To Kill a Mockingbird Jeopardy Trivia!!

Characters

100

This character is the narrator of the novel.

Scout

200

This character's arm will eventually get badly broken at the elbow

Jem

300

This character is Scout's father and a lawyer.

Atticus Finch.

400

This character is the same age as Scout and comes to visit Maycomb every summer.

Dill

500

This character is the Finch's cook.

Calpurnia

Character Traits

100

isolated, never steps foot outside. Rumored to be the cause of mayhem in Maycomb

Boo Radley

200

strong, highly educated, and motherly. a disciplinarian in the absence of Atticus Finch 

Calpurnia

300

poor, classmate of Scout, cannot afford lunch because he has no money

Walter Cunningham

400

flunked school multiple times because he needs to work at home instead of attend class. Has cooties. 

Burris Ewell

500

teacher, strict, unaware of her surroundings and misunderstanding of the population she teaches

Miss Caroline

Important Events

100

This woman's house catches on fire in chapter 8.

Miss Maudie

200

In chapter 8, who puts a blanket around Scout after the fire?

Boo Radley

300

Name two different items that Scout and Jem find in the Radley knothole

Gum, Indian-Heads/Pennies, Jewelry Box, Spelling Bee Medal, Knife, Pocket-Watch, Foil Wrappers, Soap Carvings

400

What game do Jem, Scout and Dill play when Dill returns to Maycomb for summer? Atticus disapproves of it.

Boo Radley Game

500

How do the children get away with Jem returning home without his pants? What excuse does Dill Harris make to Atticus?

Strip Poker. Dill won Jem's pants 

Important Events

100

Why does Scout's teacher get mad at her during school?

She knows how to read/She's too smart for her own good

200

Why does Scout start hanging out with Miss Maudie?

Dill and Jem are ignoring her/losing interest in her. She is fitting in less because she's starting to experience womanhood

300

How does Miss Maudie feel the day after her house is burned down? Explain.

Happy. She always hated her house, and now she has more room for a better garden

400

What did Boo Radley allegedly do to his father while scrapbooking on the floor?

Stabbed him in the leg with scissors

500

Who cements the tree's knothole shut, and what reason does he give for sealing it?

What's the real reason he likely cements the tree?

Nathan Radley, who says the tree is sick and that cementing the hole will cure it.

Real reason is that he wants to cut Boo Radley off from communicating with the children

Miscellaneous

100

What is Scout's real name?

Jean Louise Finch

200

EXTRA CREDIT

Historical Context: What historical court trial inspired Harper Lee to write To Kill a Mockingbird?

Scottsboro Trials

300

What is the setting of the story? I need a location AND the time-period/event that it was known as

Maycomb, Alabama, 1933-1935/Great Depression

400

According to Calpurnia, who is "the meanest man God ever blew breath into?"

Hint: Calpurnia spits on the ground when she says this, showing her extreme distaste of the man.

Mr. Radley

500

What is Dill's real name?

Charles Baker Harris