President who?
What do the four letters „MAGA“, which are found on many Trump supporters‘ clothes, stand for?
“Make America Great Again“
The story of „Romeo and Juliet“ takes place „In fair…“
“…Verona“
The voice or speaker telling you the story in a novel is called…?
Narrator
Name three rivers (one German max.!).
Thames, Danube, Mississippi, Nile, Rhine, Mosel, Saar, Main, Elbe…….
While the phrase „He runs“ would work perfectly for simple present tense, what would it look like in present progressive tense?
“He is running.“
While campaigning for his presidency, Trump claimed that immigrants from Haiti where doing what in Springfield?
“They‘re eating the dogs ….. they‘re eating the cats.“
Which Shakespearian tragedy features the Prince of Denmark who is on a quest to avenge the foul murder of his father?
Hamlet
Your fiancé writes you a poem that features the line „Your eyes are as bright as the stars“.
Which two rhetorical devices has he/she used to make you blush?
Simile + hyperbole
The famous climactic sentence „I came, I saw, I conquered“ is commonly credited to whom?
Julius Cesar
Name a verb with the meaning „get bigger“ or “become more“.
Increase, rise, enlarge, expand
Trump campaigned and won his second presidency against Kamala Harris. Who was his opponent when he won his first presidency (2017)?
Hillary Clinton
How do we call the last two lines of a Shakespearian sonnet?
Heroic couplet (rhyming couplet)
This famous novel by Stephen King features a monster that stalks and kills children and likes to take on the appearance of a clown. What‘s the name of the book?
„It“
Besides Guanciale (porc cheek), Pepper and Pecorino Romano (cheese), what final ingredient is required to create traditional Italian dish „Spaghetti Carbonara“?
Eggs
Turn the following sentence into a conditional sentence, Type III:
“If you invite me, I will come to your party.“
“If you had invited me, I would have come to your party.“
Name two members of Trump‘s second cabinet.
JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio…
Name one Shakespeare play that is not considered a tragedy.
All‘s well that ends well, Much Ado about nothing, Midsummernight‘s Dream…
Determine the foot and number of stresses in the following quote:
„My mistress‘ eyes are nothing like the sun,“
Iambic pentameter.
Who is currently Prime Minister of the UK?
Keir Starmer
Which one of these eight German words is not used in English: Schadenfreude, Zeitgeist, Blitzkrieg, Kopfkino, Leitmotiv, Angst, Rucksack, Doppelgänger
Kopfkino
Two abbreviations commonly connected with the Trump administration are „DOGE“ and „ICE“. What do they refer to?
Department of Government Efficiency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
What are the dying words of Romeo‘s best friend Mercutio In “Romeo and Juliet“?
“Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man“
Who is the last winner of Nobel Prize for Literature?
Han Kang
What wasn‘t possible/allowed in the USA until August 1920?
Women suffrage (right to vote)
Translate the following: Nationalhymne, Währung, Amtseinführung
Anthem, currency, inauguration