Shawshank Redemption
What is Andy in prison for?
murder
What is it called when a serial killer keeps a souvenir of their murders?
a trophy
What kind of figurative language is the following?
Drip, drip went the tap.
onomatopoeia - words that are sounds
Which of the following is correct:
The weeks is flying by
or
The weeks are flying by
The weeks are flying by
weeks is plural so takes a plural verb
How often is the summer Olympics held?
every 4 years
Who have been raping Andy?
The Sisters
A part of what organ from the body of a victim did Jack the Ripper send to George Lusk in the post?
Half a kidney
What kind of figurative language is the following?
He drinks whisky like it is water.
simile - used in comparison with like or as
Which is correct?
The cat licked it's paws
or
The cat licked its paws
The cat licked its paws.
its for possession and it's for it is
Which series of films and books is Katniss Everdeeen the protagonist?
The Hunger Games
What was Andy's nickname in the press?
The Even-Steven killer
Who were the victims of Beverly Allitt?
Babies and children
What kind of figurative language is the following?
She is a graceful dolphin in the water
metaphor - describes something by describing it as something else without using like or as.
Which is incorrect?
I didn't eat breakfast, I'm hungry
or
I didn't eat breakfast, so I am hungry
I didn't eat breakfast, so I am hungry.
- a fanboy conjunction, full stop or a semi-colon is needed between two complete sentences (helsætning) with a subjet and verb.
Which UK pop band sang "Club Tropicana" in 1983?
Wham
Who was the first woman Andy asked Red to get him?
Rita Hayworth
What is the term for the sexual attraction to serial killers and other violent people?
Hybristophilia
What kind of figurative language is the following?
Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper.
Alliteration - when the letter or sound of successive words sound alike
Which one of the following is not an adverb:
cheerfully; never; almost; beautifully; happy
happy - it is an adjective which is used to describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
Modern Family
Andy left a key under a rock in which area/town?
Buxton
Serial killer Peter Sutcliff died recently. What was his nickname in the press?
The Yorkshire Ripper
What kind of figurative language is the following?
The shadows tickled her neck in the fading darkness.
Personification - when non-human things are given human characteristics
What do the words furniture, advice and weather have in common?
They are uncountable nouns in English.
You cannot have two furnitures, for example (you can have two pieces of furniture).
You can give advice but not an advice.
There can be bad weather but not a bad weather.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II married to?
Prince Phillip