The Hobbit
Author of 'The Hobbit'?
Who is J. R. R. Tolkien?
Brother and sister at the heart of the White Rose movement
Who are Hans and Sophie Scholl?
Animal known as the king of the jungle?
What is a lion?
In what year did Sydney host the Olympic Games?
What is 2000?
This persuasive technique involves asking a question that doesn’t need an answer, used to make the audience think or agree with the speaker’s point.
What is a rhetorical question?
Number of dwarves who arrive at Bilbo's house?
What is 13?
City where the White Rose group operated.
What is Munich?
Which planet is known for its rings?
What is Saturn?
Which Australian Prime Minister gave the formal National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008?
Who is Kevin Rudd?
This technique gives human qualities to non-human things, like “the wind whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
Powerful magical object found by Bilbo.
What is the One Ring?
Name of the person who gave his children the moral principle to "be true to yourself and to God".
Who is Robert Scholl?
What is the capital city of Denmark?
What is Copenhagen?
On what date did Australian official become a nation?
When was 1st January 1901?
This is when the audience knows something the characters don’t, creating tension or humour.
What is dramatic irony?
Killer of Smaug the dragon
Who is Bard?
The classical Greek drama convention that helps to opens many of the scenes.
What is the Chorus?
Who wrote the famous novel 'The Hunger Games'?
Who is Suzanne Collins?
Which Australian tennis player won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 2021?
Who is Ash Barty?
This persuasive technique appeals to emotion, often using stories or strong language to make the audience feel something.
What is pathos?
Bilbo is hired as the company's burglar. What is the first useful item he steals to prove his worth to the dwarves?
What is 'Sting'?
Theme explored in the play showing how individuals can stand up for what they believe is right, even when facing death.
What is courage or resistance or conscience?
Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth, but what do they mostly eat to grow so big?
What is krill?
Which Australian state was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1894?
What is South Australia?
This rhetorical technique repeats a grammatical structure (like “We came, we saw, we conquered”) to create rhythm and emphasis in persuasive writing.
What is parallelism (or a tricolon)?