Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Light Brigade
London
Language Techniques
General Knowledge
100

In which area of London does Hyde live?

Soho

100

What war is 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' written about?

The poem was written about the Battle of Balaclava which took place on October 25, 1894 during the Crimean War.

100

What type of narrator is used in 'London'?

First person

100

What literary technique is this an example of? 

'The trees moved like ghostly figures '

Simile

100

In the book ‘The Lord of the Rings ‘, who or what is Bilbo?

Hobbit

200

What time is Enfield walking home in chapter 1?

3am

200

Complete the quotation:

'Theirs not to make reply
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and ___.' (one word)

'Theirs not to make reply
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and die.'

200

Which line is an example of the poet's use of oxymoron to link the happy image of marriage with death, create a powerful image of illness and disease and suggest that everything has been destroyed?

'marriage hearse'

200

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron? 

A screaming wind

A dull roar

A creepy atmosphere


A dull roar

200

What is the name of the first Harry Potter book?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

300

In which chapter is Jekyll described as 'looking deadly sick'?

Chapter 5

300

At the end of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', what adjective describes the six hundred men?

Noble

300

Which line suggests that the people are trapped not just physically, but also mentally?




'The mind-forged manacles I hear'

300

What is the definition of assonance?

The repetition of vowel sounds

300

Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'?

Peter Pan

400

What is the title of chapter 6?

The Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon

400

What did Tennyson nickname the valley where the British soldiers rode?

Valley of death

400

What revolution does Blake allude to in his poem?

The 1789 French Revolution

400

What is a definition for 'pathetic fallacy'?

Reflecting a character's mood in the atmosphere or inanimate objects


400

Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?

Lewis Carroll

500

Why does the chemist at Maws, as referenced in chapter 8, get 'main angry'?

Accusations of impurity

500

What honor was bestowed on Alfred, Lord Tennyson at the time he was writing 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'?

Poet Laureate

500

Which stanza makes the speaker's experience seem like a vivid, hellish experience because he hears so many distressing noises?

Stanza 2

500

What is a definition of 'juxtaposition'?

The use of two themes, characters, phrases, words, or situations for comparison or contrast

500

Who wrote 'Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise'?

William Shakespeare