Shakespeare
In which of his plays do you find a character called Bassanio?
Merchant of Venice
How do you call the following punctuation marks:
;
,
-
(
Semi-colon, comma, dash and bracket/parenthesis
Who wrote Animal Farm?
George Orwell
Under what kind of body of water did the monster Grendel drag Beowulf to?
A lake.
How long was Dr. Victor Frankestein given to create a partner for the original creature?
2 years.
What are the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet called?
Montague and Capulet
How many commas should there be in the following movie title:
'The Good the Bad and the Ugly.'
Two
What is the setting on The Boy in Striped Pyjamas?
Germany/Poland, 2nd World War
In The Long Walk, we read about a Polish prisoner walking to escape from which part of the world?
Complete the sentence:
'Frankenstein is a very good example of the never-ending Nurture vs. __________ debate.'
Nature
From the stories we read in class, which was the last to be written?
Macbeth
Find the mistake in:
I disagree with almost everything you've said. However you do have a point in saying that.
I disagree with almost everything you've said. However, you do have a point in saying that.
Who does Sir Simon open up to in The Canterville Ghost?
Virginia
Name three techniques writers use to catch the reader's attention on an opening paragraph.
Page 117.
Who was the last character to be killed by Frankenstein's creature?
Elizabeth
In which part of the play do we find Hamlet's first soliloquy? (Act and Scene)
Act 1 Scene 2
Purpose
Contrast
Result
Reason
So that, in order to,...
But, however, though,...
As a result, therefore, thus,...
Because, since, given,...
Fill-in the blank on the following Animal Farm quote: "All men are _________. All animals are comrades."
Enemies
What is the title given to the first poem ever written in English and how do you spell it?
Beowulf.
Frankenstein is considered among the first works of art of what style?
Gothic
What is Romeo's last line before passing away?
Thus with a kiss I die
Name three words or expressions that can replace if in conditional sentences.
Unless, provided, as long as,...
Name five characters in Animal Farm.
Napoleon, Snowball, Squealer, Old Major, Boxer, Benjamin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Whymper, Mr. Pilkington, Mr. Frederick, Mollie, Clover, Moses, Muriel
How far is Tallinn to Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon? (+/- 200kms or 2 hours)
30-hour drive, or 2793 km.
Mary Shelley