From the readings
Terminology and Theory
In-class commentary
Literary trivia

Wild Cards
100

"Hazel and Christopher" by Casey Plett contains this number of POV changes.

What is three? 

100

The three basic building blocks of plot. 

What are action, reaction, and explanation? 

100

We watched this dog-themed children's cartoon this quarter. 

What is Bluey

100

This UC campus has a library named after Dr. Seuss, AKA Theodore Geisel. 

What is UCSD? 

100

This word describes both a crime and a flock of crows. 

What is "a murder"? 

200
"Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" is based entirely around an internet forum resembling this real-life website. 

What is geniuslyrics and/or Reddit? 

200

This concept argues that each story has a set of rules. 

What is story logic? 

200

The name of the classroom we're in. 

What is Haines Hall, room A44? 

200

This Compton-born musician and writer is the only rapper to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. 

Who is Kendrick Lamar? 

200

This Dr. Seuss character shows up one boring rainy day when “our mother was out of the house."

Who is the Cat in the Hat?

300

Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in this UCLA library. 

What is Powell? 

300

This quality of character appears twice on the character iceberg. 

What is desire (hidden and open)? 

300

DAILY DOUBLE: 

I've been in college for this number of years. 

What is nine? 

300

Mary Shelley was only 18 years old when she wrote this, her most famous novel. 

What is Frankenstein

300

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

What is Sicily?

400

Ken Liu writes about this Japanese philosophical concept in his 2017 sci-fi story. 

What is mono no aware?

400

This acronym describes how you can communicate character through style and narration. 

What is ROME (relationships, outlook, mood, expertise)? 

400

This odd question was the QOTD for our first online class. 

What is, "what would you sleep in if you were really small"? 

400

The mythical Greek hero Theseus fought this horned monster in the labyrinth. 

Who is the minotaur? 

400

This beast you can find at the San Diego Zoo is the largest land carnivore on earth.

What is the polar bear?

500

"Thisbe" by Bolu Babalola takes its inspiration from the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe," made famous by this author. 

Who is Ovid? 

500

This Marxist philosopher described history as a pile of rubble.

Who is Walter Benjamin?

500

This silly picture was the most popular on the introduction survey. 

What is "satellite dish"/the coned Borzoi? 

500

This mystery writer is the most translated author that wrote in English (for both target languages and number of translations). 

Who is Agatha Christie? 

500

The Latin word sinister not only means bad, but also this common directional term.

What is left/left handed?