Shakespeare
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English Language Facts
100

In which play does the character Macbeth appear?

MACBETH

100

Name the verb in the following sentence:

"I really hate laundry."

HATE

100

What is the name of the school that Harry Potter attends?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

100
What is the following punctuation mark called?


;

SEMICOLON

100

What is the most common vowel in English?

E

200

Which play contains the famous line, "To be, or not to be" ?

HAMLET

200

How many pronouns are in the following sentence?

"If she comes back after him, we'll talk to her."

4

200

In The Scarlet Letter, what letter does the protagonist wear on her chest?

A

200

The comma looks like what other punctuation mark?

APOSTROPHE 

200

What is the most common word in the English language?

THE

300

In the famous quote, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" , what does 'wherefore' mean?

WHY

300

True or false: colors are adjectives and nouns

TRUE

300

In Lord of the Flies, how do the boys make fire?

THEY USE GLASSES. 

300

How many independent clauses are in the following?

"He worked all night, but he was still unable to finish his project."

2

300

True or false: The United States has an official language. 

FALSE

400

In which country does Romeo and Juliet take place?

ITALY

400

What do adverbs describe? 

(hint-3 things)

VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS

400

Who is the author of Frankenstein?

MARY SHELLEY

400

What is a dependent clause?

A SENTENCE THAT CANNOT STAND ALONE.

400

Which of the following words is borrowed from another language?

'cobra, beloved, dog, gnarly'

COBRA

500

In the famous sonnet that begins, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" , what number sonnet is it?

18

500

What is a palindrome?

(and give an example)

A word that is read the same backward and forward.

(examples: mom, dad, racecar, radar, kayak)

500

Who wrote The Iliad, as well as The Odyssey?

HOMER

500

What's wrong with the following sentence?

"There are less people here today than there were yesterday."

LESS

(IT SHOULD BE 'FEWER')

500

What is unique about the following sentence?

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

It contains all the letters of the alphabet.

(PANGRAM)