The Alchemist
Other Literature
2024
Grammar
Miscellaneous
100

What is the boy's name?

Santiago

100

At the beginning of the year, we read a story by Etgar Keret about a man who finds a magic wish-granting ________.

goldfish

100
Where was the 2024 Summer Olympics held?

Paris, France

100

Which words in this title would you capitalize:

carol of the bells

Carol Bells

100

In which city is Woods Cross High School located?

Woods Cross

200

Santiago's money is stolen in the marketplace when he gets distracted by what shiny object?

A sword

200

This book was written by a professor who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

The Last Lecture

200

Which artist won the Grammy for Album of the Year?

Taylor Swift

200

In the sentence "My favorite color is blue," what part of speech is the word blue?

Noun

200

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

300

This is an Arabic word meaning "it is written."

Maktub

300

What short story we read in class inspired some parts of The Hunger Games?

"The Lottery"

300

Who won the 2024 Super Bowl?

Kansas City Chiefs

300

I took the Christmas tree out of ____ box.

it's or its

its

300

Name the four Hogwarts houses

Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw

400
Which country is Paolo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist from?

Brazil

400

Name 2 plays by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, King Lear, etc.

400

What was the top grossing movie of 2024?

Inside Out 2

400

In the sentence "I wore my blue shoes to school today," what part of speech is the word blue?

Adjective

400

Who is the principal of WXHS?

Mrs. Kapetanov

500

What genre is The Alchemist?

Magical realism

500

Which country had a system of legal segregation called apartheid that ended in the early 1990's?

South Africa

500

Which artist had the song with the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top 100?

Shaboozey

500

What is the name for the last comma in a list?

Oxford comma

500

What year did WXHS open?

1972