Books
Who was Frankenstein, in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?
He was the doctor (Victor Frankenstein) who created the creature.
What is Indiana Jones' profession?
He's an archeologist
What is the past participle form of the verb forget?
forgotten
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
The term bombshell, has a second definition since the 1930s because of the actress Jean Harlow, meaning a very attractive blonde woman, with a loud personality. Who is still the most famous bombshell in the history of Hollywood?
Marilyn Monroe
Who created the famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In the time-travelling TV show Outlander, where does the main male character, Jamie Fraser, comes from?
Scotland
Name what is wrong with the following sentence:
If he was wiser, he wouldn't spend so much money
were instead of was
If both King Charles and Prince William (of England) die, who will be the next in line for the throne?
Prince William's oldest child, Prince George
What is the name of the Norse Goddess of fertility and love, who travels in a chariot pulled by cats and whose name was used for a day of the week?
Freyja
What fictional world does Prince Caspian come from?
Narnia
In the series Game of Thrones, why was the sexual relationship between the characters Jamie and Cersei considered so controversial?
Because they were twin siblings.
When do I use many and when do I use much?
The particle many is used with countable nouns, whereas much is used with uncountable ones.
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
What is wrong with the following sentence:
I haven't never seen snow in real life.
The use of haven't + never. The two possible options would be I have never seen snow in real life or I haven't seen snow in real life.
In the Lord of the Rings saga, who accompanies Frodo to Mordor to destroy the ring?
Samwise Gamgee, most know by Sam.
In the series Friends, what went wrong with Ross' second wedding that took place in London?
He said the wrong name at the altar, saying Rachel's name instead of his bride's, Emily.
What is wrong with the following sentence:
Yesterday, I have gone to the cinema to watch The Little Mermaid.
Simple past should be used instead (because of the use of yesterday), so I went instead of I have gone.
What is the name of the first human who went to space?
Yuri Gagarin
If I say I have philophobia, what am I afraid of?
Love
Which Hogwarts house did the Sorting Hat almost put Neville Longbottom in?
Hufflepuff
In the movie Home Alone, how did Kevin (Macaulay Calkin's character) pay for food while home alone?
He took the money from his brother's room.
How do I form the superlative form, both for short and long adjectives?
For short adjectives, the + adjective + -est. For long adjectives, the + most + adjective.
Which civilization first started writing as the Western world does today, from the left to the right?
The Phoenicians
In the first book of the Hunger Games books, also called Hunger Games, what happens (differently from the movie) to Peeta physically after he gets hurt and later wins the Hunger Games with Katniss?
He loses his leg and gets a prosthetic one.