Literary Techniques
'Plop,' 'clap,' 'zap' and 'boing' are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
What are the names of the two gang rivals?
The socs and the greasers
How many states are in Australia?
6
How many players are on an NBA roster?
Each NBA team can have a maximum of 15 players, 13 of which can be active each game.
How much is a large works haystack from the canteen?
$7.50
What do you call a technique that is used to emphasise a point and requires no answer
Rhetorical question
What is Sodapop's girlfriend's name?
Sandy
Australia and the world’s first feature film was about which bushranger?
The Kelly Gang (Ned Kelly)
In what year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What is the current principals first and last name?
Rohan Deanshaw
What type of language do we refer to as meaningful in English but not literally true?
Figurative language
While hiding in the church, what book did Ponyboy read?
What is considered the first “BIG thing” in Australia?
The Big Scotsman stands 5 metres tall and was completed in 1963, making it the first "Big Thing" in Australia (Medindie, SA)
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
How much for a tomato cheese garlic bread, chocolate cookie and fruit smoothie from the school canteen?
Tomato, cheese, garlic butter $4.00
Chocolate cookie $1.20
Fruit smoothie (DF/PB/GF) $3.80
=$9
What are the 5 types of sensory imagery?
Visual, gustatory, tactile/kinaesthetic, auditoy & olfactory
What decade is the story set in?
What is Australia's most deadly bird?
The Cassowary. It is usually considered to be the world's most dangerous bird, at least where humans are concerned, although ostriches and emus can also be dangerous, a 4-inch, dagger-like claw on each foot that "can slice open any predator or potential threat with a single swift kick."
What is Pink Floyd's most famous album?
Dark side of the moon
What is the school motto?
In him we live
What is foreshadowing?
A warning or indication of (a future event).
Where is The Outsiders (book) set?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
What is the highest grossing Australian movie?
Crocodile Dundee
Name the 3 mascots at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
a duck-billed platypus (Syd), a kookaburra (Olly) and an echidna or spiny anteater (Millie). Lizzie was the official mascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics
What year did Macquarie College open and where?
1901 in Hamilton