Shakespeare
The three categories of Shakespeare's plays
What are comedies, tragedies and histories?
Stream of consciousness
What is modernism?
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some _______.
What is "caroling"?
Sir Mohan Lal was an important character in this short story
What is "Karma"?
This is the country where KFC sells 10 times more on 24 December than on a typical day.
What is Japan?
What is a quatrain?
In this period the writers focused on realistic characters, detailed settings, and everyday issues, creating relatable stories.
What is the Victorian age?
Oh what fun it is to ride in a ____________
What is "one horse open sleigh"?
What is "The Boss Came to Dinner"?
With more than 50 million copies sold, this classic Christmas tune holds the Guinness World Record for the all-time best-selling single.
What is "White Christmas"?
The number of plays that William Shakespeare wrote.
What is 37?
(Some sources say 38 so that number is also accepted)
This is the term used about literature that mixes for instance a dragon with going to the supermarket
What is magical realism?
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing, let's be jolly
What is "Deck the halls with boughs of holly"?
That is the name of the short story in which Shripati was one of the main characters.
What is "The Childless One"?
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
What is "kissing under the mistletoe"?
This is the name of the Shakespeare play in which a man kills his king because three witches have told him that he will be king himself.
What is "Macbeth"?
This is what poetry should be, according to William Wordsworth.
What is "a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"?
Just like the ones I used to know
What is "Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen"?
The name of the yellow flower that Dubey constantly ate.
What are marigolds?
In “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, the carolers threaten to stay until they receive this English dish.
What is figgy pudding?
This is William Shakespeare's year of birth. (plus/minus ten years)
There is a bonus for the correct date of birth...
What is 1564? (1554-1574)
Bonus question: What is April 23rd?
This is the correctly pronounced name of the meter with 5 pairs of syllables, often used in Renaissance poetry like Shakespearian sonnets.
What is iambic pentameter?
(ArJAMbik pænTAmøtø/ArJAMbik pænTAmøtørrrrrr)
I want you to know that I'm never leaving
What is "'Cause I'm Mrs. Snow, 'til death we'll be freezing"?
This is the woman who took care of Lispeth when she lost her parents.
Who is "the chaplain´s wife"?
What is putting a silver coin in the Christmas Pudding