History of the English language (and a little slang)
AP exam
Grammar
100
The full name of the author of the very famous tragedy, Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
Pangma-La was this nationality
What is Scottish
100
The meaning of the well known abbreviation LOL
What is laughing out loud
100
An anecdote is this: _________. (explain what an anecdote is)
What is what are carefully selected stories that are an extremely effective way to illustrate a point
100
When someone has unwanted issues caused by a certain medication, they are called “side _______” (effects or affects)
What are effects
200
A girl who sings a song in which she repeats the number 15 approximately 189 times
Who is Taylor Swift
200
The short story, The New Girl, is set in this state (America of course)
What is Alabama
200
The actual words for the abbreviation, brb
What is be right back
200
The word Logos originates from this language
What is Greek
200
Which of the following words is possessive? They're, Their or There
What is their
300
The father of the English language
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer
300
Charlie saw his dad in this station, in the short story The Reunion?
What is Grand Central Station
300
This word originates from Africa
a. canoe
b. banjo
c. yoga
What is banjo
300
A contrast: 'Not this but that' is called _____.
What are contradictions
300
What is the past tense of the word “lie”?
What is lay
400
She opens her speech, held about two years ago, by thanking Elaine
Who is Michelle Obama
400
The name of Nicks uncle (in the story, The Indian Camp)
Who is George?
400
Shakespeare uses this word instead of what we today know as "you" (second person plural), in Nominative
What is ye
400
Lix is __________ (concerning informal and formal language use)
A readability measure
LIX = A/B + (C x 100)/A, where
A = Number of words
B = Number of periods
C = Number of long words (More than 6 letters)
400
“I consulted an attorney _____ I met in New York.” Which of these “who” words is the correct grammatical usage?
What is whom
500
A very kind girl whose name was abbreviated to P.L by Niki
Who is Pangma La
500
Nobody likes you when you're *how old?*, as Blink 182 sings in the song What's My Age Again
What is 23
500
Shakespeare invented this many new words and phrases
What is 2000
500
The term used for when one begins a sentence with the same thing several times
What is anaphora?
500
"This is nowhere near good enough." What part of speech is "near"?
a. Adjective
b. Adverb qualifying an adjective-phrase
c. Adverb qualifying an adverb