Irony
Identify the type of irony:
After a bad accident a boy’s girlfriend tells him “your car has never looked better!”
Verbal Irony (what she really means is that the car looks awful)
The union members _______ to write a new reform proposal.
a. concocted
b. racked up
c. coalesced
c. coalesced
_________ is the conscious imitation of a person or situation.
Parody
Someone who acts as an expert but does not have the skills or knowledge to back it up is known as a(n) _______ expert.
Armchair
Name the artist who sings "All I want for Christmas is You"
Mariah Carey (must pronounce it correctly for the points!)
Identify the type of irony:
In a scary movie, the character goes into a house they think is empty, but the audience knows the killer is in the house. This increases the suspense.
Dramatic irony (the audience is aware of something that the characters are not)
What do you call a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings or faults of others?
Scapegoat
What literary technique is being used: "This suitcase weighs a ton!"
hyperbole
The _______ effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities.
Dunning Kruger
In the US, it is common to exchange different types of this sweet treat around the holidays.
Christmas cookies
Identify the type of irony: A pilot has a fear of heights.
Situational irony (we would expect a pilot to not be afraid of heights)
A person who will believe anything you say is...
Gullible
_________ is the use of informal language.
Colloquialism
Name two disadvantages of obtaining a Michelin star.
-Increased pressure to keep the star or persue an additional one
-more traffic --> more staffing
-longer hours and additional stress
What country has the tradition of eating KFC on Christmas day?
Japan
Identify the type of irony:
A woman’s shoes get drenched in the rain and she says “I think the water just gave them a new fashionable touch!”
Verbal Irony (she doesn't actually mean that the shoes are fashionable)
His plan to run for mayor was completely _______, as he had absolutely no knowledge of local politics.
a. bleak
b. preposterous
c. grim
What literary technique is being used: "She's got a heart of gold."
Metaphor
What is the expression for a person who can do many different things adequately but not expertly?
Jack of all Trades
In the holiday classic Home Alone, where are the McAllisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Identify the type of irony:
Lois lane is is unaware of Peter Parker's true identity.
Dramatic irony (the viewers know that Peter Parker is Spiderman but Lane does not)
This vocabulary word is described as a feeling in a person or group of having no power or opportunities, or of not being represented in the political system.
Disenfranchisement
Give an example of a simile (that we didn't already address in class!)
A phrase comparing two unlike things that uses the words "like" or "as"
Why was the Michelin Guide created?
To encourage people to drive around the country, wear down their tires, and then purchase new ones.
What Christmas season ballet features Clara, a rat King, and a dancing Sugar Plum Fairy?
The Nutcracker