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100

What are the names of the three main characters involved in the love triangle of the 'Twilight' series?

Bella Swan, Jacob Black, and Edward Cullen

100

Which author published a novel in 1925 touted as “the great American novel”, set in the time period right before the Great Depression?

The Great Gatsby

100

What is the syllabic structure of a typical haiku?

5-7-5

100

Name this musical with the song Defying Gravity in it.

Wicked

100

Name the first movie with an all-black cast to win the Academy Award for best picture.

Moonlight

200

The nonsense poem ‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Caroll is associated with which other work of his?

Alice in Wonderland and/or Through the Looking Glass

200

Which controversial young adult series about high school revenge and sexual assault was adapted into an even more controversial Netflix original series in 2017?

Thirteen Reasons Why

200

Who is the poet of Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Shakespeare

200

In which play does a character argue “That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet”?

Romeo and Juliet

200

Name this movie about a Swedish cult.

Midsommar

300

Which of the following were not based on pre-existing media (i.e. entirely original)?

Lawrence of Arabia, Howl’s Moving Castle, Psycho, Toy Story

Toy Story

300

Name the author of this Russian novel published in 1866 about a man who commits a murder and is pursued by both a police inspector and his guilty conscience.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

300

Name this Singaporean poet famous for his gay poetry, with collection such as Unmarked Treasure and Tilting Our Plates To Catch The Light.

Cyril Wong

300

Name the childhood friend and suitor of the protagonist, Christine, in The Phantom of the Opera

Raoul

300

What movie based on a Stephen King book stars Julianne Moore and Chloe Grace Moretz?

Carrie

400

Name any local theatre company

Pangdemonium, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Drama Box, W!ld Rice, Dream Academy

400

Name the character that painted the picture of Dorian Gray

[Hint: The name is also a type of herb]

Basil

400

Which poem from the Romantic movement features a “pleasure-dome” and “sacred river”?

[Hint: Think of a famous Mongol conqueror - the title is similar to his name]

Kubla Khan

400

Name this playwright who has written works such as The Crucible, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman.

[Hint: His last name means 'one who grinds grain']

Arthur Miller

400

The movie Gone Girl stars?

[Hint: The third Batman in a DC film series]

Rosamund Pike / Ben Affleck

500

The 'Buraiha' referred primarily to three writers whose works focused on themes of post-World War II Japan. Name any one of the three.

[Hints: Their initials are OD, SA, and OS respectively]

Osamu Dazai, Sakaguchi Ango, Oda Sakunosuke


500

What was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen initially titled?

[Hint: The word in italics is a synonym of the first word]

First Impressions

500

Name this poetry form named after a poet who was famous for writing about a woman named Laura, with whom he had little to no contact.

[Hint: The poet's first name is Francesco _______]

Petrarchan / Italian sonnet

500

Name this playwright who has written works such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, The Rose Tattoo, and A Streetcar Named Desire.

[Hint: His first name is a US state]

Tennessee Williams

500

Name this Disney movie featuring Amy Adams, with a sequel coming out in 2022.

[Hint: The movie combines live action and animated sequences]

Enchanted