Grammar Time
The word "the" is this part of speech.
What is a definite article?
She played Katniss Everdeen in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games.
Who is Jennifer Lawrence?
ARC is an abbreviation for this.
What is an advanced readers copy?
This Irish poet—Death of a Naturalist is among his most well-known poems—won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.
Who was Seamus Heaney?
Wilbur
Charlotte
Templeton
What is Charlotte's Web?
It's where you would place the comma in this sentence -- Let's eat grandma! -- to make it less gruesome
What is after the word 'eat?'
This actor, nominated twice for an Oscar, played Paul Atreides in the Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune.
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
"Sub rights," is a shortened version of this term, meaning literary rights sold to other stakeholders, such as film or translation rights.
What are subsidiary rights?
He is the only winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature who is predominantly a songwriter.
Who is Bob Dylan?
Hazel
Fiver
Bigwig
What is Watership Down?
Adding the letters 'ly' to an adjective commonly forms this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
She played Dorothy Vaughn in the screen adaptation of the nonfiction book, Hidden Figures.
Who is Octavia Spencer?
This professional editor is usually the last one to review a manuscript before publication.
What is a proofreader?
This Canadian writer, best known for writing short stories, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
Who is Alice Munro?
Zira
Cornélius
M Zaϊus
What is The Planet of the Apes?
It's the most commonly accepted plural of the word 'octopus.'
What is Octopuses?
This Starfleet captain played Sejanus in the 1976 BBC miniseries, I Claudius.
Who is Patrick Stewart?
"TK," sometimes written as "t/k," is editorial shorthand for this.
What is "to come?"
In 1993, she became the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She's also the only author to appear in both rounds of today's trivia game.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Enzo
What is The Art of Racing in the Rain?
Which sentence shows the future perfect tense:
I am going to the post office.
I will go to the post office.
I will have gone to the post office.
What is 'I will have gone to the post office?'
A far cry from his first credited screen role as Eddie, an Ex Delivery Boy, this chart topping singer played Robert Paulsen in the screen adaptation of Fight Club.
Who was Meat Loaf?
This term refers to the stack of unread manuscripts on an agent's or editor's desk.
What is a slush pile?
The only Icelandic winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Halldór Laxness?
Fritti Tailchaser
Hushpad
Pouncequick
What is Tailchaser's Song?