-inducing creations.
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
This rapper rose to mainstream popularity with hits like the simply titled "Freestyle" and collaborations with rapper friend Gunna.
Who is Lil Baby?
What is 1998?
In 1863, President Lincoln traveled to this town in Pennsylvania to deliver a famous speech.
What is Gettysburg?
The least number of rhetorical choices one is required to analyze in their rhetorical analysis essay.
What is two?
This television icon, who wrote and produced award-winning shows like Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, and most recently, Bridgerton, is from Illinois like Ms. Fletcher.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
This singer has the most Grammys of any singer, with a total of 28 of the awards.
Who is Beyoncé?
This singer has a baby with someone with whom Ms. Fletcher attended high school.
Who is Kehlani?
In 1849, this author of Russian classics like "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamzov" was sentenced to death by firing squad.
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?
This rhetorical choice refers to a speaker making a statement but having a small, possibly related thought embedded in the middle of that sentence to add more detail to their statement.
What is a parenthetical aside?
This actor plays Nick Fury in the Avengers movies.
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
This fall-favorite film franchise follows a teenage couple who later get married, have a baby, and face a blood-sucking army to save their family and somewhat humane way of life.
What is Twilight?
A centennial is this many years.
What is 100?
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
This rhetorical choice refers to the use of sound words like "boom," "crash," or "ah!"
What is onomatopoeia?
Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is of Black and what other ethnic descent?
What is Puerto-Rican?
This was the first non-English language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is Parasite?
This is one of Ms. Fletcher's favorite authors, whose collection of speeches and essays, entitled Sister Outsider she is currently reading. Ms. Fletcher also has a quote from this person in the classroom.
Who is Audre Lorde?