A Christmas Carol
Grammar
Literature
Fairy Tales
Riddles
100

Which spirit reveals the Cratchit family’s Christmas dinner?
 

The Ghost of Christmas Present

100

Which sentence is correct?

A. I went to the store, I forgot my wallet.
B. I went to the store; I forgot my wallet.

B

100

What is the name of the third book in the “Twilight” series by Stephenie Meyer?

Eclipse

100

Which fairy tale features a girl who sleeps for 100 years?

Sleeping Beauty

100

Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?

They are grandfather, father, and son.

200

Who is Ebenezer Scrooge’s cheerful nephew?
 

Fred

200

Choose the correct word:
Chose/Chosen

"She has __ the lead role"

Chosen

200

According to Greek mythology, who is the goddess of wisdom and warfare? 

Athena


200

What clever thing does Hansel leave to find his way back home? (from Hansel and Gretel)

Breadcrumbs


200

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

A stamp

300

What message does Dickens send about wealth and happiness?

Money does not guarantee happiness

300

Choose the correct word:
Affect / Effect
"The speech had a strong ___ on the audience"

Effect

300

What is the term for the 14-line poems Shakespeare wrote, often about love or beauty?

Sonnets

300

In “Rumpelstiltskin,” what is the exact consequence if the miller’s daughter fails to guess his name?

She must give him her first born child

300

Mary was born on December 25th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

Mary lives in the Southern Hemisphere
400

What do Marley’s chains symbolize?
 

The burden of greed or past sins

400

What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions in FANBOYS?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

400

Name the Shakespeare play that includes the line: “To be, or not to be: that is the question.”

Hamlet

400

In “The Princess and the Pea,” how many mattresses are stacked to test the princess?

20

400

The more there is the less you see. What is it?

Darkness

500

Who is the woman Scrooge loved but lost because of his obsession with money?

Belle

500

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

1. Neither of the candidates are qualified.

2. Neither of the candidates were qualified.

3. Neither of the candidates is qualified.

4. Neither of the candidates have been qualified.

3. Neither of the candidates is qualified.

500

In which year did J.K Rowling write the first 'Harry Potter' book?

1997

500

In “Bluebeard,” what happens if the wife opens the forbidden room?

She finds the bodies of Bluebeard’s previous wives, and he threatens to kill her as well.

500

What's always found on the ground but never gets dirty?

Shadow