Written by Saki in 1969, tells of a feud between two families resolved with the ultimate death of the two main characters by wolves.
What is the story "The Interlopers?"
100
The grating of incompatible sounds.
What is Dissonance?
100
The only English word with five consecutive vowels.
What is "Queueing?"
100
An Ancient language of Israel, said to be spoken by Adam and Eve, that can be dated back to 1,000 B.C., making it the oldest spoken language in the world.
What is Hebrew?
100
To address someone who is not present, to address a personified object or idea. (Literary Term)
What is Apostrophe?
200
The author of "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "Go Set A Watchman."
Who was Harper Lee?
200
A work that intends to stir up controversy.
What is Polemic?
200
Indicates that something, when compared to two or more other things, has a quality to the greatest or least degree.
What is a Superlative?
200
Built in the city of Babylon during 6-7BC and is told in Genesis to be the cause of different languages.
What is The Tower of Babel?
200
Disturbing humor that strains social taboos and creates humor through taboo situations. (Literary Term)
What is Black Humor?
300
The author of "War and Peace," "Anna Karenina," and "The Death of Ivan Ilych." Regarded as one of the greatest authors in history.
Who was Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy?
300
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
What is Euphemism?
300
A verb form that functions as a noun and are identical to present participles.
What is Gerund
300
The only mutually intelligible language to English spoken in Northern Great Britain.
What is Scots Gaelic?
300
Words that are often repeated in sentences.
What are Crutch Words?
400
The "The Outsiders" character who said "Things are rough all over."
Who is Cherry Valence?
400
An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
What is an Epigraph?
400
The conraction of "How do you do?"
What is "Howdy?"
400
A language in which English derives 29% and is considered the origin point for many European languages.
What is Latin?
400
The shortest, oldest, and most frequently used word in English.
What is I?
500
The Book of the Bible that tells the beginning, featured in both Christianity and Judaism.
What is Genesis?
500
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds often produced by combinations of words that require a clipped, explosive delivery, or words that contain a number of plosive consonants.
What is Cacophony?
500
The origin of the Southern dialect, in which, if sped up, results in this.
What is the British-London Accent?
500
A South African language related to Bantu in which X, C, and Q are pronounced through dental, alveolar, and alveolar lateral clicks.
What is Xhosa?
500
A sentence that contains every letter in the English alphabet.