Epic Jeopardy Clash

Antigone Angst

100

Name the speaker: "Think how horribly we will die if we go against the king's decree..."

Ismene

200

Name the speaker: "I love no friends who are only friends in words."

Antigone

300

Name the speaker: "You are paying for your father's crime."

Chorus

400

Name the speaker: "Haemon is lost."

Messenger

500

Name the speaker: "Go, go -- that most beautiful of all fates, the one bringing me my last day."

Creon

Summer Dreams

100

Mariam lives outside of this city with Nana

Herat

200

A princely pursuer who murders an admiral

Inan

300

Son born to Rasheed and Laila

Zalmai

400

A leader of mercenaries who helps Zelie reach a secret island

Roen

500

Temple of the maji where Lekan lives

Chandomble

CC Madness

100

Punctuate correctly: The dog cat and aardvark romped in the yard.

The dog, cat, and aardvark romped in the yard.

200

Assume a signal phrase: which is the correct punctuation sequence? 

"I love it!" (Smith 12). OR "I love it" (Smith 12)!

"I love it!" (Smith 12).

300

Correct the error: Some of the slime were oozing toward me.

Some of the slime was oozing toward me.

400

Correct the errors: Its a shame the dog lost it's bone in the tall grass.

 It's (it is) a shame the dog lost its bone in the tall grass.

500

Is there an error here? If so, correct it: The old man rushing down the street in a worn coat, pausing in front of houses.

The old man rushing down the street in a worn coat, pausing in front of houses. [sentence fragment]

Character Clues

100

Name character and narrative: Survivor in a family that does do survival well.

Ismene in Antigone

200

Name character and narrative: He gets a bit mouthy when accused of being bribed.

Guard in Antigone

300

Name character and narrative: Asked about his father's quirks, he can only sit and blink.

narrator of "Sticks"

400

Name character and narrative: Curses the "child-slayer"

Eurydice in Antigone

500

Name character and narrative: A letter-writing wealthy businessman with an estranged daughter

Jalil in A Thousand Splendid Suns

Devious DCCs

100

Name the DCC sin committed here: Later, the students were given a pop quiz to test their knowledge.

Use of passive voice: Later, a pop quiz tested the students' knowledge.

200

Spell the verb form that completes the sentence: Creon's pride (to lead) to his downfall.

led

300

Choose the correct word: Dr. King hoped to (affect/effect) change through nonviolent protest.

effect

400

Name the error type and offer two ways to fix it: I love school, classes are so interesting!

comma splice error: add FANBOY after the comma or replace the comma with a semi-colon

500

Name the DCC broken here: Who are you going to the movies with?

Prepositions must have objects: With whom are you going to the movies?